S.P. Read Esq: Everton v Man City

Our daily columnist and pundit S.P. Read Esq. looks ahead to Saturday’s Premier League game between EVERTON v MAN CITY and finds the best opportunities available on Star Spreads, the home of sports spread betting.

Everton have hit the magic 40 points but have had a largely disappointing campaign, despite being the only side to take points off Man City at the Etihad this season.

The reverse fixture finished 1-1 in August but since then the two sides have gone in polar opposite directions.

The challenge for Everton, like all sides at the moment, is trying to penetrate a rock solid City defence that has seen Pep Guardiola’s side keep clean sheets in four of their last five games.

Everton are without Idrissa Gueye, who is nursing a thigh injury and Ashley Williams who is completing a three-game suspension.

Still no Sergio Aguero for Man City after his knee injury and he is likely to be rested now ahead of next week’s Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool.

STARTING XI

Everton

1 Pickford
23 Coleman
4 Keane
6 Jagielka
3 Baines
10 Rooney
2 Schneiderlin
11 Walcott
29 Calvert-Lewin
7 Bolasie
14 Tosun

Man City

31 Ederson
30 Otamendi
4 Kompany
14 Laporte
2 Walker
17 De Bruyne
25 Fernandinho
21 Silva
19 Sané
7 Sterling
33 Jesus

Guardiola is fully aware there is still a job to be done: “It’s not done. We are almost there, in almost an ideal situation but it isn’t done. The Premier League is tough, you can lose two or three in a row and you are in trouble.

“Goodison is always a tough ground, the Manchester derby is going to be very, very difficult and we know how well Tottenham play at Wembley. We will celebrate when it is done but for now we prepare as we always have done.”

Everton v Man City
Premier League
17:30 BT Sport 1 / BT Sport 4K UHD

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Maximum 10 matches)
Aug 2017 PREMIER Man City 1-1 Everton
Jan 2017 PREMIER Everton 4-0 Man City
Oct 2016 PREMIER Man City 1-1 Everton
Jan 2016 CAPITAL ONE Man City 3-1 Everton
Jan 2016 PREMIER Man City 0-0 Everton
Jan 2016 CAPITAL ONE Everton 2-1 Man City
Aug 2015 PREMIER Everton 0-2 Man City
Jan 2015 PREMIER Everton 1-1 Man City
Dec 2014 PREMIER Man City 1-0 Everton
May 2014 PREMIER Everton 2-3 Man City

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