EPL Preview: Manchester City vs Everton – Key stats, H2H, line-ups, prediction

Manchester City will be hoping to extend their fine run of form over Everton with a win in the Premier League this weekend.

Venue: Etihad stadium

Key statistics

Manchester City have won their last eight matches against Everton in all competitions.

Everton have conceded 17 goals in their last six matches against Manchester City.

Everton have failed to win their last five matches across all competitions.

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— Manchester City (@ManCity) November 19, 2021

Head to head

These two sides have faced each other 191 times in the past with Everton picking up 68 wins and Manchester City picking up 76 wins. 47 matches have ended in a draw.

Latest performances in all competitions

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Everton: WDLLLD

Manchester City

The home side are in impressive form right now and they are coming into this game on the back of a 2-0 Derby win over Manchester United.

Pep Guardiola’s side will be full of confidence heading into this contest and they will be looking to close the gap with league leaders Chelsea with a win here.

Manchester City are currently second in the table three points adrift of the Blues.

They have an impressive head to head record against Everton in recent years and the home side will be confident of a win.

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— City Chief (@City_Chief) November 15, 2021

Possible Manchester City starting line-up

Ederson Moraes; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo; Ilkay Gundogan, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne; Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden

Everton

The Toffees are coming into this game on the back of three defeats and two draws in their last five outings and they will be desperate to turn their season around with a win here.

Everton are currently 11th in the league table with just four wins from 11 league games and a club of the stature will be expected to do much better.

It will be interesting to see if manager Rafael Benitez can help his side grind out a memorable win against the defending Premier League champions.

Possible Everton starting line-up

Jordan Pickford; Seamus Coleman, Ben Godfrey, Michael Keane, Lucas Digne; Fabian Delph, Allan; Andros Townsend, Demarai Gray, Anthony Gordon; Richarlison