Taking a more in-depth have a look at the Toffees…
We make our first go to to the Hill Dickinson Stadium in a 20:00 () kick-off on Monday 4 Might.
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With the top of the marketing campaign quick approaching, we all know we want the three factors to maintain strain on league leaders , who sit six factors forward of us having performed two video games extra.
Getting the win can be simpler stated than performed after all.
With the assistance of Opta knowledge, we check out the facet standing in our means…
Current kind
Whereas Everton have loved a much-improved season after relegation battles in recent times, they’ve misplaced their final two league video games.
Forward of the weekend, they sat eleventh with 47 factors from 34 video games.
They do know there’s nonetheless an out of doors likelihood of European soccer subsequent season if they will finish the season strongly.
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Most popular lineup
has lengthy been one of many Premier League’s excellent goalkeepers and stays the undisputed first alternative between the sticks.
The again 4 is basically settled, with Jake O’Brien a towering and unlikely presence at right-back and on the other facet.
and are sometimes by means of the center, though ’s latest return to health has seen him that includes.
has been ever-present within the engine room with Idrissa Gana Gueye the doubtless choice subsequent to him.
tends to play forward of them, with and on the wings – though the Metropolis loanee is now out for the remainder of the season. That doubtless means steps in.
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It’s a straight alternative between and up high.
Supervisor
Few managers can say they’ve extra expertise than Pep Guardiola, however David Moyes is one in every of them.
The Everton boss has taken cost of 750 Premier League video games since first taking the hotseat at Goodison Park in 2002.
He stayed for 11 years earlier than a quick and unsuccessful spell at as Alex Ferguson’s successor.
Stints at and adopted earlier than back-to-back occasions in control of spanning 2017 to 2024.
West Ham is the place he gained his first main honour, lifting the UEFA Convention League in 2022/23.
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He returned to Everton in January 2025 and is now overseeing the membership’s transition to life at their model new Hill Dickinson Stadium.
This can be Moyes’ sixteenth assembly with Pep Guardiola within the Premier League, with the Scot but to report a win throughout his tenures at Sunderland, West Ham United and Everton.
Head-to-head report
Everton have misplaced their final eight residence league video games towards us, their longest run of consecutive defeats towards an opponent of their historical past.
It’s a must to return to January 2017 for Everton’s final Premier League victory towards us, 17 conferences in the past.
In whole, we’ve performed one another 57 occasions within the Premier League period, with Metropolis profitable 28 and Everton 18. We’ve scored 91 objectives alongside the best way, conceding 60.
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We have been 2-0 winners on the Etihad earlier this season because of an brace.
How they assault
Everton’s 41 objectives to this point is the fifteenth most within the division forward of this matchweek and having scored these from an xG of 40.9, they’re in line with the possibilities you’d count on them to take.
They’ve come very near scoring extra occasions than most, hitting the woodwork 16 occasions – the fourth most of all 20 groups.
They’re midtable for headed objectives and objectives scored on the break, whereas with simply 10 totally different goalscorers no facet has shared the burden round lower than them.
We’ll should be cautious late on as they’ve scored 14 objectives within the final quarter-hour of matches to this point this season.
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Don’t count on them to attempt to preserve the ball too lengthy, with their common possession of 43.6% being the seventeenth greatest determine within the division.
Dewsbury-Corridor and Beto have been the chief aim threats to this point, with eight every, whereas Ndiaye and Barry have six.
Garner and Grealish have been the artistic shops, with six assists every. Garner’s have come largely from set items, with the midfielder able to a harmful cross.
How they defend
Solely (17) and (13) have saved extra clear sheets this season than Everton’s Jordan Pickford on 11.
The England worldwide saves 69.2% of the pictures on his aim.
In whole, they’ve conceded 41 occasions, making them the fifth sturdiest defence within the league.
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38 of these have come contained in the field, in order that they’re good at blocking or saving efforts from vary.
They continue to be constantly strong in comparison with their friends and league place for objectives conceded early and late, whereas they’ve let in simply 12 objectives from set performs.
Whereas their 351 fouls dedicated makes them the sixth cleanest group of all 20, solely (seven) have seen extra purple playing cards than their 4.
Metropolis’s postponed conflict with Crystal Palace will happen at 20:00 on Wednesday 13 Might.
And you may be there to see Pep Guardiola’s facet chasing down the Premier League title!
Tickets for this recreation at the moment are out there, ranging from £43 for adults and £18 for Below-18s.
There are additionally loads of to go well with all vary of budgets!