On Dec 31st, Manchester City will play host to Everton in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Manchester City sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Brentford. Ivan Toney scored the first goal for Brentford in the 16th minute, then in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Manuel Akanji sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Phil Foden. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Everton is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Yerry Mina struck first for Everton in the 7th minute on a feed from Dwight McNeil, then Daniel Podence tied it up for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 22nd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 95th minute on a goal by Rayan Aït Nouri to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Manchester City and Everton last played eachother at the Goodison Park on Saturday Mar 20th. Manchester City took the match by a score of 2 to 0. İlkay Gündoğan struck first for Manchester City in the 84th minute, then Kevin De Bruyne added another in the 90th minute on a feed from Rodri In the end, Everton couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester City ran away with the shutout win.
Everton hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Dwight McNeil and Anthony Gordon, and they each have 1 goal. Manchester City’s top weapon lately has been Julián Álvarez, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.