Everton vs Burnley preview: Theo Walcott and Yerry Mina available

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Everton will have Theo Walcott and Yerry Mina available for their Friday Night Football clash against Burnley.

Walcott came on as a late substitute against Crystal Palace last weekend after suffering from illness while Mina has not played for Everton since March 17 due to a hamstring injury.

Both could feature as Everton aim to continue their strong finish to the season.

The Toffees have won four of their last six matches and have kept clean sheets in five of their last six. However, they are four points adrift of seventh-placed Wolves with two games left to play.

"We have to keep doing our job, fighting to achieve the points, and after we will see the position of the table," Marco Silva said.

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Burnley have also been in good form over the last month and were unbeaten in four matches before losing 1-0 to Manchester City last weekend.

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They are safe from relegation and would move up to 13th with a win.

Take at look at some of the stats surrounding the fixtures from matchweek 37 in the Premier League

Team news

Everton will have Walcott and Mina available but Andre Gomes serves the final game of his three-match ban. Morgan Scheniderlin could start again in midfield.

Burnley striker Peter Crouch has returned to training and is in contention following appendicitis.

Phil Bardsley and Robbie Brady, who missed the weekend to be at the birth of his second child, is also available. Steven Defour (calf) and Aaron Lennon (knee) remain long-term absentees.

Sean Dyche thinks medical experts could be given the direction to make the final decision on whether a player is able to remain on the pitch after a head injury

Opta stats

  • Everton have lost three of their last five Premier League meetings with Burnley (W2), as many as they had in their previous 16 top-flight games against them (W8 D5 L3).
  • Burnley won this exact fixture 1-0 last season. They've not won back-to-back league games at Everton since a run of three between 1958 and 1960.
  • None of the nine Premier League meetings between Everton and Burnley have been drawn, with the Toffees winning five to Burnley's four.
  • Everton have kept a clean sheet in seven of their last nine Premier League games, and each of their last four at Goodison Park. They last kept five consecutive home league clean sheets between March-September 2013 (7).
  • Everton have lost their last eight Premier League matches when they've conceded at least once, with their last victory when conceding coming at Burnley in December (5-1).
  • Burnley have lost their last four Premier League games in the month of May, conceding 11 goals in the process. Their last win in the month came in 2015 against Aston Villa (1-0).
  • Burnley have kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League away games - a 0-0 draw at Watford in January.
  • Only against Bournemouth (4) has Burnley's Sean Dyche won more Premier League games than he has against Everton (3).
  • Everton's Richarlison has scored 13 Premier League goals this season. Only two Brazilian players have ever scored more in a single campaign; Roberto Firmino in 2017-18 (15) and Robinho in 2008-09 (14).
  • Burnley's Ashley Barnes has scored six goals in his last nine Premier League away games, having failed to find the net in his first eight on the road this season.

Paul Merson's prediction

Everton are flying at the moment. Burnley are doing well too as well, giving Manchester City a good game. I'm going to go home advantage here, it's an important one for them, winning your last home game gives everyone a lift and start booking season tickets and things like that.

Burnley play one way and that's giving their all, if they don't do that they struggle to win games. It'll be a tough game, but I think home advantage will be the big factor.

PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1

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