Manchester City may be in a race for second place rather than for the Premier League title, but the defending champions must keep their focus as Everton head to town on New Year's Day.
With Liverpool set to storm to the title in 2020 (barring a huge collapse), Pep Guardiola must rally his troops and keep results coming - especially with Carlo Ancelotti's in-form Toffees up next.
Date: Wednesday, January 1st, 2020
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester.
Kick-off time: 5:30pm GMT.
Prediction: Man City 3-1 Everton
The Toffees have won their last two League games and will be confident - but that could prove their undoing at the Etihad.
Tickets
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TV channel and live stream
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting from 5.15pm. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Head to head (H2H) history and results
- 45 Premier League games
- Man City: 18 wins
- Everton: 18 wins
- Draws: 9
- This season: Everton 1-3 Man City (28/09/2019)
- Last season: Everton 0-2 Man City (06/02/2019) | Man City 3-1 Everton (15/12/2018)
Betting Odds
- Man City to win: 2/7
- Everton to win: 11/1
- Draw: 6/1
- (Top top) City to win 3-1: 10/1
Odds provided by Betfair Exchange. Click here for more odds.
Team news
Man City: David Silva and John Stones are in with an outside chance of returning to the fold, while Ederson is back from suspension.
Injury list: Aymeric Laporte (knee), Leroy Sane (knee)
Everton: Morgan Schneiderlin is on the comeback trail for the Toffees from a calf complaint.
Injury list: Jean-Philippe Gbamin (thigh), Alex Iwobi (thigh), Andre Gomes (ankle)
Predicted lineups
Man City: Ederson; Cancelo, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Mendy; Gundogan, De Bruyne, Foden; Silva, Jesus, Sterling
Everton: Pickford; Coleman, Mina, Holgate, Baines; Walcott, Sigurdsson, Delph; Richarlison; Kean, Calvert-Lewin
Premier League table: As it stands for Man City and Everton
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 55 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 42 |
| 3 | Man City | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 41 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Man Utd | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Tottenham | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Wolves | 20 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Sheffield Utd | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Everton | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 25 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Burnley | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 24 |
| 14 | Brighton | 20 | 9 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 23 |
| 15 | Southampton | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 22 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 20 |
| 17 | West Ham | 18 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 19 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 18 |
| 19 | Watford | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -24 | 16 |
| 20 | Norwich | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -19 | 13 |
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