Paul Merson believes Nottingham Forest will be "too much" for Everton to handle at the City Ground.
Forest host Everton on Sunday (2pm kick-off) and will be looking to return to winning ways after a 4-0 defeat at West Ham last time out. The Reds have often been better at home than on the road this season, managing to hold reigning champions Manchester City and Chelsea to draws at home.
The Toffees, on the other hand, sit in the bottom three. They were defeated 4-0 to leaders Arsenal in midweek.
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Former Premier League star Merson believes the Toffees' weaknesses will cost them.
"Everton's threat has generally been limited to set-pieces of late," Merson wrote in his SportsKeeda column.
"They have become a bit harder to beat under Sean Dyche but that's not saying much. They got booed off the pitch after their 2-0 loss against Aston Villa last weekend.
"I see Nottingham Forest being too much for them to handle at City Ground this weekend. Everton's last away game was against Liverpool and they were shockingly poor in that game.
"I’m backing Nottingham Forest to win this one 2-0. Forest are very good at home. Their away record is atrocious. I expect them to win. Nottingham will get a seven-point lead over Everton if they do that."
Merson's prediction: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Everton.
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