Read predictions, team news and betting tips for the Premier League match between Everton and Manchester City on Saturday 19th April (3pm BST).
Tip 1
With a record of nine wins, one draw, two defeats and a points-per-game average of 1.62 in 12 games under David Moyes, it’s hard to back against Everton in this contest at Goodison Park.
The Toffees have fallen only once in their last nine fixtures, which was a 1-0 defeat at Anfield against their close rivals who could wrap up the title as early as this Sunday.
It’s also worth mentioning that their results have come when playing tough opposition too, drawing against the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Brentford, while beating Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Brighton and Tottenham.
In the opposing corner, City fell two goals behind to Palace last weekend before overturning the result, but the opening 30 minutes was another reminder of their vulnerabilities, especially defending wide positions against teams who attack them directly as Everton will.
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Tip 2
Everton have scored the first goal in 11 matches this season, doing so on five of a possible 12 occasions since David Moyes returned.
In contrast, City have conceded in three of the last four fixtures where they’ve failed to keep a clean sheet, indicating that the hosts have a good chance of striking first and getting something from the game if they are able to breach the away goal on the day.
There have been two or fewer goals in each of the Toffees’ last six outings and in nine out of 12 under Moyes due to their dramatically improved defence which has seen them reduce the number of shots on target faced from 4.7 to 3.6 among other things.
Additionally, three of City’s last six have fallen under this goals line, as have their last three consecutive away trips, while Sean Dyche was able to conjure a 1-1 stalemate at the Etihad in the height of Everton’s struggles in December.
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An injury-time winner from Abdoulaye Doucoure helped Everton claim maximum points from their visit to the City Ground last Saturday, which in turn allowed them to leapfrog Manchester United into 13th despite winning two fewer games following the Red Devils’ damaging 4-1 loss to Newcastle.
Striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is still a couple of weeks away from a return to action, while Jesper Lindstrom and Orel Mangala are ruled out for the remainder of the season with respective groin and knee injuries.
Everton Predicted XI: Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Broja.
As mentioned earlier, the Citizens sparred their own blushes in Manchester last Saturday lunchtime when Kevin De Bruyne helped inspire a 5-2 comeback over the in-form Crystal Palace.
Pep Guardiola has somewhat of a selection dilemma, with as many as six casualties: Rodri remains sidelined for the rest of the season, joined by long-term absentees John Stones, Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji, and recent treatment room additions in Erling Haaland and Ederson.
Man City Predicted XI: Ortega; Lewis, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Silva, Kovacic; Savinho, De Bruyne, Doku; Marmoush.
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