Everton v Manchester City

A game that could have massive ramifications at both ends of the table. The hosts are looking to free themselves from the hugely close relegations scrap, and the visitors are looking to further cement their grip on the Premier League crown, and a potential treble.

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Tough Task for Tenacious Toffees

While their position looked far from positive just over a week ago, a 5-1 win against Brighton combined with other results going their way leaves Everton in a much nicer position going into this weekend. Everton grabbed their fourth win under Dyche against Brighton and their first away from home, but the manner of the victory will have provided the biggest boost to the Toffees. Everton fans will not expect anything from this game, but the result against Brighton will have at least given them some hope in the back of their minds that they may be able to cause an upset here.

Dwight McNeil was the star man against Brighton, he has been superb under Dyche and now has 5 goal contributions in his last 5 matches for Everton. While he is in great form, he does tend to have less attacking freedom against bigger teams so from a betting perspective you may have to ease expectations of him a little. One thing is for sure though, if Everton are to win here, McNeil will almost certainly be a star player.

Everton Team News

Everton have a number of long-term injuries in their squad at the moment, the likes of Coleman, Godfrey, and Townsend could all be important players for Everton but will miss the rest of the season. This will not be a big issue for Everton, they have hardly had these players available under Dyche at any point and they are well-adapted to performing without them. The recent return of Dominic Calvert-Lewin has also been a huge boost for Everton, since his return to the team Everton have scored 8 goals in 4 games having scored just 9 in their last 11 games without him.

Toon on the March to European Dream

Manchester City are in sensational form, they are unbeaten since playing Spurs on the 5^th of February and have won 17 of their 21 matches since, drawing the other 4. Of those 4 draws, 3 have come in the Champions League away from home, in the league they almost always win. The worry for City will be tiredness, Pep Guardiola has complained about the scheduling in the lead-up to this weekend’s fixtures but his refusal to make any substitutions in midweek at the Bernabeu will leave a lot of key players unable to start, especially if he also wants them available for the second leg. 

Pep is expected to stick with the 3-2-4-1 formation but we should expect a lot of changes, he made seven changes for City’s match against Leeds last weekend so we can assume that Mahrez, Alvarez, Foden, and Rico Lewis all have very good chances of starting again here. For these reasons, Manchester City bet builder predictions become a lot harder, it is hard to know how tired the City team will be and how they will cope with a lot of changes again, however, if their dominant performance against Leeds is anything to go by, they will still be at their very best.

Manchester City Team News

For Manchester City, there is only one injury worry in their whole squad. Nathan Ake has been out for a couple of weeks but may be able to start here for City. Ake will have to pass a late fitness test if he is to start, however, given his importance to City in this formation, Pep is likely to not risk him, instead making sure he is fit enough for the match against Real Madrid on Wednesday. Beyond that it is a case of who Pep decides is in need of a rest, he seems to trust Haaland to play every match now, he has played all 90 minutes in all of his last 5 matches.

Everton v Manchester City Cheat Sheet

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