Former Crystal Palace and Everton striker Andy Johnson has backed the Eagles to beat Everton at Goodison Park this weekend.
Palace sit five points behind Everton in the Premier League table. However, Johnson is backing Roy Hodgson’s side to beat the Toffees this weekend.
Speaking to Football London, Johnson said:
It’s a tough game, and live on Sky.
It will be tough, but Everton have found it hard, West Ham went there recently and beat them 3-1, and it is not the place that it was years ago, when it was a really tough place to go because they were almost always expected to win.
If Palace start well, with Wilf [Zaha] and the boys getting at them, they will have a great chance.
Johnson was Palace’s talisman back in the early 2000’s, firing the Eagles to the Premier League. He would then join Everton in 2006, going on to score 17 goals in 61 games for David Moyes’ side.
Palace have some tough games coming up, but Johnson believes the Eagles can still get some points out of them.
Palace have got a tough run of games coming up, but it doesn’t work like that.
People say you should be beating the teams that have just come up, and losing against the top teams, but it doesn’t work like that.
I am confident that from the Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United games Palace can still pick up points.
The Eagles will need Zaha and co to show the form Johnson showed in Palace colours if they want to get some points over the next month.
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