We make our first visit to the Hill Dickinson Stadium in a 20:00 (UK) kick-off on Monday 4 May.
With the end of the campaign fast approaching, we know we need the three points to keep pressure on league leaders Arsenal, who sit six points ahead of us having played two games more.
Getting the win will be easier said than done of course.
With the help of Opta data, we take a look at the side standing in our way…
Recent form
While Everton have enjoyed a much-improved season after relegation battles in recent years, they have lost their last two league games.
Ahead of the weekend, they sat 11th with 47 points from 34 games.
They do know there’s still an outside chance of European football next season if they can end the season strongly.
Preferred lineup
Jordan Pickford has long been one of the Premier League’s outstanding goalkeepers and remains the undisputed first choice between the sticks.
The back four is largely settled, with Jake O’Brien a towering and unlikely presence at right-back and Vitaliy Mykolenko on the opposite side.
James Tarkowski and Michael Keane are often through the middle, although Jarrad Branthwaite’s recent return to fitness has seen him featuring.
James Garner has been ever-present in the engine room with Idrissa Gana Gueye the likely option next to him.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall tends to play ahead of them, with Iliman Ndiaye and Jack Grealish on the wings – although the City loanee is now out for the rest of the season. That likely means Dwight McNeil steps in.
It’s a straight choice between Thierno Barry and Beto up top.
Manager
Few managers can say they have more experience than Pep Guardiola, but David Moyes is one of them.
The Everton boss has taken charge of 750 Premier League games since first taking the hotseat at Goodison Park in 2002.
He stayed for 11 years before a brief and unsuccessful spell at Manchester United as Alex Ferguson’s successor.
Stints at Real Sociedad and Sunderland followed before back-to-back times in charge of West Ham spanning 2017 to 2024.
West Ham is where he won his first major honour, lifting the UEFA Conference League in 2022/23.
He returned to Everton in January 2025 and is now overseeing the club’s transition to life at their brand new Hill Dickinson Stadium.
This will be Moyes’ 16th meeting with Pep Guardiola in the Premier League, with the Scot yet to record a win during his tenures at Sunderland, West Ham United and Everton.
Head-to-head record
Everton have lost their last eight home league games against us, their longest run of consecutive defeats against an opponent in their history.
You have to go back to January 2017 for Everton’s last Premier League victory against us, 17 meetings ago.
In total, we’ve played each other 57 times in the Premier League era, with City winning 28 and Everton 18. We’ve scored 91 goals along the way, conceding 60.
We were 2-0 winners at the Etihad earlier this season thanks to an Erling Haaland brace.
How they attack
Everton’s 41 goals so far is the 15th most in the division ahead of this matchweek and having scored those from an xG of 40.9, they are consistent with the chances you’d expect them to take.
They have come very close to scoring more times than most, hitting the woodwork 16 times – the fourth most of all 20 teams.
They’re midtable for headed goals and goals scored on the break, while with just 10 different goalscorers no side has shared the burden around less than them.
We’ll have to be wary late on as they’ve scored 14 goals in the last 15 minutes of matches so far this season.
Don’t expect them to try to keep the ball too long, with their average possession of 43.6% being the 17th biggest figure in the division.
Dewsbury-Hall and Beto have been the chief goal threats so far, with eight each, while Ndiaye and Barry have six.
Garner and Grealish have been the creative outlets, with six assists each. Garner’s have come largely from set pieces, with the midfielder capable of a dangerous cross.
How they defend
Only David Raya (17) and Gianluigi Donnarumma (13) have kept more clean sheets this season than Everton’s Jordan Pickford on 11.
The England international saves 69.2% of the shots on his goal.
In total, they’ve conceded 41 times, making them the fifth sturdiest defence in the league.
38 of those have come inside the box, so they’re brilliant at blocking or saving efforts from range.
They remain consistently solid compared to their peers and league position for goals conceded early and late, while they’ve let in just 12 goals from set plays.
While their 351 fouls committed makes them the sixth cleanest team of all 20, only Chelsea (seven) have seen more red cards than their four.
Be at City v Crystal Palace!
City’s postponed clash with Crystal Palace will take place at 20:00 on Wednesday 13 May.
And you can be there to see Pep Guardiola’s side chasing down the Premier League title!
Tickets for this game are now available, starting from £43 for adults and £18 for Under-18s.
There are also plenty of hospitality options to suit all range of budgets!
