Everton v Man Metropolis match preview
Manchester Metropolis will transfer fourth within the desk if the reigning champions finish their two-match winless league away run at Everton on Saturday.
The Cityzens have gone greater than 4 hours with out scoring on the street within the high flight since Erling Haaland’s winner at Tottenham on February 26.
“It’s not good, but it surely’s in our arms within the final six video games to qualify for the Champions League,” supervisor Pep Guardiola mentioned after seeing his facet get well from 2-0 behind to beat Crystal Palace 5-2 at house final Saturday.
The highest 5 will qualify for subsequent season’s competitors, with Metropolis beginning the weekend in fifth, a degree above Chelsea and Aston Villa.
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– Manchester Metropolis (@Mancity) April 18, 2025
Metropolis’s job seems to be a tough one in opposition to an Everton facet who recorded among the best outcomes of their marketing campaign final Saturday, profitable 1-0 at Nottingham Forest, who’re two factors above Metropolis.
The Toffees’ solely defeat of their final 12 league matches was at leaders Liverpool, though 5 of their final seven have been attracts.
“They’ve been an unimaginable soccer staff and nonetheless are,” supervisor David Moyes mentioned of Metropolis. “We’ve not obtained an incredible report in opposition to them, so we have now to attempt to flip that spherical.”
Everton will stay thirteenth on Saturday however a win may transfer Moyes’ facet two factors behind Brentford and Crystal Palace above them.
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Everton v Manchester Metropolis staff information
After 4 months out with a knee harm, winger Dwight McNeil has featured as a late substitute in every of Everton’s final two video games, together with an help for Abdoulaye Doucoure’s added-time winner at Forest.
“He’s getting as much as the depth a bit higher, however you’ve obtained to recollect he’s been out for a very long time,” mentioned Moyes. “He’s actually essential to us.
“We’d like him for set-piece deliveries, all kinds of issues, and I’ve to say I’m glad to get him again. Whether or not he’s fairly prepared (to begin) but, I don’t know. However we’ll be comfortable to contain him if required.”
Winger Jesper Lindstrom (hernia), ahead Dominic Calvert-Lewin (hamstring) and midfielder Orel Mangala (knee) stay out.
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— Everton (@Everton) April 17, 2025
Defenders Nathan Ake (foot), John Stones and Manuel Akanji (each thigh) and midfielder Rodri (knee) are amongst Metropolis’s injured gamers, whereas high scorer Erling Haaland is hopeful of returning this season from a foot challenge.
Goalkeeper Ederson is out with an harm the Brazil worldwide suffered in opposition to Palace, however midfielder Phil Foden has been “transferring nicely” in coaching since taking a knock in that sport, Guardiola says.
Everton v Man Metropolis anticipated line-ups
Everton Beginning xi: Ortega, O’reilly, Dias, Gverdiol, Nunes; Kovac, Gonzalez, De Bruyne, Gundogan, MCATE, MARMOUSH
Manchester Metropolis beginning XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye, Broja
Find out how to watch Everton v Man Metropolis: Reside stream, TV channel
Kick-off on Saturday is at 15:00. This Premier League match won’t be proven on dwell TV or stream within the UK.
