There are two matches to be played in the English Premier League on Sunday the 21st of November, one of which is the meeting between Manchester City and Everton at the Etihad Stadium.
The hosts begin the weekend in second place on 23 points while the visitors are in 11th place on 15 points.
Scintillating team goal ✅ @DeBruyneKev rocket ✅10 Premier League wins in a row ✅#ManCity | #OnThisDay 2017 pic.twitter.com/zdGKEx7y8s— Manchester City (@ManCity) November 18, 2021
Scintillating team goal ✅ @DeBruyneKev rocket ✅10 Premier League wins in a row ✅#ManCity | #OnThisDay 2017 pic.twitter.com/zdGKEx7y8s
Manchester City come into the match on the back of a dominant display in the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford last time out. Pep Guardiola’s team were in control of the game from the first whistle and despite winning 2-0, the gulf in class between the teams was greater than the score suggests.
It was an important victory for Manchester City who suffered their second defeat of their 2021/22 Premier League campaign in their most recent home fixture against Crystal Palace.
Manchester City will feel as though they did enough to at least take a point from the game but Crystal Palace were the more clinical of the two teams in-front of goal.
However, Manchester City are a difficult team to beat and in their 76 most recent matches of all competitions, Manchester City have been undefeated 65 times.
Trends show they have been solid in defence at home in the Premier League, keeping a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 league fixtures on home soil. That includes a 5-0 thrashing of Everton at the end of last season.
Everton make the trip to the Etihad Stadium having been held to a 0-0 draw at home by Tottenham Hotspur prior to the international break. It was a decent point that ended a run of 3 straight defeats for The Toffees in the Premier League.
Everton have lost 3 of their last 4 Premier League fixtures, with the defeats coming at home against West Ham United and Watford plus away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
You must go back to the 25th of September to find the last time Everton won a Premier League game and that was at home against bottom club Norwich City. Since then, Everton have failed to win a match in 5 attempts, with their best result coming at Old Trafford in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United.
Trends show Everton have been scoring goals away from home in the Premier League and they have found the back of the net in 4 of their 5 away matches this season.
Team news and Manchester City are without the injured trio of Liam Delap, Ferrán Torres, and Cole Palmer. Jack Grealish has a knock and is doubtful.
Everton travel without the suspended Mason Holgate. Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Abdoulaye Doucoure, and Andre Gomes are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Yerry Mina.
Manchester City know they cannot treat Everton lightly having lost their previous home match against Crystal Palace.
Everton have what it takes to score a goal in this game but Manchester City will be keen to score goals themselves having blanked against Palace and will come away with maximum points.