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Preview: Manchester City vs. Everton – Prediction, Team News, and Lineups
December 25, 2024
Boxing Day sees Everton visit an out-of-sorts Manchester City at the Etihad. Pep Guardiola’s side has just one win in their last 12 games, sitting seventh in the league, while Sean Dyche’s Everton are four points above the drop zone after three consecutive clean sheets.

City, historically dominant in this fixture, face key absences like John Stones and Ederson, but returnees Mateo Kovacic and Nathan Aké provide a boost. Everton’s Ashley Young is suspended, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin remains goal-shy.
Prediction

Manchester City 3-0 Everton

Despite recent struggles, City’s firepower should prove too much for Everton's blunt attack.