Everton have shared consecutive valuable stalemates in Premier League and are preparing for another big test against Manchester City in Round 18. The Toffees will be playing at Etihad Stadium on Thursday, 26 December. On the other hand, Manchester City’s difficulties show no sign of easing as they enter this game after three straight defeats.
Manchester City vs Everton: Match Preview
Mancester City appears to have forgotten their winning formula as they fell down to a 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa in the last game. The horrible spell of Guardiola’s side is now marked with six defeats in the last eight Premier Leauge fixtures, winning just one. The home form has also been unable to bring a positive momentum where City have two victories, two defeats and a draw in the last five matches. Securing only four points in the last eight matchdays, Manchester City are dropped to the seventh position with 27 points in 17 rounds.
Everton restricted second-placed Chelsea to a goalless draw in the previous Premier Leauge fixtures, followed by a 0-0 spoiler against third-positioned Arsenal. However, this doesn’t seem to bring enough confidence in the upcoming fixture against City as Everton have won only one game in the last eight fixtures, concluding five draws. The poor attacking form has been the primary cause for Everton’s recent struggles, remaining failed to score a goal in six games during the same duration. Winless in the previous four fixtures away from Goodison Park, the Toffees are fifteenth in the points table, only four points ahead of the relegation zone.
Manchester City vs Everton: Head-to-Head Record
Manchester City have recorded an unquestionable superiority against Everton with 15-games undefeated streak and winning 13 of them. The Citizens have also emerged victorious in five of the recent six meetups with Everton at Etihad Stadium.
| Date | Match | Competition |
| 10/02/24 | Manchester City 2-0 Everton | Premier League |
| 28/12/23 | Everton 1-3 Manchester City | Premier League |
| 14/05/23 | Everton 0-3 Manchester City | Premier League |
| 31/12/22 | Manchester City 1-1 Everton | Premier League |
| 26/02/22 | Everton 0-1 Manchester City | Premier League |
Manchester City vs Everton: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Manchester City’s injury list remains stacked with names of Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, John Stones, Matheus Nunes and Ederson. On the other hand, Timothy Iroegbunam, James Garner and Dwight McNeil will be sidelined for Everton while Ashley Young will be serving the yellow-card suspension.
Manchester City Predicted Lineup
Ortega (GK), Walker, Akanji, Gvardiol, Lewis, Gundogan, Kovacic, Grealish, Silva, Foden, Haaland.
Everton Predicted Lineup
Pickford (GK), Coleman, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Gueye, Doucoure, Mangala, Calvert-Lewin, Harrison, Ndiaye.
Manchester City vs Everton: Match Prediction
Displaying back-to-back scoreless performances, we don’t expect any improvement from Everton’s attack against City, having failed to score in three of the last five H2Hs. Meanwhile, City have notched seven goals in their last three fixtures at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City have also rattled the net multiple times in each of their recent three meetings against Everton. Given these numbers, we predicted City to regain their winning form with a narrow margin this Thursday.
Manchester City vs Everton Predicted Result: 0-1 victory for Manchester City
