Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Everton
Match Time & Date:
27/12/2023
03:15 PM
Prediction: 1-3
Man City
After crushing Fluminense 4-0 in the FIFA Club World Cup final, Manchester City will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Everton in the Premier League round 19. The Citizens are surprisingly sitting in 5th place in the standings, but keep in mind that they have one game in hand. Wednesday’s clash comes too early for Kevin De Bruyne, who is closing in on a return, while both Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku are major doubts. Key midfielder Rodri should be fit for the match.
The Toffees, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Tottenham, but given Man City’s excellent performance in the triumph over Fluminense, home win should not be considered. Idrissa Gueye is a major doubt after limping off with injury in the last league match as well as Seamus Coleman, while key midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure remains in the treatment room.
Highlighted Player (Nathan Ake):
Ake is a professional footballer who plays for the Dutch National Team and AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. The versatile defender who was born on the 18th of February, 1995, started his youth career in 2003 with local club ADO Den Haag. He then moved to Feyenoord in 2007 before joining Chelsea's youth academy four years later.
Ake made his first professional appearance at the age of 17, playing for the Blues in a 0-1 away victory against Norwich on the 26th of December, 2012. Barring a few starts and substitute appearances, Ake spent his next few years at Chelsea mostly in the reserves before being sent out on a one month loan to Reading in 2015. Upon his return, he immediately joined Watford on a season-long loan where his displays earned him the Watford's young player of the season award. Another successful loan spell at Bournemouth succeeded his time at Watford before Chelsea recalled him in January 2017.
At the start of the 17/18 season, the 24-year-old rejoined his current club Bournemouth permanently on a five-year contract worth 20 million pounds. On the International stage, Ake has represented the Netherlands at every youth level and has even captained the under-17 and under-19 sides. He made his first senior appearance on the 31st of May, 2017, featuring in Hollands 2-1 friendly win over Morocco.
Highlighted Team (Everton):
Everton are one of the two Merseyside giants that were formed back in 1878, with the club holding a long-standing rivalry with Liverpool. Everton have participated in the English top flight for a record 113 seasons, with the team competing in the English second tier in just four campaigns.
The Toffees play their home matches at Goodison Park, the stadium that was opened in 1892. Everton have won the national championship nine times, with the team winning their last domestic trophy back in 1987.
The Toffees have clinched five FA Cup trophies as well and it has to be noted that a victory over Manchester United in the 1994/1995 FA Cup final helped the team win their last title in the prestigious competition. Everton and Liverpool face each other in the Merseyside derby and the clash between the two local rivals has been called the Merseyside derby since 1955.
In the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign Everton were hammered by Liverpool (0-4) at Anfield.
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