Manchester City welcome Everton to the Etihad Stadium after the international break, and have the chance to move to the top of the Premier League table.
While the Cityzens have been heavily reliant on the remarkable proficiency of Erling Haaland in front of goal, the Nordic striker has so far proven unstoppable at the start of the 2025–26 season. He was City’s match-winner again at Brentford two weeks ago, taking his league tally up to nine, and more goals followed for Norway during the October interval.
City currently sit fifth in the table and three points adrift of new leaders Arsenal, who they came close to defeating at the Emirates last month. While this doesn’t look like a vintage iteration of Pep Guardiola’s City, they may well have enough to compete for the league title thanks to Haaland’s inevitability.
Everton, meanwhile, are still bouncing after their last-gasp victory over the unbeaten Crystal Palace two weeks ago. David Moyes is continuing to do a stellar job on Merseyside, but he’ll have to navigate Saturday’s task without talisman Jack Grealish, who picked the perfect time to score his first goal for the club against Palace.
The Toffees are eighth in the table with 11 points, but they haven’t won away at Man City since 2010.
Here is’s guide to the Premier League clash at the Etihad.
