Sunday Mirror

Tuck in at Goodison

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IT COULD be party time at Goodison Park tonight.

If Leeds get beaten in their 2pm kick-off, a DRAW against Brentford (4.30pm) will be good enough to guarantee Everton’s survival, bar some unlikely maths.

The Toffees have had a sandwich season – a slice of quality and belief top and bottom, with a bushtucker-trial filling.

Frank Lampard’s resting boss face often gives the impression he’s chewing on a kangaroo’s bollock, but he can afford a smile if Everton win this.

Three points would give Lamps (above) the best win rate of a full-fat Toffee chief since Howard Kendall, if you forget about Carlo Ancelotti, and Lord knows they’re trying to. But Brentford’s win rate is off the scale since Christian Eriksen signed, and the Bees’ set-piece stats poke right at an Everton soft spot.

Goodison will be a cauldron and I like OVER 3.5 cards at 5/6 (bet365) – Michael Oliver’s the right whistler for us here.

Take the DRAW at 12/5, and big-price fans want Pontus Jansson ‘anytime scorer’ at 14/1 (Hills, Fred).

Last week: Winner at 21/20

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