Manchester City makes the short trip to Everton in a match-up of two sides that have both spent a lot of money in recent transfer windows, yet currently find themselves near the opposite ends of the table. Marco Silva is going to be feeling his seat getting warmer soon if the results don’t start coming.
With a -4 goal differential, they currently sit in 14th place, three points away from the drop zone. As for City, they’re five points off the pace of table toppers Liverpool. Let’s take a look at the team news for this one, starting with the hosts.
Midfielder Andre Gomes is out until next month with a rib injury while Jean-Phillipe Gbamin is out indefinitely with a thigh injury.
Flipping over to the visitors, John Stones is out until next month with a thigh issue. Winger Sané is out until the new year (knee) whilst no timetable has been set for Aymeric Laporte’s (knee) return.
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Everton
Raheem Sterling Sergio Aguero Bernardo Silva
Kevin De Bruyne Ilkay Gundogan David Silva
Oleksandr Zinchenko Nicolas Otamendi Fernandinho Kyle Walker
Ederson
Everton Starting XI Prediction vs Manchester City
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Alex Iwobi Gylfi Sigurdson Richarlison
Morgan Schneiderlin Fabian Delph
Lucas Digne Michael Keane Yerry Mina Seamus Coleman
Jordan Pickford
Everton vs Manchester City FYIs
Kickoff: Sat. Sept 28, Goodison Park 5:30 pm local
Google Result Probability: Manchester City win 74%, Draw 16%, Everton win 10%
Premier League Form Guide: Manchester City WLWWD Everton LLWLW
Odds: Manchester City 1/4, Draw 5/1, Everton 10/1
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