Manchester City vs Everton Premier League, Saturday 13th December, 3.00pm, City of Manchester Stadium

Form Guide:
Everton travel the short distance to The City Of Manchester Stadium boasting an impressive away record with 5 wins from 8. Their last away game was a 1-0 victory at White Hart Lane with Pienaar netting the winner. Everton’s last game against City was the 2-0 victory back in Feburary, with Lescott and Yakubu bagging the vital goals. The latter won’t be available for this game or any other game this season after rupturing his Achilles Tendon at White Hart Lane. Louis Saha and James Vaughan are also out with Vaughan being out until the new year. Victor Anichebe has been confirmed as a doubt and will face a late fitness test as will Leon Osman. This would leave Moyes with a crisis upfront and he may have to revert to putting Tim Cahill upfront with Pienaar behind him and Van Der Meyde on the wing.

Man City haven’t lived up to expectations this season and are currently 14th in the table with 18 points. Such is the tightness of the league this season a win could move them up 5 places. Their home record has been mixed with 4 wins and 4 losses. Robinho has impressed having scored 9 goals in 16 appearances. He is a doubt for the game having sustained an ankle injury a few weeks ago. He hasn’t trained in 2 weeks.

Expected Line Ups
Man City
Hart
Zabaleta
Dunne
Ben-Haim
Ball
Wright-Phillips
Kompany
Hamann
Vassel
Ireland
Benjani

Everton
Howard
Hibbert
Yobo
Jagielka
Lescott
Neville
Arteta
Fellaini
Pienaar
Cahill
Anichebe

Team News
Everton have doubts over Victor Anichebe and Leon Osman for the game and Louis Saha will definitely be out with a hamstring strain. With no fit first team striker David Moyes may have to play Tim Cahill upfront with Steven Pienaar behind him.

Man City have doubts over Micah Richards, Javier Garrido, Gelson Fernandes and Daniel Sturridge. Robinho hasn’t trained in a few weeks and is unlikely to be fit to start.
Betting Odds
Man City 21/20 Draw 23/10 Everton 27/10
Everton 1-0 9/1
Everton 2-0 20/1
Everton 2-1 11/1
Draw 0-0 17/2
Draw 1-1 5/1
Tim Cahill First Goalscorer 8/1
Marouane Fellaini 12/1
Joleon Lescott 16/1
Phil Neville 66/1 😉
FollowEverton’s Betting Prediction:
Man City 1-2 Everton Tim Cahill First Goalscorer 60/1

FollowEverton’s Prediction:
Man City 1-2 Everton- Everton have no fit strikers bar Victor Anichebe who is a doubt but with City’s unbalanced start and with uncertainty on Mark Hughes’ future, Everton should get at least a draw but we’re going for win.
By Paul Lopez

3 Responses »

1. steve on December 13th, 2008 at 12:18 am:

   Dream on!! 2-0 City 😆

2. Editor on December 13th, 2008 at 12:36 pm:

   With no fully fit strikers, keeping a clean sheet is a must. from an Everton perspective i would hope we just don’t conceed one, let alone two!!! 😆

3. lucinda. on December 19th, 2008 at 11:02 pm:

   i think that paul lopez is a very coool dude tbh (:
   he makes good points 😀
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