English Premier League - Manchester City VS Everton Prediction

English Premier League - Manchester City VS Everton
Match Time:26-12-2024 20:30 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Manchester City
Pep Guardiola has new roster issues hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Manchester City manager might be without as many as seven first-team players vs Everton on Thursday.

Ederson Moraes (illness), John Stones (foot), and Matheus Nunes (knock) are the latest players on the sidelines, although Ederson and Nunes might be available after late fitness tests. However, Stones, Ruben Dias (calf), Nathan Ake (hamstring), Rodri (knee), and Oscar Bobb (leg) remain in the treatment room.

Stefan Ortega will take his spot between the sticks if Ederson is not fit and available. Manchester City will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of the goalkeeper vs Everton, with the backline featuring Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol, and Rico Lewis.

As for the midfield unit, Mateo Kovacic will likely pair up with Kevin De Bruyne in the double pivot, with Phil Foden reprising the no. 10 role. Finally, Erling Haaland will spearhead the Manchester City attack against Everton, with Savinho and Jeremy Doku being the two wide attackers.

Everton
Like his counterpart in the Manchester City dugout, Sean Dyche has a new concern to worry about ahead of the trip to the Etihad. The Everton manager will be without three first-team players on Thursday.

Ashley Young is the latest absentee due to suspension after picking up his fifth booking of the 2024/25 Premier League season. The veteran Englishman has joined James Garner (lower back) and Tim Iroegbunam (ankle) on the sidelines. In addition, Dyche hopes to have Dwight McNeil and Armando Broja in his matchday squad on Boxing Day.

Jordan Pickford is the automatic pick between the sticks, with Everton lining up in a 4-3-3 formation in front of him vs Manchester City on Thursday. The backline should feature Seamus Coleman, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, and Vitaliy Mykolenko.

As for the midfield unit, Idrissa Gueye, Orel Mangala, and Abdoulaye Doucoure should combine in a defensive-minded midfield trifecta, although the latter will make late runs into the box. Dominic Calvert-Lewin will lead the line for Everton against Manchester City, with Jack Harrison and Iliman Ndiaye completing the numbers in the final third.

Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ortega; Walker, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; De Bruyne, Kovacic; Savinho, Foden, Doku; Haaland

Everton possible starting lineup:
Pickford; Coleman, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Harrison, Gueye, Mangala, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin

Manchester City vs Everton Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Manchester City have a good historical record against Everton and have won 81 out of the 197 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Everton's 68 victories.
After a run of four consecutive defeats at home in the Premier League against Everton between 2008 and 2010, Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 13 such games in the competition.
Everton have won only one of their last 22 matches against Manchester City in the Premier League and have lost 12 of their last 13 such games.
Manchester City have lost six of their last seven matches on Boxing Day in the Premier League, with their only such victory during this period coming by a 2-1 scoreline against Leicester City in December 2018.

Prediction: Manchester City 3-0 Everton
City's recent form has been scarcely believable, but they have plenty of favourable fixtures ahead, starting with this one against opponents who have enjoyed very few good days at the Etihad in the past few years. In the last 365 days, Everton have won just one Premier League away game, and that was at Ipswich, and ending their near 15-year wait for a win at the Etihad looks unlikely to come here.

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