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Preview: Everton travel to Manchester City

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Manchester City and Everton go head-to-head at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as David Moyes hopes to find a solution to winning without Jack Grealish, who will miss the game against his parent club.

By Matt Smith

Pep Guardiola’s side are in fine form of late, but the Toffees have picked up some impressive results this season, beating ending Crystal Palace’s lengthy run last time out.

In this fixture last season, a 1-1 draw was played out, with Iliman Ndiaye’s equaliser cancelling out Bernardo Silva’s opener. The Toffees have struggled away at the Etihad Stadium in previous years, with their last victory coming back in 2010. 

Everton’s last five trips to the Etihad

Team news

Rodri and Abdukodir Khusanov were both missing from Man City’s training session on Thursday ahead of the weekend, but they did receive a major boost, with Omar Marmoush and Rayan Aït-Nouri back involved. 

Everton could be without a host of players for this one, and the biggest miss is undoubtedly Jack Grealish. The English winger is unavailable to face his parent club due to being on loan from the Citizens, while Jarrad Branthwaite and Merlin Röhl have been on the treatment table of late.

Haaland over-reliance

Man City have heavily relied on the goals of Erling Haaland this season to get them results. The Norwegian finisher has struck nine times in the Premier League, with no City player managing to find the back of the net on more than one occasion.

If the goals continue for Haaland, then City will have no issues, but it might be a concern for Guardiola if his side are so heavily reliant on one player scoring. So far this campaign, teams have struggled to keep him quiet, and it’ll be up to Moyes’ side to try and nullify his threat.

Everton’s intensity yielding results

The Toffees have added more firepower and quality in attack this season, particularly with Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, but they’ve also not sacrificed work-rate in the final third. Everton win back possession in this area 4.4 times per game on average, with only two sides managing higher.

We might see Everton sitting a little deeper this weekend, considering the opposition, but they’ve had limited issues defending their own box in recent years.

Pressure on Ndiaye’s shoulders

There are a number of danger men that Everton will have to be wary of in the City side, but without Grealish, there’s going to be plenty of pressure on Iliman Ndiaye going the other way. The Senegalese international’s performances might have gone slightly under the radar this campaign due to the impact of Grealish, with Ndiaye providing four goal contributions so far.

His dribbling and goalscoring ability alongside some solid defensive work makes him an ideal winger in Moyes’ system, and he’s someone Guardiola will have to keep a close eye on.

Prediction

It’s difficult to see past a City victory in this one, but with Everton picking up two draws in their previous three trips, we’re predicting a stalemate: City 1-1 Everton.

(Cover image from IMAGO)

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Preview: Everton travel to Manchester City

Manchester City and Everton go head-to-head at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as David Moyes hopes to find a solution to winning without Jack Grealish, who will miss the game against his parent club.

By Matt Smith

Pep Guardiola’s side are in fine form of late, but the Toffees have picked up some impressive results this season, beating ending Crystal Palace’s lengthy run last time out.

In this fixture last season, a 1-1 draw was played out, with Iliman Ndiaye’s equaliser cancelling out Bernardo Silva’s opener. The Toffees have struggled away at the Etihad Stadium in previous years, with their last victory coming back in 2010. 

Everton’s last five trips to the Etihad

Team news

Rodri and Abdukodir Khusanov were both missing from Man City’s training session on Thursday ahead of the weekend, but they did receive a major boost, with Omar Marmoush and Rayan Aït-Nouri back involved. 

Everton could be without a host of players for this one, and the biggest miss is undoubtedly Jack Grealish. The English winger is unavailable to face his parent club due to being on loan from the Citizens, while Jarrad Branthwaite and Merlin Röhl have been on the treatment table of late.

Haaland over-reliance

Man City have heavily relied on the goals of Erling Haaland this season to get them results. The Norwegian finisher has struck nine times in the Premier League, with no City player managing to find the back of the net on more than one occasion.

If the goals continue for Haaland, then City will have no issues, but it might be a concern for Guardiola if his side are so heavily reliant on one player scoring. So far this campaign, teams have struggled to keep him quiet, and it’ll be up to Moyes’ side to try and nullify his threat.

Everton’s intensity yielding results

The Toffees have added more firepower and quality in attack this season, particularly with Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, but they’ve also not sacrificed work-rate in the final third. Everton win back possession in this area 4.4 times per game on average, with only two sides managing higher.

We might see Everton sitting a little deeper this weekend, considering the opposition, but they’ve had limited issues defending their own box in recent years.

Pressure on Ndiaye’s shoulders

There are a number of danger men that Everton will have to be wary of in the City side, but without Grealish, there’s going to be plenty of pressure on Iliman Ndiaye going the other way. The Senegalese international’s performances might have gone slightly under the radar this campaign due to the impact of Grealish, with Ndiaye providing four goal contributions so far.

His dribbling and goalscoring ability alongside some solid defensive work makes him an ideal winger in Moyes’ system, and he’s someone Guardiola will have to keep a close eye on.

Prediction

It’s difficult to see past a City victory in this one, but with Everton picking up two draws in their previous three trips, we’re predicting a stalemate: City 1-1 Everton.

(Cover image from IMAGO)

You can follow every game from the Premier League with FotMob this season — featuring deep stats coverage, xG, physical metrics, and player ratings. Download the free app here.