Manchester City hosts Everton today at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, with Pep Guardiola’s side aiming to extend their unbeaten run at home, while Sean Dyche’s Everton look to build on last week’s strong showing.
City enter in dominant form, unbeaten in their last seven matches across all competitions. Despite the absence of Rodri, Guardiola’s midfield remains well-stocked with Mateo Kovačić, Matheus Nunes, and Phil Foden pulling the strings.
Up front, Erling Haaland — already on nine league goals — leads an attack also featuring Jérémy Doku and Foden’s creative influence between the lines.
Everton comes in with renewed confidence after a 2–1 comeback win over Crystal Palace, showing more balance in midfield and sharper transitions. However, they’ll be without Jack Grealish, ineligible to face his parent club, and could again rely on veterans James Tarkowski and Idrissa Gana Gueye to anchor their defensive shape.
This fixture has been one-sided for more than a decade: City are unbeaten in their last 17 meetings with Everton, winning 13 of them. The Toffees’ last win at the Etihad came in 2010.
Expect City to control possession and press high, forcing Everton to sit compact and look for counterattacking chances through Iliman Ndiaye and Beto. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s creativity may offer the visitors their best route to a breakthrough.
With Ederson marshaling from the back and City boasting the league’s highest expected goals at home, they should dominate territory and tempo. Everton’s discipline and set-piece threat may keep them competitive early, but City’s depth and attacking rhythm make them heavy favorites to take all three points.
Prediction
City’s control, attacking precision, and home advantage should tell over 90 minutes. Everton will make them work for it, but quality should prevail.
Projected Score: Manchester City 2, Everton 0
Starting Lineups
Manchester City (Manager: Pep Guardiola)
Formation: 4-1-4-1
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma
DEF: Matheus Luiz Nunes, Rúben Dias, Nathan Aké, Nico O’Reilly
MID: Nico González, Tijjani Reijnders, Sávio Moreira de Oliveira, Phil Foden,
Jérémy Doku
STR: Erling Haaland
Substitutes: James Trafford, John Stones, Omar Marmoush, Mateo Kovačić, Rayan Cherki, Bernardo Silva, Joško Gvardiol, Oscar Bobb, Rico Lewis
Everton (Manager: Sean Dyche)
Formation: 4-2-3-1
GK: Jordan Pickford
DEF: Jake O’Brien, James Tarkowski, Michael Keane, Vitalii Mykolenko
MID: James Garner, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Charly Alcaraz, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Iliman Ndiaye
STR: Beto
Substitutes: Dwight McNeil, Thierno Barry, Mark Travers, Tyler Dibling, Séamus Coleman, Tom King, Merlin Röhl, Adam Aznou, Tim Iroegbunam
How to Watch Manchester City vs. Everton
Today’s match between Manchester City and Everton is set to start at 10:00 AM Eastern at Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
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Manchester City vs. Everton
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM Eastern
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
TV/Streaming: Peacock Premium
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