Comments and predictions for Man City vs Everton: Haaland's punishment
The match between Man City vs Everton in the Premier League takes place at 9:00 p.m. on October 18. Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Man City vs Everton squad information
Man City hope to welcomeOmar Marmoush (knee),Rayan Aït-Nouri (ankle)andAbdukodir Khusanov (calf)return after a period of convalescence. However,Rodrimost likelyabsentdue to a hamstring injury sustained in the win over Brentford.
Rayan Cherki, who has just returned to the bench after a seven-match absence, could be given a chance to play, but Guardiola is likely to still usePhil FodenandTijjani Reijndersin two attacking midfield positions.
The winger is in good form.Jeremy Dokucould be back in the starting lineup on the left wing, while no one would be surprised ifErling Haalandcontinued to lead the attack, aiming for his 10th goal in the Premier League this season.
On Everton's side,Jack Grealish– the player on loan from Man City –not allowed to competewith the home team. In addition,Michael Keane (rib),Jarrad Branthwaite (hamstring)andMerlin Rohl (groin)still have to check fitness before the ball rolls.
Good news for coach MoyesKiernan Dewsbury-Hallhas served his suspension and is ready to return, most likely playing as a midfielder behind the scenes.BetoorThierno Barry, stillIliman Ndiayewill move to the left wing to replace Grealish.
IfMichael Keanenot yet recovered,Jake O'Brienwill play togetherJames Tarkowskiin the center of defense, while the right-back position will be chosen betweenSeamus ColemanandNathan Patterson.
Latest expected lineup for Man City vs Everton
Manchester City:
Donnarumma; Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gonzalez; Bernardo, Foden, Reijnders, Doku; Haaland
Everton:
Pickford; O'Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Dibling, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye; Beto
Latest Man City vs Everton football commentary
After two consecutive Premier League defeats against Tottenham and Brighton in late August,Manchester Cityquickly regained form with7-match unbeaten streak in all competitions(5 wins, 2 draws). Pep Guardiola's side head into the October international break in high spirits following a narrow 1-0 win at Brentford two weeks ago.
The name mentioned most is stillErling Haaland. The Norwegian striker is showing destructive form with21 goals in just 12 gamesfor both club and national team this season. In the Premier League alone, this “Goal Machine” has9 goals after 7 rounds, helping him lead the Golden Boot race.
CoachPep Guardiola– the person who just reached the milestone250 Premier League winsfastest in history – confidently said that Man City “are getting better and better”. Although not yet at peak condition, the statistics show that he has reason to be optimistic.
As of the beginning of 2025, Man City is the teammost points per game on average in the Premier League(2.04 points – 53 points after 26 matches), and is alsoteam that scored the most goals(55 goals) and has the most wins along with champions Liverpool (16 matches).
Before welcoming Everton, Man City became more confident when theyunbeaten in 16 consecutive matchesagainst this opponent in the Premier League (W13 D3), since a 0-4 defeat at Goodison Park in January 2017. This is Man City's fourth longest unbeaten run against a single opponent in the Premier League era, behind only Fulham (20), West Brom and West Ham (both 19).
TowardEverton, they entered this match in high spirits aftercame from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1before the international break – and the hero is none other thanJack Grealish, the player is playing for Everton on loan from Man City.
After a first half that was criticized as "terrible", the team ofDavid Moyesrose up strongly:Iliman Ndiayeequalized on the penalty spot beforeGrealish scored the decisive goal in the second minute of injury time, ending Palace's 19-match unbeaten run.
Including last season, Everton have won6 of the last 10 Premier League games(2 draws, 2 losses) – the same number as their record in27 previous matches(13 draws, 8 losses). After many seasons struggling with relegation, the Merseyside team is now aiming for the top half of the rankings, currently standingWednesday, only2 points behind Man City.
Away from home, Everton are also improving significantly.won 4/7 recent matches(lost 3), after a run of just 3 wins in their previous 26 games. However, theyhave not won at the Etihad Stadium for 14 consecutive matches.(D6 L8) since a 2–1 win in December 2010, when Moyes was in his first term.
Remarkable,David Moyes has never won away from home against a team that finished in the top three last season.in the Premier League – lost 24 and drew 12 of 36 games. Even worse, in his managerial career in the league, he has only1 win in 58 gamesagainst the top three teams last season – that was when he led West Ham to a 2-0 win over Arsenal in December 2023.
Latest Man City vs Everton score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Man City vs Evertonas follows:
- Sportsmole:Man City 2-1 Everton
- WhoScore:Man City 2-0 Everton
- We predict:Man City 2-0 Everton
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