Everton vs Man City: EPL Match Preview, Predicted Line-ups and Fantasy XI

One side is try to win the Premier League and the other side is trying to save their Premier League status for next season, it is Everton vs Man City at Goodison Park on Sunday.

Match Details:

• Location: Liverpool, England
• Stadium: Goodison Park
• Date: Sunday 14 May
• Kick-off Time: 14:00 BST / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT
• Referee: Anthony Taylor
• VAR: Craig Pawson

Everton vs Man City: Match Summary

17th-placed Everton will host Manchester City on Sunday. The visitors will look to make it 11 wins in a row in the Premier League and extend their lead at the top of the table. Meanwhile, the home team will look to make it two wins in a row after having won their last league outing. A positive result is a must for Everton as they look to maintain their position outside of the relegation zone.

Everton stunned Brighton & Hove Albion in their recent Premier League fixture with a dominant display, led by Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil, who both scored braces. Although Everton had been winless in their previous seven games, they proved their critics wrong with an emphatic win.

However, Everton still find themselves in 17th place, and a loss to Manchester City could see them slip back into the relegation zone. Despite this, Everton will be buoyed by their recent form and will look to continue their scoring run as they face the league leaders.

Manchester City, meanwhile, are coming off the back of a Champions League draw against Real Madrid. But they have also had some nervy moments in the Premier League, particularly in their 2-1 victory over Leeds United.

They currently hold a one-point lead over Arsenal in the league table and will be looking to extend that gap with a win over Everton. 

Manchester City cannot afford to be complacent as they look to maintain their title challenge, with Arsenal hot on their heels.

In the reverse fixture, the two teams played out a 1-1 draw. Although Manchester City dropped points against Everton earlier in the season, they have won their last five games at Goodison Park. 

Team News:

Everton:

Dyche is unlikely to tinker with the side that stormed to a 5-1 victory at Brighton. Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil bagged braces at the AMEX and will feature again here.

In terms of absentees, Andros Townsend, Seamus Coleman, Ben Godfrey and Ruben Vinagre are all sidelined with injuries.

Man City:

Dyche is unlikely to tinker with the side that stormed to a 5-1 victory at Brighton. Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil bagged braces at the AMEX and will feature again here.

In terms of absentees, Andros Townsend, Seamus Coleman, Ben Godfrey and Ruben Vinagre are all sidelined with injuries.

Everton vs Man City: Head to Head

Manchester City have a good historical record against Everton and have won 78 out of the 194 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Everton's 68 victories.

Everton have won only one of their last 19 matches against Manchester City in the Premier League, with their only victory during this period coming by a 4-0 margin in 2017.

Manchester City have won their last five matches away from home against Everton in the Premier League - as many victories as they had managed in the 26 such games preceding this run.

Everton held Manchester City to a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture and could avoid defeat in both Premier League games against the Cityzens in a single season for the first time since the 2016-17 campaign.

Predicted Line-ups:

Everton predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Patterson, Mina, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Iwobi, Doucoure, McNeil; Calvert-Lewin.

Manchester City predicted lineup (3-2-4-1): Ederson; Walker, Dias, Laporte; Rodri, Lewis; Mahrez, Alvarez, Gundogan, Foden; Haaland.

EVE vs MCI: Fantasy XI

Ederson; Walker, Dias, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Gueye, Rodri, Foden; Haaland, McNeil; Calvert-Lewin.