Man City vs Man Utd LIVE: Result and latest reaction from Premier League fixture today
Will Manchester United lift their top-four ambitions or will City reinvigorate their faltering title defence? Follow all the action from the Etihad Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City host bitter rivals United this evening, with the pressure very much on Pep Guardiola’s side after Liverpool eased past Bournemouth earlier this afternoon.
Liverpool’s win means that the Reds now boast a commanding fourteen point lead over City, who also trail Leicester City.
United have made a similarly inauspicious start to the new season but did beat Tottenham at Old Trafford on Wednesday night and they will go fifth with a win. Follow live coverage below:
Match preview
What is the team news?
Aymeric Laporte, Leroy Sane, Sergio Aguero and Oleksandr Zinchenko are all out for City. Fernandinho is however working his way back to full fitness and could feature.
Anthony Martial is still out for United meaning Mason Greenwood could retain his place.
Paul Pogba, Diogo Dalot, Eric Bailly and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are all out.
What are the predicted line-ups?
Man City XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Mendy; De Bruyne, Rodri, David Silva; Bernardo Silva, Jesus, Sterling
Man Utd XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Williams; McTominay, Fred, Pereira; James, Greenwood, Rashford
How can I watch the match?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event.
Can I stream the match online?
Yes. The match will be available to watch on Now TV with a day pass, sold for £8.99. Sky Sports subscribers can meanwhile stream the match online via Sky Go.
When is the match?
The match takes place on Saturday 7 December 2019.
It kicks-off at 5.30pm GMT.
What are the odds?
Man City to win: 1/3
Man Utd to win: 10/1
Draw: 5/1
What is our prediction?
An entertaining 2-2 draw.
Everton 3 - 1 Chelsea
90+3 mins: Chelsea continue to send the ball into the box but they're aren't getting any rewards. Pulisic picks it up on the edge of the box and boots it wide of goal.
Everton 3 - 1 Chelsea
90+6 mins: Everton have the victory! It's their first at Goodison Park since the middle of October. They move out of the relegation zone and into 14th place.
Chelsea have had a day to forget, they were caught up in the story of Duncan Ferguson and made mistakes at both ends of the pitch.
The really crazy thing is Everton are now just six points off a place in Europe and two points away from the relegation zone.
A huge win for Everton as they overcame high flying Chelsea, here's how the players rated:
What we learned from Duncan Ferguson's first win in charge of Everton:
Next up on Premier League Saturday, Bournemouth host league leaders Liverpool who are looking to extend the gap at the top of the table to 11 points.
Here's a look at the two teams:
Liverpool are in tremendous form against Bournemouth, they've won each of the last four meetings between the side with an aggregate score of 14-0.
Can Bournemouth change that today?
Theo Walcott and Dominic Calvert-Lewin have given their reaction to the victory over Chelsea.
Walcott said: "Duncan has come in and the club is his heart. That was the Everton way, we play for each other and Dominic was immense. We wanted intensity and pressure and to get in behind them. We put them under pressure and made them make mistakes. Duncan said go out and play your game and enjoy it. As much as it sounds a cliche, that is what we did."
Whilst Calvert-Lewin added: "It was a massive game for us and I have a very close relationship with Duncan. He has stuck by me for the three years I have known him. The most important thing was to go out and give 100%."
The Manchester Derby kicks off at 5:30pm today and it is a big, big game for both teams. A loss for Pep Guardiola's Manchester City would send them further behind Liverpool at the top of the table and Pep himself admitted he doesn't know how to stop the Merseyside giants:
Also underway at 3pm Tottenham take on Burnley with Watford hosting Crystal Palace.
But kick off at the Vitality Stadium is less than five minutes away... Bournemouth vs Liverpool is up next.
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