In a weekend match on Sat Dec 31st, in week 18, Manchester City will play host to Everton in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. 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 is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Brentford. Ivan Toney struck first for Brentford in the 16th minute, but Phil Foden got the equalizer for Manchester City in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. 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 scored the first goal for Everton in the 7th minute, then Daniel Podence got the equalizer for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 22nd minute on a feed from João Moutinho 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.
Everton and Manchester City last played eachother at the Goodison Park on Sat Mar 20th. Manchester City took the match by a score of 2 to 0. İlkay Gündoğan scored the first goal 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 is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Dwight McNeil and Anthony Gordon each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Manchester City’s most prolific scorer has been Julián Álvarez. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.