Sunday , 16 August 2026

Everton FC vs Manchester City FC, FA Cup 2020-21 QUARTER FINALS

FA Cup · 2020-21
Everton FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 17:30 UTC Goodison Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Allan 23' Y
Y 57' Fernandinho
Andre Gomes 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Everton FC vs Manchester City FC — FA Cup at Goodison Park.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Referee Mike Dean
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Michael Oliver

Head-to-Head

3
14
Everton FC 17 games · Avg 3.0 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-20 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2021-02-17 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2020-01-01 Manchester City FC 2–1 Everton FC 2019-09-28 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2019-02-06 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Everton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
13 Mar Burnley FC H 1–2 L
08 Mar Chelsea FC A 0–2 L
04 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–0 W
01 Mar Southampton FC H 1–0 W
20 Feb Liverpool FC A 2–0 W
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Everton FC A 2–0 W
16 Mar Borussia Mönchengladbach H 2–0 W
13 Mar Fulham FC A 3–0 W
10 Mar Southampton FC H 5–2 W
07 Mar Manchester United FC H 0–2 L
02 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 4–1 W

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Everton FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Antoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Everton FC welcome Manchester City FC for this crunch clash at Goodison Park.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Everton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Everton FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' That is a Yellow card for Everton FC. Allan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 28' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Everton FC and Manchester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 38' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Everton FC and Manchester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 48' Yerry Mina has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 22 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' Everton FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Fernandinho on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Manchester City FC will be frustrated.
  • 62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 64' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Bernardo Silva exits the field as Riyad Mahrez enters on 64.
  • 69' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lucas Digne suffering a number of foals already.
  • 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Everton FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' Andre Gomes was booked on 75.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Kevin De Bruyne. He replaces Raheem Sterling on 80 minute.
  • 84' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ilkay Gundogan on 84.
  • 87' The Everton FC bench stirs into life. Mason Holgate is withdrawn and Alex Iwobi gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Assisted by Rodri with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kevin De Bruyne makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 90' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Ilkay Gundogan by Rodri on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Manchester City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Everton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gabriel Jesus 7
Erling Haaland 5
Bernardo Silva 4
Phil Foden 4
Raheem Sterling 3
Ilkay Gundogan 3
Kevin De Bruyne 3
Riyad Mahrez 2

Head to Head

2021-03-20 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2021-02-17 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2020-01-01 Manchester City FC 2–1 Everton FC 2019-09-28 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2019-02-06 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC

Everton FC Form

2021-03-20 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-03-13 Everton FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2021-03-08 Chelsea FC 2–0 Everton FC L 2021-03-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Everton FC W 2021-03-01 Everton FC 1–0 Southampton FC W 2021-02-20 Liverpool FC 0–2 Everton FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2021-03-20 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-03-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2021-03-13 Fulham FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2021-03-10 Manchester City FC 5–2 Southampton FC W 2021-03-07 Manchester City FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2021-03-02 Manchester City FC 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.86 Everton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Everton FC21% Draw27% Manchester City FC52%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Everton FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Manchester City FC
79%
Everton FC or Manchester City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Everton FC15% Draw47% Manchester City FC38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.5%
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6%
0 – 3
5.8%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
2.9%
0 – 4
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Everton FC

Handicap Everton FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 24% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Everton FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.