Everton v Luton

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Everton and Luton Town find themselves in the lower reaches of the early Premier League table and the two sides meet at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon with a valuable three points at stake for both clubs as Everton look to build upon their opening win last weekend while Luton Town are still in search of their first league win of this new season.

Up until last Saturday, Everton had managed to pick up just one point from their opening five games in this new Premier League campaign and therefore just one point from the possible 15 on offer but a 3-1 victory away from home at Brentford have eased The Toffees' early worries and they now return to Goodison Park for this upcoming clash with strugglers, Luton Town.

Previously, Everton had suffered four defeats in their opening five games which saw Sean Dyche's side slip to losses against Fulham, Aston Villa, Wolves and Arsenal respectively whilst their single point during this period came in the form of a 2-2 draw away at newly promoted Sheffield United.

It's still early days though and despite recording a win last weekend, Everton's inability to keep a clean sheet has resurfaced again this term as The Toffees have conceded at least once in each of their opening six league games.

This statistic will be welcomed in the Luton Town camp as they prepare for this Saturday's long trip up to merseyside to face Everton but even the fact that their hosts have failed to keep a clean sheet so far this season may not be enough for Luton Town to finally get themselves off the mark this Saturday.

The Hatters sit third from bottom in the Premier League table and they have managed to capture just one point to date in this new campaign which was achieved last Saturday with a 1-1 draw at home with fellow strugglers, Wolves.

Luton had endured a horrific start in their first ever season in the Premier League after losing each of their opening four games on the trot as they were dealt defeats by Brighton, Chelsea, West Ham and Fulham respectively and perhaps the worrying aspect of these results is that only one of these opponents actually sit in the top of the table.

Following three matches on the trot that have produced three goals or more though, it's encouraging to see that Luton Town have tightened things up at the back in recent times with their subsequent two matches resulting in Under 2.5 goals.

Everton v Luton Town Verdict

Everton have lost their opening three home games on the trot of this new Premier League campaign so it may be unwise to back The Toffees but each loss has also resulted in Under 2.5 goals and another low-scoring affair could unfold at Goodison Park on Saturday.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.80

Correct score: 1-1 @ 8.00