On the 26th of February, Everton hosts Manchester City in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Everton is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Southampton. Stuart Armstrong struck first for Southampton in the 52nd minute on a feed from Che Adams, then Shane Long added another in the 84th minute In the end, Everton couldn’t muster any offence and Southampton ran away with the shutout win. Everton looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while manchester City is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski struck first for Tottenham Hotspur in the 4th minute, but İlkay Gündoğan got the equalizer for Manchester City in the 33rd minute , but fortunately for Tottenham Hotspur it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
Manchester City and Everton last played eachother at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday Nov 21st. Manchester City won by a score of 3 to 0 in front of almost 53000 fans. Raheem Sterling struck first for Manchester City in the 44th minute, then Rodri added another in the 55th minute In the end, Everton was frustrated by Manchester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Manchester City is glad to have Riyad Mahrez in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored five goals. Everton is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Andros Townsend and Mason Holgate each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Vitaliy Mykolenko, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Tom Davies, Ben Godfrey, Fabian Delph, Yerry Mina and Sylvain Distin are unavailable to play for Everton, while Josep Guardiola i Sala’s squad will be without Benjamin Mendy and Palmer.