Venue : Goodison Park

Match Facts


Everton have recovered the fewest points from
losing positions in the Barclays Premier League
(two).
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 11
league matches (W9 D2), while Everton have lost
six of their last eight in the top flight (W1 D1 L6).
Roberto Martinez has faced Manchester City 11
times in the BPL as a manager and has yet to beat
them (D1 L10).
Everton have committed fewer fouls than any side
(193) in the competition this term, but have been
fouled the most (260).


MATCH PREVIEW

Roberto Martinez urged his Everton team to take
responsibility for the club's poor Barclays Premier
League form against champions Manchester City.
Everton head into Saturday's match at Goodison
Park looking to arrest a run of four straight league
defeats that has seen them drop to 13th in the
table.
There were signs of recovery in Tuesday's 1-1 FA
Cup draw with West Ham United, in which Romelu
Lukaku scored an injury-time leveller.
Manager Martinez is hoping that performance can
spark an upturn in league fortunes and the
Spaniard is confident of ripping up the form book
against Manuel Pellegrini's side.
"We need to take responsibility," he said. "We're
playing at home, we've had four bad results and
we need to put that right. It doesn't matter what
kind of opposition you're playing.
“Looking at our position in the league all we want is
to get momentum and to do that you need a little
chain of good results.
"Man City could follow the performance we put in
against West Ham."
Martinez, who is without Sylvain Distin (groin),
welcomes back Leighton Baines (knock) and
Antolin Alcaraz (suspension), but is aware that
stopping City will be no easy task.
Pellegrini's side have won 11 of their past 12
matches in all competitions, with a 2-2 draw
against Burnley on December 28 proving the only
blot in that run - and they now have an identical
record with Chelsea at the top of the table.
City's top scorer Sergio Aguero, who strained knee
ligaments in the reverse fixture with Everton, which
they won 1-0 at the start of December, and striker
partner Edin Dzeko (calf) have returned to
training.
The pair are in line to return to the squad this
weekend, as is captain Vincent Kompany
(hamstring), and the trio's availability is a timely
boost with midfielder Yaya Toure having departed
for the Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast.
Certainly confidence at the club appears high and
midfielder James Milner - whose double helped
City avoid an FA Cup upset in a comeback 2-1 win
over Sheffield Wednesday last Sunday - is
targeting overtaking Chelsea.
"Hopefully we'll be looking to open up a little gap
of our own," he said in the aftermath of the
Wednesday game.
"All we can do is concentrate on our games and if
we can get the results we want to get, it depends
on how Chelsea do."

Everton (from): Joel, Stanek, Alcaraz, Baines,
Browning, Coleman, Garbutt, Jagielka, Stones,
Atsu, Barkley, Barry, Besic, Junior, McGeady,
Oviedo, Eto'o, Hope, Kone, Long, Lukaku, McAleny,
Mirallas, Naismith.

Manchester City (from): Caballero, Hart, Wright,
Boyata, Clichy, Demichelis, Kolarov, Kompany,
Mangala, Sagna, Zabaleta, Fernandinho,
Fernando, Lampard, Milner, Nasri, Navas, Silva,
Sinclair, Aguero, Dzeko, Jovetic.

Match Appointments
Referee: Martin Atkinson Assistants: S Child, H
Lennard Fourth Official: P Dowd

I stand with Everton.

me too,mancity must drop pts!!!

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lol... Make una dey there dey deceive una sef! Everton wey don turn bonanza club this season. They spent the whole of 2013 calendar year only losing one unfortunate home game against sunderland 1 nil. Ended last season well only finishing out side top 4 and had one of the best defensive record.


But this season, chei! Reverse is the case





Bonanza! Bonanza!! Grab your bonanza from Everton while it last!


though they still fit surprise sha!

khattab02:
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lol... Make una dey there dey deceive una sef! Everton wey don turn bonanza club this season. They spent the whole of 2013 calendar year only losing one unfortunate home game against sunderland 1 nil. Ended last season well only finishing out side top 4 and had one of the best defensive record.


But this season, chei! Reverse is the case





Bonanza! Bonanza!! Grab your bonanza from Everton while it last!


though they still fit surprise sha!

man? man city must lose this game

keandre:


man? man city must lose this game

ok oooo let see sha..

Everton weren't impressive against west Ham in the FA cup but showed some resilient. Till then!

khattab02:
ok oooo let see sha..

Everton weren't impressive against west Ham in the FA cup but showed some resilient. Till then!

till then sha.. pl is unpredictable,remember their first meetin? Wtout that penalty everton 4 beat em

keandre:


till then sha.. pl is unpredictable,remember their first meetin? Wtout that penalty everton 4 beat em

or perhaps draw.

Come on Everton! I'm counting on you.

space booked

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Win for Man city.
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chelseabmw:
Everton make me proud today

Lukaku and Eto..... Chelsea fans believe in u guys

My Prediction: Everton 2 - 1 Mancity

read your message joor

Am going with everton for a win.

chelseabmw:
Click 'Like' if you support Everton

I do support everton but not for chelseafc but for the love of the game.

major466:
I stand with Everton.

so do i.

Abeg make una help us beat City wella

Oya Silva and Clichy .. i want goals

chelseabmw:


What message?

Lol BBM

GAME ON!

see Jovetic

boo

Baines blocks . .

i need a silva goal or assist

Welcome Everyone!

Man city will win for sure, if u support click on like