Everton FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Everton FC

1 – 3

Full Time

Manchester City FC

Wed 27 Dec 2023 · 20:15 UTC Goodison Park 39,327 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jack Harrison 29' 1–0

1–1 53' Phil Foden

1–2 64' Julian Alvarez pen

1–3 86' Bernardo Silva

Nathan Patterson 39' Y

Y 59' Manuel Akanji

Andre Gomes 60' Y

Jordan Pickford 63' Y

Jarrad Branthwaite 78' Y

Y 81' Jack Grealish

Overview

Match Preview

Everton FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Goodison Park.

Everton FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Brooks
Assistant 1 Lee Betts
Assistant 2 Adrian Holmes

5 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 13.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Everton FC 17 games · Avg 3.0 goals Manchester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-27 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2023-05-14 Everton FC 0–3 Manchester City FC 2022-12-31 Manchester City FC 1–1 Everton FC 2022-02-26 Everton FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2021-11-21 Manchester City FC 3–0 Everton FC

Recent Form

Everton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	1–3	L
23 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–2	L
16 Dec	Burnley FC	A	2–0	W
10 Dec	Chelsea FC	H	2–0	W
07 Dec	Newcastle United FC	H	3–0	W
02 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–0	W

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Everton FC	A	3–1	W
22 Dec	Fluminense FC	H	4–0	W
19 Dec	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	3–0	W
16 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	H	2–2	D
13 Dec	FK Crvena Zvezda	A	3–2	W
10 Dec	Luton Town FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Everton FC		Manchester City FC
#7	Position	#1
9	Points	15
5	Played	5
2 / 3 / 0	W / D / L	5 / 0 / 0
6	Scored	13
3	Conceded	5
+3	GD	+8
1.80	PPG	3.00
40%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Everton FC this season

40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Everton FC are 7th (9 pts). Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Everton FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Everton FC

Thierno Barry	2 G
James Tarkowski	1 G	1 A
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall	1 G

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	5 G
Rayan Cherki	3 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	2 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Everton FC have kicked off against Manchester City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Jack Grealish is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Everton FC and Manchester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Everton FC and Manchester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 439 games and scored 1028 goals.
29' Everton FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jack Harrison on 29.
34' James Garner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
39' Nathan Patterson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
43' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 43 minute. John Stones leaves to be changed by Josko Gvardiol.
48' Everton FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
53' Against the run of play, Phil Foden has scored! This game has turned on its head.
58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
59' Manuel Akanji was booked on 59.
60' Poor challenge from Andre Gomes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
63' It’s a booking for Everton FC player. Jordan Pickford gets a Yellow card.
64' Julian Alvarez adds to his 1 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
64' Another change for Everton FC made on 64 minute. Beto leaves to be changed by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
65' The supporters are chanting for Mateo Kovacic. He replaces Matheus Nunes on 65 minute.
70' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jarrad Branthwaite.
79' The referee shows Everton FC player a Yellow card on 79.
80' Fresh legs for Everton FC! Arnaut Danjuma comes on to replace Jack Harrison.
81' It’s a booking for Manchester City FC player. Jack Grealish gets a Yellow card.
86' GOAL! Bernardo Silva scores on 86.
87' Bernardo Silva does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Everton FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sean Dyche

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Everton FC Form

2023-12-27 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC L 2023-12-23 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Everton FC L 2023-12-16 Burnley FC 0–2 Everton FC W 2023-12-10 Everton FC 2–0 Chelsea FC W 2023-12-07 Everton FC 3–0 Newcastle United FC W 2023-12-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Everton FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2023-12-27 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2023-12-22 Manchester City FC 4–0 Fluminense FC W 2023-12-19 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2023-12-16 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2023-12-13 FK Crvena Zvezda 2–3 Manchester City FC W 2023-12-10 Luton Town FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.01 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 FC24% Draw27% Manchester City FC49%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Everton FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Manchester City FC

76%

Everton FC or Manchester City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Everton FC18% Draw46% Manchester City FC36%

Actual: Everton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

0 – 1

10.7%

0 – 2

9.3%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 0

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 1

5.6%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Everton FC

Handicap	Everton FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	14%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	23%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	16%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Everton FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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