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Latest Everton vs Man City team information

Jesper Lindstrom – on loan from Napoli – may have played his last game for Everton after undergoing an inguinal hernia operation. He will be absent along with Orel Mangala (knee) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (hamstring).

Dwight McNeil has made two substitute appearances since recovering from a knee injury, but it is unclear whether he will be fit enough to start in place of Jack Harrison on the right. Carlos Alcaraz could continue on the bench, with Iliman Ndiaye and Doucoure taking the main attacking roles. Beto could return to the starting line-up in place of Armando Broja.

On the Man City side, goalkeeper Ederson suffered a groin injury after the match against Palace and is likely to be absent, joining the injured list of Rodri (cruciate ligament), Nathan Ake (foot), John Stones (thigh), Erling Haaland (ankle) and Manuel Akanji (groin). Phil Foden (impact) will be tested before the match.

Stefan Ortega is expected to start in place of Ederson. Pep Guardiola could also make changes to his defence after a shaky first half against Palace. Matheus Nunes could replace Rico Lewis on the right, while Abdukodir Khusanov could play centre-back if Josko Gvardiol is moved to the left for Nico O'Reilly.

Bernardo Silva – who scored against Everton in the first leg – could return to midfield, while De Bruyne and Omar Marmoush are likely to join Savinho or Jeremy Doku up front if James McAtee is dropped to the bench.

Latest expected lineup for Everton vs Man City

Everton:
Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Beto

Manchester City:
Ortega; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gonzalez, Gundogan, Bernardo; Savinho, Marmoush, De Bruyne

Latest Everton vs Man City football review

When David Moyes took over from Sean Dyche in mid-January, Everton were just one point above the relegation zone. Now they are 17 points clear of the relegation zone and could officially secure their place in the top flight this weekend, with five games still to go.

Only four Premier League teams have picked up more points than Everton (21) since Moyes took charge. In 13 games, he has won five, drawn six and lost just two. The most recent was a surprising but deserved 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest – who are competing for a top five finish.

Having looked set for a draw at the City Ground, Everton surprisingly scored the winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time thanks to a lightning counter-attack by Abdoulaye Doucoure. It was Everton's eighth Premier League win this season, and fifth under Moyes, moving them up to 13th.

Everton return to Goodison Park on Saturday, where they are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games. However, their last four have ended in draws. If they draw again this time, they will have drawn five consecutive home league games for the first time in their history.

Everton, however, do not have a good record against Man City. They have not won in their last 15 Premier League meetings with Pep Guardiola’s side (D3 L12), since a 4-0 win in January 2017 – the heaviest defeat of Pep’s managerial career.

On the other side, Man City made fans worried when they were 0-2 down in the first 21 minutes of the match against Crystal Palace last weekend. But with the leadership of Kevin De Bruyne - who is about to leave the team - they came back to win 5-2, keeping their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season alive.

Man City have now scored 102 goals in all competitions this season, marking the 12th consecutive season they have broken the 100-goal mark – a feat no other top-flight side has achieved. They have taken eight points from their last four Premier League games (W2 D2), and victory over Palace has moved them back into the top five with six games remaining.

However, Man City's recent away form has been inconsistent. Since the 6-0 win over Ipswich in January, they have scored just two goals in their last four Premier League away games, failing to score in their last two against Nottingham Forest (lost 1-0) and Man United (drawn 0-0). The last time they failed to score in three consecutive away games was in December 2015, under Manuel Pellegrini.

However, Man City are still confident in marching to Goodison Park as they have won all 8 of their most recent matches here, and have scored at least 2 goals in 7/8 of those matches.

Latest Everton vs Man City score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Everton vs Man Cityas follows:

• Sportsmole:Everton 0-2 Man City

• WhoScore:Everton 0-1 Man City
• Our newspaper predicts:Everton 1-2 Man City

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