Everton vs Man City LIVE!

Manchester City climbed back into the Premier League's top four as second-half goals by Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez and Bernardo Silva sealed a comeback 3-1 victory at Everton on Wednesday.

Pep Guardiola's newly-crowned Club World Cup champions had lost ground in the title race after a run of only one win in six league games, but they returned to domestic action in style.

Everton took the lead against the run of play through Jack Harrison's close-range finish in the 29th minute. But Foden drilled in a superb low shot after 53 minutes and Alvarez converted a penalty after a handball by Amadou Onana.

Silva wrapped up the points four minutes from time with a sublime finish after a mistake by Everton keeper Jordan Pickford. Champions City move above Tottenham into fourth place with 37 points from 18 games, five behind leaders Liverpool having played a game less.

Everton vs Man City highlights

• GOAL! Harrison fires Toffees ahead

• GOAL! Foden blast levels scores

• GOAL! Alvarez completes comeback for City

• GOAL! Silva catches out Pickford to seal it

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The heavens have absolutely opened over Goodison Park so that's as good a time as any to call it a night!

Join us tomorrow when Arsenal and Tottenham will be in action.

Here, three second-half goals secured a vital comeback win for Manchester City away at Everton to reiterate their Premier League title credentials.

Recap the action with our match report!

Phil Foden to Amazon Prime Video

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"I thought we played well in the first half, it feels like the same story as in the last few games.

"The manager said to keep believing and there's a reason we've got this badge.

"In the second half, wow, we blew them away.

"I've had a good run of games, I like playing in the middle as well and the manager keeps playing me there at the moment. Long may it continue."

Highlights: Bernardo Silva curls superb third goal

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Jordan Pickford won't want to watch this back.

Everton 1-3 Man City | FULL TIME!

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A big win for City. That was a real test!

Everton 1-3 Man City | 90+4 mins

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Jordan Pickford again called into action by Phil Foden, his tormentor for the evening

"England's No5" chant the teasing away end.

Everton 1-3 Man City | 90+1 mins

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OFF THE POST!

What a smack by Phil Foden, from the edge of the box it rattles the woodwork with Jordan Pickford beaten.

Everton 1-3 Man City | 90 mins

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Six added minutes.

Everton 1-3 Man City | 89 mins

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You fancy that is game, set and match. Only minutes left for Everton now, who to their credit and still giving it a go.

Phil Foden takes the official Man of the Match award.

GGGGGOOOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!! Everton 1-3 Man City | Silva, 86'

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BERNARDO SILVA SEALS IT FOR CITY!

Jordan Pickford is caught coming for the ball out his box, and his weak clearance is gobbled up by the little Portuguese wizard who drifts a delightful curling effort into the empty net!

Everton 1-2 Man City | 86 mins

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Lovely jinking run by Julian Alvarez drills through the heart of Everton's defence, and he has a got with his weaker foot... over the bar.

Everton 1-2 Man City | 84 mins

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A little bit early for Kyle Walker to be heading to the corner flag and his attempt to win a foul fails to pay off.

Everton 1-2 Man City | 82 mins

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Jack Grealish earns a very popular yellow card round these parts, having spent a fair bit of the second half demanding fouls of his own.

Everton 1-2 Man City | 81 mins

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Jack Harrison, who put Everton ahead in the first half, is off for Arnaut Danjuma.

Back in the game, City are probing for a third to kill off this contest.

Everton 1-2 Man City | 80 mins

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Into the last ten minutes where we have a fiery atmosphere and a game that is far from over.

Not one you'll want to take your eyes off!

Everton 1-2 Man City | 79 mins

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Jarrad Branthwaite booked for a foul by the dugouts, where an Everton coach gave Kyle Walker a needless shove after holding the ball from the City man.

Everton 1-2 Man City | 77 mins

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Break in play after a meaty challenge by James Tarkowski leaves Julian Alvarez on the deck. No foul but can't blame the Argentine for feeling that one a bit.

Everton 1-2 Man City | 75 mins

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CHANCE!

Dominic Calvert-Lewin hits a big opportunity wide after a swift low cross to the near-post, with the striker arriving first to it but unable to hit the target!

Around the grounds

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Full time in the early games.

Chelsea snatch a late win at home to Crystal Palace, Noni Madueke making it 2-1 from the spot.

And Wolves have smashed Brentford 4-1.

Highlights: Julian Alvarez spot-kick puts City ahead

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Jordan Pickford very nearly saved it!

Everton 1-2 Man City | 71 mins

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Some decent pressure from Everton as City go off the boil a little bit.

All hands at the pump for the visitors right now with Jack Grealish among those dropping back to help protect the lead.

Everton 1-2 Man City | 67 mins

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Fair play to Sean Dyche for making a change to Everton's approach right after the goal.

One of his iterations, Vitaliy Mykolenko going up to wing-back, wins a corner.

But it doesn't come to anything as James Tarkowski gets the last touch at the far post.

Everton 1-2 Man City | 66 mins

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Changes for both teams after that, Michael Keane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin on for Andre Gomes and Beto. That's a change to a 3-4-3.

Mateo Kovacic on for Matheus Nunes as City make the swap they had planned before the penalty.

Have a look at the handball incident...

GGGGOOOOAAALLLLL!!!! Everton 1-2 Man City | Alvarez, 64'

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Julian Alvarez has the penalty duties...

Jordan Pickford holds it up with some waving his arms around off his line, and earns a yellow card for his troubles.

Alvarez... SCORES!

PENALTY TO MAN CITY!

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PENALTY!

Phil Foden drills a shot into the crowd and it's blocked... Nathan Ake then spins it back goalwards and there are HUGE shouts for a handball.

Amadou Onana dived in and certainly handled it. Is that a fair call?

VAR cannot overturn that surely, and does not.

Everton 1-1 Man City | 62 mins

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SAVE!

Jordan Pickford dives to his right to parry Julian Alvarez's floated effort. A bit of a save for the cameras but one that had to be made nonetheless.

Everton 1-1 Man City | 60 mins

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Manuel Akanji was booked after the ball went out for that tackle on Amadou Onana and now Andre Gomes joins him in the book, with City now standing over a free-kick to the left of the D.

Everton 1-1 Man City | 58 mins

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The Toffees are angry after Amadou Onana is thumped to the turf, yet no foul is given and he eventually gathers himself to limp back into the action.

Highlights: Phil Foden smacks leveller

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Jordan Pickford perhaps unsighted but this was a real rocket regardless.

Everton 1-1 Man City | 55 mins

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Man City are looking real dangerous now...

Everton try to simmer things down with a ball up to Beto, who holds it up and the hosts look to put a foot on the ball.

Everton 1-1 Man City | 54 mins

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CLOSE!

Nearly two as Julian Alvarez fires a low cross into the six-yard box, and Phil Foden goes for the side-foot - and cannot make enough contact with it!

The ball dribbles wide of the goal.

GGGGGGOOOOOOAAAALLLL!!! Everton 1-1 Man City | Foden, 53'

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WHAT A HIT!

Phil Foden drills in the leveller from range!

Everton 1-0 Man City | 52 mins

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CLOSE!

Nice ball out by Rodri to send Bernardo Silva forward on the counter, yet Everton get men back quickly.

Jack Grealish is found on the opposite flank but is repelled.

Rodri wins it back and City come down the right, with a cross turned just wide by James Tarkowski!

Everton 1-0 Man City | 50 mins

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Delay for Everton now with Jarrad Branthwaite on his haunches. Looks like he took a blow to his face or something, and he'll carry on.

Everton 1-0 Man City | 47 mins

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Josko Gvardiol, on for the injured John Stones late in the first half, is at left-back and spoons a cross over every waiting man in the box.

Rodri then spoons a shot over almost every waiting fan in the stand.

Everton 1-0 Man City | Kick-off!

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We're back underway on Merseyside.

Around the grounds

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Into the final moments of the early kick-offs and we have one result in the balance, and one very much in the books.

Chelsea are chasing a winner at home to Crystal Palace, with Nicolas Jackson seeing a goal chalked off by VAR. That's still 1-1.

And it's a big night for Wolves over the other side of west London, as they lead Brentford 4-1!

Everton on top at the break

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Sean Dyche will say his gameplan has worked a treat so far but Everton have to expect City to improve and throw more bodies at them in the second half.

The question is whether the home team are capable of holding out - and maybe even providing a threat of their own on the break?

Not enough incision in attack from Man City

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The visitors have only really forced one clear-cut chance all game so far, they're actually really missing a certain big Norwegian's presence in front of goal...

Everton 1-0 Man City | HALF-TIME!

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A superb 45 minutes for the Toffees!

Everton 1-0 Man City | 45+2 mins

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City on top to end the half but Matheus Nunes' chipped ball into the box is bread and butter for this Everton defence.

Everton 1-0 Man City | 45 mins

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Into three added minutes.

Everton 1-0 Man City | 43 mins

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John Stones puts the ball out himself and is heading off, to warm applause from the fans of his former club.

It was in the tackle with Beto where he hurt himself, his ankle appearing to get caught between the knees of the striker so hard to speculate on what exactly would be the nature of his issue.

But, he can walk off unaided.

Everton 1-0 Man City | 41 mins

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John Stones gesturing to the bench after moving wide right to try and run off his ankle injury.

Josko Gvardiol is getting ready to come on.

Everton 1-0 Man City | 39 mins

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Nathan Patterson booked for taking Jack Grealish out after being beaten by the City man's fine first touch.

Everton 1-0 Man City | 38 mins

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John Stones up and jogging lightly off the pitch as play resumes.

Everton 1-0 Man City | 36 mins

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Late flag as Beto breaks in behind and is tackled well by John Stones.

But the England defender is left hurt in the tangle. Physios are on for Stones, who looks in pain.

Everton 1-0 Man City | 33 mins

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SAVE!

Ederson stretches well to deny Jack Harrison a second from Everton's latest set piece. A sweet volley at the back post by the goalscorer.

Highlights: Jack Harrison puts Everton ahead

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Pep Guardiola won't be happy with that one!

Everton 1-0 Man City | 32 mins

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Bernardo Silva hits the deck around the 18-yard line - probably just outside as the away end erupts.

The ball finds Rodri who belts an effort off-target!

Everton 1-0 Man City | 30 mins

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Huge noise around Goodison now and City, who have been in control all night, are up against it.

Silly stuff from Rodri in his own box, Dwight McNeil latched onto it and a low cross was buried by Jack Harrison - the former Manchester City player!

GGGGOOOOOOOAAALLLLL!!! Everton 1-0 Man City | Harrison, 28'

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Mistake from Rodri and JACK HARRISON SCORES!

Everton 0-0 Man City | 27 mins

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Bernardo Silva collects a floated cross to the edge of the 18-yard box, and smacks his shot way over.

Cue ironic cheers.

Everton 0-0 Man City | 26 mins

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Rare corner for Everton and Dwight McNeil is over it.

Well defended by Nathan Ake under his own crossbar with Ederson nowhere near it.

Around the grounds

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Back underway in the early games, Chelsea and Crystal Palace level at 1-1 with Wolves 3-1 up away to Brentford.

Everton 0-0 Man City | 24 mins

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Another sharp stop from Jordan Pickford, denying a low, drilled effort from Jack Grealish.

Highlights: Jordan Pickford double-save denies City

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Superb little flick to stop the rebound from the England No1.

Everton 0-0 Man City | 19 mins

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Decent ball in by Andre Gomes and Ederson comes off his line... the ball is unconvincingly scrambled away and City escape.

Bit of noise arriving with this spell of pressure from the Toffees.

Everton 0-0 Man City | 18 mins

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Good fight from Beto to hold off Manuel Akanji and Everton get the foul, either for that or Andre Gomes being knocked down by Kyle Walker.

Interesting spot, this.

Everton 0-0 Man City | 15 mins

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CHANCE!

Lovely stuff from the away team as Jack Grealish slips in Matheus Nunes, but Jordan Pickford is level to it... and he flicks away Julian Alvarez's effort on the follow-up!

Everton 0-0 Man City | 13 mins

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Half chance for Phil Foden, who can run into the box with space to shift the ball onto his right foot.

He lets fly from a tight angle... comfortably over.

Everton 0-0 Man City | 11 mins

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Bit better from Everton as a spell in the City half ends with Amadou Onana looking for Beto with a ball into the box, but it's overhit.

Everton 0-0 Man City | 9 mins

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Early roars of frustration from pockets of the home crowd as City run through two corners either side of a deflected Kyle Walker shot.

Even when the ball is cleared, the home team simply cannot get a foot on it.

Everton 0-0 Man City | 7 mins

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Just the 85 per cent possession for City so far, as they win a first corner of the night.

Everton 0-0 Man City | 4 mins

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CHANCE!

Julian Alvarez is the first to test Jordan Pickford from a sweetly worked City move down the left.

Consider that a warning shot...

Everton 0-0 Man City | 3 mins

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Looks like Bernardo Silva floating out to the right wing with Phil Foden down the middle behind Julian Alvarez for City.

John Stones leading the defensive charge on the counter-press, leaving Manuel Akanji as the sole sweeper sat on the halfway line when in the Everton final third.

Everton 0-0 Man City | 1 min

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Inside the first minute, Everton swing a deep cross in towards Beto.

That looks to be Plan A tonight, let's see how City deal with the big lad from Lisbon.

Everton vs Man City | Kick-off!

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Under the lights at Goodison Park, the Toffees get the ball rolling!

Moment of applause

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Before we get going, Everton hold a moment's applause to remember their fans and loved ones who have passed away in 2023.

The names of Christian Atsu, Bill Kenwright and more are shown on the big screen.

Man City with a new feature on their shirt tonight

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The Club World Cup champions don a gold badge to remind the world that they are world champions after winning the Club World Cup.

Here come the players!

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Kyle Walker and James Tarkowski lead the teams out behind referee John Brooks.

Sean Dyche's miserable record against Pep Guardiola

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This is the 17th time these two managers will have gone face to face in the dugout.

Pep Guardiola has won 15 and lost none of the previous 16... with an aggregate score of 49-6!

Sean Dyche has only held the City boss back once, in a 1-1 draw as Burnley boss five years ago.

Around the grounds

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Still 1-0 at Chelsea but it's all kicking off at Brentford - who are now 3-1 down to Wolves after a bonkers' first-half spell.

Tommy Fleetwood on the pitch

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Golf superstar and Evertonian has just been introduced to the Toffees fans, parading the Ryder Cup.

I wonder if they do a rota on who gets to have the cup that week. Maybe next Thursday it's due out at Oban Saints with Robert MacInytre.

Jack Grealish out to maintain scoring run

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Three goals in three his last Premier League games, Jack Grealish has stepped up in recent weeks.

And what a time to do it, too, with Jeremy Doku injured.

Pre-match tribute planned

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Everton will pay respect to their fans and loved ones who have passed away during 2023 ahead of kick-off, including former chairman Bill Kenwright.

Everton vs Man City | Countdown to kick-off

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The warm-ups are in full flow with kick-off coming up in just over 20 minutes' time!

Around the grounds

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The two 7.30pm kick-offs are underway.

Brentford are losing to Wolves courtesy of a Mario Lemina strike moments ago while Chelsea have just taken the lead over Crystal Palace, Mykhailo Mudryk scoring at Stamford Bridge.

Sean Dyche on his team news to Prime Video

19:40

"We're a bit stretched, ordinarily I'd put [Andre Gomes] in at a later date but he said he's fine and he's rehabbed well.

"Because we've had injuries, Dom [Calvert-Lewin]'s back in a process of coming back to true Premier League fitness. He's very close. But we have a lot of games."

Quartet of absences for Man City

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Erling Haaland is not the only Manchester City player unavailable tonight.

Ruben Dias sits this one out through illness, with Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne absent as expected.

Matheus Nunes gets the nod in midfield.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin benched by Everton

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The big news from the hosts is that Beto gets the nod up top ahead of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, not yet heard of an injury behind that but Sean Dyche is up soon in front of the TV cameras.

Idrissa Gueye loses his race to be fit, meaning Andre Gomes starts following his goal at Spurs.

Pep Guardiola on Amazon Prime Video

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"This is back to reality, there's no better place to come back.

"[Kevin De Bruyne] is coming back, last week he's training, now he has a little fatigue because he's training hard.

"I don't know [about Erling Haaland], he's not here he feels better but he didn't take part in a training session with us.

"Unfortunately December is so congested, January is a bit less so hopefully in January he can come back with us."

How Everton line up tonight

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Everton XI: Pickford; Patterson, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gomes, Onana; Harrison, Garner, McNeil; Beto

Subs: Virginia, Keane, Godfrey, Coleman, Hunt, Danjuma, Dobbin, Calvert-Lewin, Chermiti

How Man City line up tonight

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Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake; Rodri, Nunes; Silva, Foden, Grealish; Alvarez

Subs: Ortega, Phillips, Kovacic, Gomez, Gvardiol, Bobb, Susoho, Lewis, Hamilton

Team news next!

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Erling Haaland, Rodri, Idrissa Gueye, Jeremy Doku...

Plenty of questions to be answered with the two teams to be announced imminently!

Everton in the house

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Seamus Coleman, an injury doubt before the game, spotted heading into the ground moments ago.

Major Erling Haaland news...

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While we wait with bated breath to discover if Erling Haaland starts tonight's game (we don't think he will, by the way)...

We bring news that the Man City superstar has trademarked his initials in Norway - ahead of potentially launching his own fashion line of PYJAMAS.

That's next year's Christmas list sorted.

Throwback: Leon Osman pearl sinks City

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A 2-1 win for the Toffees late in the 2010-11 season.

Sean Dyche previews the game in the programme

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"Pep’s record speaks for itself.

"The number of fine teams he has built and trophies he has won - at Manchester City and previously with Barcelona and Bayern Munich - is incredibly impressive.

"Tonight’s challenge is a big one but, as we have shown many times already this season, we will face it head on and we genuinely believe, when we get everything right and tap into Goodison’s unique atmosphere, we are more than a match for anybody."

Everton vs Man City | Countdown to kick-off

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We have just 90 minutes before the 90 minutes gets underway on Merseyside!

Team news is due out anytime between now and the next half hour.

Erling Haaland rumours

18:42

Social media is abuzz with talk of Erling Haaland being ruled out tonight.

Ruben Dias and Jeremy Doku are also said to have missed out on a spot in the XI.

The Belgian winger, like Haaland, has been suffering from injury lately.

A big night in the Premier League

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Goodison Park is the place to be for both the title and survival fights.

Brentford host Wolves and Chelsea face Crystal Palace elsewhere, in battles of 14th vs 12th and 11th vs 15th. Scintillating.

Weather report

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It's going to be a blustery one under Storm Gerrit!

That noise you can hear is Sean Dyche preparing his long-ball howitzer...

Everton vs Man City match odds

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Everton: 4/1

Man City: 8/15

Draw: 23/10

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).

Tonight's destination

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Goodison Park in all its glory ahead of the turnstiles opening on this December evening.

Head-to-head record

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City have won 11 of their last 12 games against Everton, and are unbeaten in almost seven years.

Everton wins: 68

Man City wins: 79

Draws: 48

Score prediction

18:03

Pep Guardiola does not lose games to Sean Dyche.

Man City to win, 2-0.

Our prediction for the away team

17:57

Predicted Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake; Kovacic, Rodri; Bernardo, Foden, Grealish; Alvarez

Early Man City team news

17:51

Erling Haaland is the chief injury doubt for City, along with Rodri.

Kevin De Bruyne is closing in on a return but this match is likely to come too soon for him.

How we reckon the Toffees will line up

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Predicted Everton XI: Pickford; Patterson, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Onana; Harrison, Garner, McNeil; Calvert-Lewin

Early Everton team news

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Question marks remain over Idrissa Gueye, Seamus Coleman and Ashley Young for Everton.

Abdoulaye Doucoure is absent again after sitting out the defeat at Spurs, while Andre Gomes made his case to jump into the XI with a goal in north London.

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