Comments and predictions for Man City vs Everton: Haaland makes life difficult for the away team

Latest Man City vs Everton squad information

Man City could be without John Stones, who picked up a foot injury at Villa Park, and goalkeeper Ederson due to illness. Matheus Nunes missed the previous game with a minor injury, but with Mateo Kovacic and Nathan Ake back, manager Pep Guardiola is not too worried. Ruben Dias is out for a few weeks with a muscle problem, Oscar Bobb is out until February, and Rodri is out for most of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

For Everton, Armando Broja is available after missing the Chelsea game, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin remains the first choice despite his 12-game goalless run. Ashley Young is suspended, so Seamus Coleman is expected to start. Dwight McNeil remains doubtful, leaving Everton with only one change at right-back.

Latest expected lineup for Man City vs Everton

Manchester City:

Ortega; Walker, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; De Bruyne, Kovacic; Savinho, Foden, Doku; Haaland

Everton:

Pickford; Coleman, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Harrison, Gueye, Mangala, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin

Latest Man City vs Everton football commentary

Last weekend, Man City continued to have a forgettable afternoon when they lost 1-2 at Aston Villa, extending their recent poor form. Pep Guardiola's team has only won 4 points in the last 8 matches, becoming the team with the worst record in the Premier League during this period.

City are currently outside the top six, behind the likes of Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth at Christmas. A 12-point gap to Liverpool, who have played a game less, has all but ended City's hopes of defending their title, despite their impressive comebacks in similar circumstances in the past.

However, Man City have a chance to temporarily improve their situation when playing on Boxing Day, having never lost two consecutive home games in the Premier League in nearly 4 years. With a favorable schedule ahead, including light opponents such as Everton, Leicester City, West Ham United, Salford City, Brentford and Ipswich Town, Man City have the perfect opportunity to find a winning trajectory and reduce the gap to the top group. Despite having just gone through a difficult run of matches, this is an opportunity for Guardiola's team to improve their performance.

Everton, Man City's opponents in this match, are also a familiar "prey" for the Etihad team. Everton have not beaten Man City at the Etihad in their last 13 matches, since a run of four consecutive victories between 2008 and 2010. However, Everton have an impressive record on Boxing Day, unbeaten in their last eight away games since 2005. The last time they faced the reigning champions on this occasion, Everton beat Leicester in 2016. However, repeating history will be a big challenge, especially when they have won just one of their last 22 matches against Man City and lost 12 of their last 13.

However, Everton's spirits are high after a recent run of form, which has helped ease the pressure on manager Sean Dyche, who was criticised after the 4-0 defeat to Man United less than a month ago. Everton had an impressive 4-0 win over Wolves, drew 0-0 with Arsenal and Chelsea, and indirectly gave Liverpool an advantage in the title race. The optimistic atmosphere was further reinforced when Everton received the good news of the Friedkin Group taking over the team and officially taking ownership of the new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. This is an important milestone for the Merseyside club, as they are going through a period of financial and mental stability.

Everton are currently four points clear of the relegation zone, a position that many fans expected to be safe, especially given the challenging schedule in December. A solid defense is key to Everton maintaining this record. In particular, they have kept a clean sheet in three consecutive matches, leading the number of games without conceding a goal in Europe's top leagues since October (7 matches). The 0-0 draw with Chelsea was their fifth draw this season, an impressive achievement. However, Everton's attack remains their biggest weakness as they have only scored 14 goals, the second worst in the league, only bettered by Southampton. Missed chances, such as Jack Harrison's situation against Chelsea, are issues that coach Dyche needs to improve if he wants the team to go further.

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 3-0 Everton

• WhoScore:Man City 2-1 Everton
• Our newspaper predicts:Man City 3-0 Everton

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