Premier League - Home vs. Everton, Manchester City continue to hit the top of the standings

2022-12-31 16:00


Premier League - Home vs. Everton, Manchester City continue to hit the top of the standings


The 2022/23 season of the Premier League is about to usher in another focus match. The defending champion Manchester City will sit at the Etihad Stadium to face the "Toffee" Everton, and aim to take all 3 points and continue to move towards the top position in the standings attack.


Manchester City relied on the Norwegian genius Haaland to score 2 goals in the league away game in the middle of the week, and finally defeated Leeds United 3-1. Guardiola's team currently ranks second in the standings with 35 points, five points behind top-placed Arsenal. Therefore, Manchester City must take all 3 points in this game to continue to compete with Arsenal.


It is worth mentioning that Haaland has also become the fastest player in the history of the Premier League to reach 20 goals, and it took only 14 games to achieve this record, so Haaland has naturally become Everton 's must-mark one of the players.


Man City have a clear advantage


For Everton, the recent pressure on the "Toffees" can be said to be increasing. In the past 5 rounds of the league, they have only achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, including a 1-2 defeat by Wolves at home in the middle of the week. losing streak. At present, Everton only ranks 16th in the standings with 14 points, just 1 point ahead of the relegation zone.


In addition, Manchester City currently has central defender Ruben Dias injured. Alvarez, who scored 4 goals for Argentina in the World Cup, is still on vacation, while Everton has Garner, Townsend and Coady who are still recovering from injuries. .


Looking back at the records of the two sides in the Premier League in the past five seasons, Manchester City has a large advantage with an unbeaten record of 9 wins and 1 draw, and they have won all of their nearly 4 home games. In the 2021/22 season, Manchester City beat Everton at home and away.