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Everton face Manchester City on Sunday afternoon, with both teams looking to close gaps at the top of the table, Guardiola’s men have fallen off the pace somewhat, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham leapfrogging them with City seven points off the league leaders.
Everton come into the game looking to make up a huge nine point deficit on Manchester United, who face Liverpool later in the day.
It’s a big game for…
Pep Guardiola. A defeat here would open a can of worms for the Spaniard, not only would be lose ground in the title race, but might even fan the flames about his struggles in English football and might also allow Everton a foot in on the top four.
Weird stat…
Manchester City missed two penalties last time out against Everton, with Phil Jagielka and Maarten Stekelenburg conceding and saving them both, respectfully.
Remember when…
As mentioned above, the Dutch keeper somehow managed to absolve Phil Jagielka of giving away two penalties, by saving them both from De Bruyne and Aguero, helping Everton to claim a 1-1 draw.
Player to watch…
Raheem Sterling. Hugely troubling for the Everton backline in the reverse fixture, he has been involved in nine goals for the club, scoring five and assisting four.
Past three meetings…
Manchester City 1 (Nolito) Everton 1 (Lukaku) Etihad Stadium, October 2016.
Manchester City 3 (Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Aguero) Everton 1 (Barkley) Etihad Stadium, January 2016
Manchester City 0 Everton 0 Etihad Stadium, January 2016
Form guide…
Everton: WLWDWL
Manchester City: WWWLWW
Vital information…
Kick off time: 13:30
TV: Sky Sports 1
Odds…
Everton to win: 16/5
Manchester City to win: 17/20
Draw: 19/10
(Odds provided by BetVictor)
90 mins: Comedy hi-jinx from Nicolas Otamendi in injury time. The defender threw himself hilariously on his back after Romelu Lukaku had squared up to him. He got more of a touch on Davies' goal than he did on the Argentine. They both get booked.
90+4 mins: GOAL! EVERTON 4 MANCHESTER CITY 0:
Another dramatic story! Ademola Lookman had been on the pitch for just four minutes of his Everton and Premier League debut, and he has added the finishing touches to an emphatic home victory. John Stones' return to Goodison Park ended in the worst possible way as he was crowded out by Seamus Coleman by his own corner flag, and when his attempted clearance struck his former teammate, the ball rebounded into the path of Lookman. The 19-year-old signed from Charlton kept cool, kept calm and smashed Everton's fourth past Claudio Bravo before sliding off on his knees in front of his new fans. What a match!
Here's a reminder of the team news from Old Trafford...
...that includes a first Premier League start for Liverpool teenager Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Manchester United: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Darmian, Carrick, Herrera, Martial, Pogba, Mkhitaryan, Ibrahimovic
Subs: Romero, Blind, Smalling, fellaini, Mata, Rashford, Rooney
Liverpool: Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren. Klaven, Milner, Henderson, Can, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Firmino, Origi
Subs: Karius, Gomez, Moreno, Stewart, Ejaria, Coutinho, Sturridge
Referee: Michael Oliver
Manchester versus Merseyside continues with United taking on Liverpool at Old Trafford.
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