Handing the shite the league City V Carlos Unbeaten Everton

Straightforward this. Away to the current champions.

4-1 to Everton (Lescott, Distin, M Ball & R Dunne).

From the BBC

TEAM NEWS

Manchester City may rotate their squad, with Benjamin Mendy, Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus in contention after starting on the bench on Sunday.

Ederson returns from suspension, while John Stones and David Silva are both available following injury.

Everton have no new fitness concerns, with midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin available after missing five matches with a calf strain.

Alex Iwobi is still sidelined, along with Jean-Philippe Gbamin.

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MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES

@Guymowbray: One month ago this looked a foregone conclusion. Home win. No doubt. Now? Nowhere near as clear cut.

When City are "on" they'll still blow most teams away, but with the frustration of being so far off Liverpool's ridiculous title pace quite evident - from the manager through the players - you can't guarantee what's coming from them game to game.

Until recently they might not have needed their A-game to beat Everton, but that's all changed since the Ferguson-started and Ancelotti-improved Toffees revolution.

And if, you know, your history, you may be aware of Carlo Ancelotti besting Pep Guardiola in their previous meetings as managers - two Real Madrid wins versus Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final of 2014.

VIEW FROM THE DUGOUT

Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola: "I know Carlo [Ancelotti] quite well, we played a few times against him. His teams always beat our teams but I was with him at dinner or UEFA meetings to talk with him and he is an incredible gentlemen.

"He conducts some of the greatest teams in Europe - the list is huge - and when that happens it is because he is an incredible manager. I think it is incredible for English football that he is back and I'm pretty sure he will be a success."

Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti: "Liverpool have won all of the games. It is a fantastic run but maybe Manchester City aren't at the same level as last year. That's the difference.

"They remain a fantastic team with fantastic players and a fantastic manager. It'll be a tough test but we need confidence to compete and focus on our football."

LAWRO'S PREDICTION

I do think City will go on a good run and their eyes might possibly be on the cup competitions - especially the Champions League.

Prediction: 2-0  

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

Manchester City are on a club record-equalling run of four straight wins against Everton in the top flight.
Everton are winless in eight Premier League away encounters since a 2-1 victory in December 2010 (D4, L4).
Manchester City

Manchester City have won five of their past six Premier League home games.
The win against Sheffield United meant Pep Guardiola became the fastest Premier League manager to 100 victories, doing so in his 133rd match in charge. Jurgen Klopp is next on 159 matches.
City have dropped 19 points in 20 league matches this season, compared to 14 points in the entire 2017-18 campaign and 16 in 2018-19.
The Blues have kept an unsurpassed seven clean sheets, although the 23 league goals they have conceded already matches their entire tally from last season.
They have won their opening match of the calendar year in the past seven campaigns, and in all six Premier League home games on New Year's Day.
City recorded 251 Premier League wins over the decade - more than any other team.
Sergio Aguero scored 22 league goals in 2019 - only in 2016 has he scored more (27).
His tally of 174 goals over the decade was a Premier League-high. He also scored the most hat-tricks, with 11.
Kevin De Bruyne has seven goals and a league-high 12 assists this season.
Everton

Everton have not lost in six matches since the sacking of Marco Silva, winning three and drawing three (the League Cup exit against Leicester was on penalties).
The Toffees have kept two clean sheets in three games, as many as in the previous 13.
They have won only three of their 15 Premier League fixtures on New Year's Day, losing 10 and drawing two.
The win against Newcastle United was Carlo Ancelotti's 50th in the Premier League in his 78th fixture. He is the fifth fastest manager to reach this tally.
Ancelotti is responsible for Pep Guardiola's heaviest home defeat as a manager when Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich 4-0 in the 2013-14 Champions League semi-finals. It was a 5-0 win overall.
However, Ancelotti lost three of his four Premier League matches as Chelsea manager versus Manchester City.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has five goals in his last five Premier League appearances, as many as in the previous 28.
Calvert-Lewin's eight goals is already a career-best return in the top flight.

I'd normally be content to lose a game against City so as to help them win the league ahead of the Shite. But that's not going to happen so we may as well stuff them.

0-0

results going our way so far, spuds and wolves behind, 3 points today would see us just off a europa spot

3-1 city then

First time in ages that I've 100% wanted us to beat Citteh - usually I'm shitting it about the RS catching them but, as others have said, the title race is over for this season so I want us to beat everyone.

2-1 to the Blues, DCL and a towering Bernard header, Liam Gallagher with a late consolation for them.

Man City have won their last four Premier League games against Everton – they’ve never won five in a row against the Toffees in the top-flight - Opta

Man City
1Bravo
27Cancelo
25Fernandinho
50García
22Mendy
17De Bruyne
16Rodri
8Gündogan
26Mahrez
9Gabriel Jesus
47Foden
Substitutes
2Walker
7Sterling
10Agüero
12Angelino
20Bernardo Silva
21Silva
33Carson

Everton
1Pickford
23Coleman
13Mina
2Holgate
19Sidibé
10G Sigurdsson
8Delph
12Digne
20Bernard
9Calvert-Lewin
7Richarlison
Substitutes
3Baines
5Keane
11Walcott
14Tosun
22Stekelenburg
26Davies
27Kean

5-2-3 from Everton

Bernard injured by Mina in the warm up

Could be replaced by Tom Davies.

Lumper wrote:Bernard injured by Mina in the warm up

Could be replaced by Tom Davies.

For real???

Knight of Thorgothshire wrote:

Lumper wrote:Bernard injured by Mina in the warm up

Could be replaced by Tom Davies.

For real???

Indeed.

A late change following an injury in the warm-up.

Tom Davies replaces Bernard in the starting XI and Anthony Gordon joins the bench.

http://cdn.livetv249.me/webplayer.php?t=ifr&c=1322236&lang=en&eid=887548&lid=1322236&ci=1&si=1

Duncan is sitting next to Ancelotti talking to him. I wonder how much Carlo understands.

And we are underway!

I like that Everton jersey

Interesting start to the game, lots of passes sideways, it's like to boxers feeling each other out early on.

Well worked by Everton. Coleman with a chance and forces the save from Bravo.

Well worked attack ends with Coleman trying to chip the goalie, corner.

Delph gives the ball to KDB. Coleman defends it well.

Coleman defending well against KDB there on the counter attack.

GOAL - Norwich 1-0 Crystal Palace
Todd Cantwell (4 mins)

Pickford drops the ball

City score

There’s not really a lot to said about that. Although VAR are having a look at it