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Opta's supercomputer has tipped promoted Southampton, Ipswich Town and Leicester City as the three most likely teams to get relegated from the Premier League this season.

Southampton are bottom and winless after 10 games since returning to the top flight, with the computer giving them 94.9% chance of being relegated.

Despite climbing out of the bottom three with an impressive first win of the season against Tottenham at this weekend, Ipswich are the next side being tipped to go down with a 70.7% chance.

While Leicester are 15th, three points clear of the drop zone, they are the third most likely side to get relegated according to Opta, with a 46.9% chance.

Wolves, Everton and Crystal Palace are the remaining sides that have an 18% or more chance of falling down to the second tier by May.

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Deputy Editor of Opta Patric Ridge joined BBC Radio Merseyside's to discuss the 0-0 draw at West Ham.

"At the minute I am not sure that there is enough tactical nous and flair to get the best out of the attackers," said Ridge.

"On Saturday, there were some situations where the team got into good positions and couldn't find the final pass or that shot off at the right time and that is on the players."

Sean Dyche's side had 18 shots at goal at London Stadium, hitting the target with four of those attempts and failing to score.

"In attack there is so much more to give and that is where I want to see the improvement," added Ridge.

"However long Dyche is here, whether he is going to get a new contract or not, it is on him now to really try and find that little bit extra and prove he can do it."

Everton have just 10 goals across their opening ten games of the season, with only Manchester United (nine), Crystal Palace (eight) and Southampton (seven) scoring fewer.

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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between West Ham and Everton.

Here are some of your comments:

West Ham fans

Jayden: First half - once again so, so poor. They must start better. The performance was criminally bad. The changes certainly helped, but the clumsy and tepid play must stop. No ideas and no pace. Bowen and Somerville can be excused. He should start Ings and use Antonio as the late joker. Ings can't do any worse. Long, hard season ahead of us.

Graza: One of the worst games of football I've ever watched. I've seen worse performances from individual teams, but rarely two together to produce such a spineless, insipid, waste of time. For West Ham's part, no-one wanted the ball. Several times, at throw-ins or when we were up the pitch, everyone was hiding behind a defender trying not to get involved. Gutless.

Mark: One of the dullest games I've ever watched and I'm a season ticket-holder so have watched a few. Manager has to go. He has had zero impact. We have no shape, pass sideways and players are always picking up the ball standing still.

Everton fans

Tony: Dire and lacking any cohesion, Calvert-Lewin and Doucoure are past their sell-by date. Lindstrom is Championship standard. Dyche has no idea what to do any more. Hope the ownership is settled soon so we can get some fresh blood in at the top.

Gladys: The headlines will be that it was a good point away from home but, yet again, Dyche continues to show how out of his depth he is. This was a good opportunity to go and fight for a win, but it seems like Dyche only ever sets up for 0-0 draws. Time to go.

Gary: Hard-fought point with Pickford saving our blushes. West Ham substitutions definitely made them more threatening and thanks to Jordan's great saves we did not lose. As for our substitutes, too late and same old, same old. Sorry, Mr Dyche, but tactically you just don't have it.

Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite has been identified by Real Madrid as a potential reinforcement. (Caught Offside, external)

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Highlights and analysis from Saturday's six Premier League fixtures.

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• Wolves 2-0 Southampton

• Brighton 2-1 Man City

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Everton will be the happier of the two teams after bouncing back from last weekend's loss at Southampton with a hard-earned point on their travels, but manager Sean Dyche may feel his side could have emerged from London Stadium with more than just a draw.

The visitors worked themselves into some good positions in the first half in particular, but Iliman Ndiaye's low effort and a Dominic Calvert-Lewin header shortly before half-time failed to trouble Lukasz Fabianski.

Having edged a first half low on quality and cutting edge, Everton faded in the second, and ultimately had goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to thank for preserving the point.

After keeping out Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio in the first half, Pickford saved well from Guido Rodriguez and Danny Ings before producing a magnificent stop to prevent Ings' deflected stoppage-time drive from nestling in the roof of the net.

Everton have now lost only one of their past seven league games, but they have won only one of their past 17 on the road in the top flight, collecting just nine points in the process.

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Sean Dyche spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Everton's draw with West Ham: “There’s a lot of noise at [West Ham] at the moment, which affected the game. It’s another point and clean sheet on the road. With a little bit more in the final third, we’d have had more points this season.

“We had pockets where I thought we were a threat. A lot of our game was good today. We opened up the game when we could and defended resolutely when we had to.

“We just need a bit of devil in the final third and a bit of devil in the box, but it’s not easy in the Premier league.”

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Six matches make up Saturday's Premier League action, and we will bring you every moment.

• Brentford v Bournemouth

• Crystal Palace v Fulham

• West Ham v Everton

• Wolves v Southampton (listen on BBC Radio 5 Live)

• Brighton v Man City - 17:30 (listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Liverpool v Aston Villa - 20:00

Kick-off 15:00 GMT unless stated

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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, against a variety of guests.

For week 11 he takes on Mylee and Tate from CBBC football drama Jamie Johnson FC (JJFC).

Sutton's prediction: 2-2

West Ham are in trouble. As I said on the Monday Night Club, they don't really have an identity under Julen Lopetegui.

He has always been a pragmatic manager in my eyes but they want to be a more expansive side and he is stuck somewhere in between at the moment.

There is a lot of uncertainty around them at present, and I am certainly not convinced by them at home. They beat Manchester United there a couple of weeks ago, but they were lucky to win that one.

While the Hammers are still above Everton in the table, the Toffees’ had been in better form, but then they lost at struggling Southampton last week, which is a disappointing defeat whichever way you look at it.

The only team Everton have beaten away this season is Ipswich, so I would not feel confident backing them to bounce back with a win here.

I don't want to pick another draw, but this has got one written all over it.

Mylee's prediction: 2-0

I am definitely backing my team here!

Tate's prediction: 1-2

I played for West Ham but they have had a few defeats recently so Everton might edge this.

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With both Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Beto currently vying for the number nine position in the side, Everton boss Sean Dyche has been discussing the competition between the two strikers.

Calvert-Lewin has started all 10 Premier League games so far, while Beto has come on as a substitute in six of those.

Manchester United are set to reignite their interest in £70m-rated Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite, with the Merseyside club unable to afford a new contract for the 22-year-old England international. (Mail - subscription required), external

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In his news conference on Thursday, Everton boss Sean Dyche spoke about how defender Jarrad Branthwaite can get back into the side and spend more time on the pitch.

The centre-back, who was injured at the start of the season, has started once and made two substitute appearances in the Premier League.

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Everton boss Sean Dyche has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at West Ham (kick-off 15:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• He is hopeful Iliman Ndiaye and Abdoulaye Doucoure will be available for the trip to East London.

• Meanwhile, Albania striker Armando Broja has not taken part in any contact training and "has just been getting a feel for the ball" again. Dyche added Broja "will need a games plan" before he is fully available for selection.

• He said striker Beto "is chomping at the bit" to play and "the margins are getting tighter" between him and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

• On how he will decide who gets to start: "Strikers are always looked at by their stats by fans but the management team tend to look behind that and at the overall picture. I am slightly more tolerant of a striker because it is a very tough role."

• He said Calvert-Lewin "has had chances and not scored", conceding the 27-year-old's consistency is "up and down."

• On Beto's goal being ruled out for offside against Southampton: "A toe is a toe. Where do you draw the line? You have to draw it somewhere. I’m not going to cry on that. If you’re offside, you’re offside."

• However, Beto "has been effective" and is "learning all the time" when he does get game time.

• On opponents West Ham: "They have a new manager trying to instil his thoughts. They’ve spent a lot of money over the last few seasons and like any manager, he’s trying to find a formula. They have a lot of good players."

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England interim manager Lee Carsley has named a 26-man squad for the upcoming Nations League games against Greece and Republic of Ireland.

Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall and Southampton centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis have received their first call-ups to the senior side, with Saints' Aaron Ramsdale one of three goalkeepers selected.

The only other uncapped player in the squad is Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, while there is no place for Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers.

These will be Carsley's final two matches in charge before Thomas Tuchel becomes Gareth Southgate's full-time successor from 1 January.

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton).

Defenders: Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).

Midfielders: Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Curtis Jones (Liverpool).

Forwards: Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham).

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Everton fan Matt Dillon says Sean Dyche's side are "underachieving" this season and need to adapt in order to pick up points.

The Blues travel to West Ham on Saturday sitting 16th in the Premier League on nine points after 10 games.

"We have got to start winning games and pushing up the league," Dillon told BBC Radio Merseyside. "Whoever steps on to the pitch has got to step it up.

"Beto grafts every game. He is very unorthodox but at the moment he is certainly more of a goal threat than Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

"Whether Dyche thinks that is another thing.

"Is having two up top the way for us to go now for the rest of the season? Well, our attacking play is better when we do, even if it is Michael Keane and someone else!

"We need to have a level of dominance in games to be able to dictate play so this game is massive for the club and Dyche.

"I don't think he has got that much longer in the job. I don't think he can adapt his tactics and style of play but other top managers can.

"Our players are not world-beaters by any means but for the level of players we have we are underachieving. We should be mid-table."

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Everton have expressed an interest in signing Brighton's Ghana right-back Tariq Lamptey on a free transfer when the 24-year-old's contract expires at the end of the season. (Africa Foot - in French), external

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With Everton's five-match unbeaten run at an end, another big game looms at the weekend against a West Ham side just two points better off.

The Blues are tantalisingly close to mid-table security, but they are now also looking over their shoulder again.

These are the games you don't want to lose, which is why the defeat at St Mary's last time out was so disappointing.

Beto's impact after coming on was significant – his VAR-denied goal was taken brilliantly, he hit the bar and he was involved in the incident that might have given Jan Bednarek a red card on another day.

Has he done enough to get a start, factoring in his equaliser in the previous game against Fulham? Could he play alongside Dominic Calvert-Lewin, in a change of formation?

These are questions for Sean Dyche to ponder.

He will also need to decide if Jarrad Branthwaite comes back into the starting line-up. You can understand Dyche not wanting to change a defensive line-up that has been performing well recently, but Branthwaite is seen as Everton's most valuable asset and there will be many who would like to see him return at the weekend.

It's sage to say there are going to be interesting selection dilemmas for the Blues boss.

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Manchester United are planning a fresh move for 22-year-old Everton and England centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite in the summer. (Talksport), external

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Former Everton defender Martin Keown "sincerely hopes" the Toffees can return to their former glory days and steer clear of relegation battles.

Keown, who spent fours years at the club between 1989 and 1993, spoke to BBC Radio Merseyside: "Looking back to when I was there it was volatile and it has certainly been volatile in the last couple of years too.

"The stadium is the next thing but it is a sad season to wave goodbye to Goodison Park. It is a wonderful place, great atmosphere there and the fans would really drive you on. I really appreciated their support when I was there, that's for sure.

"I loved playing for Everton. It is a real hotbed of football, that is what took me there. I loved every minute of living there but it just didn't happen on the pitch for me, for one reason or another.

"There were some big characters, big people, and everyone loved their football. It was a turbulent time but nonetheless I loved being there."

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