With the end of the campaign fast approaching, we know we need the three points to keep pressure on league leaders Arsenal, who sit six points ahead of us having played two games more.
Getting the win will be easier said than done of course.
With the help of Opta data, we take a look at the side standing in our way…
Recent form
While Everton have enjoyed a much-improved season after relegation battles in recent years, they have lost their last two league games.
Ahead of the weekend, they sat 11th with 47 points from 34 games.
West Ham is where he won his first major honour, lifting the UEFA Conference League in 2022/23.
He returned to Everton in January 2025 and is now overseeing the club’s transition to life at their brand new Hill Dickinson Stadium.
This will be Moyes’ 16th meeting with Pep Guardiola in the Premier League, with the Scot yet to record a win during his tenures at Sunderland, West Ham United and Everton.
Head-to-head record
Everton have lost their last eight home league games against us, their longest run of consecutive defeats against an opponent in their history.
You have to go back to January 2017 for Everton’s last Premier League victory against us, 17 meetings ago.
In total, we’ve played each other 57 times in the Premier League era, with City winning 28 and Everton 18. We’ve scored 91 goals along the way, conceding 60.
We were 2-0 winners at the Etihad earlier this season thanks to an Erling Haaland brace.
How they attack
Everton’s 41 goals so far is the 15th most in the division ahead of this matchweek and having scored those from an xG of 40.9, they are consistent with the chances you’d expect them to take.
They have come very close to scoring more times than most, hitting the woodwork 16 times – the fourth most of all 20 teams.
They’re midtable for headed goals and goals scored on the break, while with just 10 different goalscorers no side has shared the burden around less than them.
We’ll have to be wary late on as they’ve scored 14 goals in the last 15 minutes of matches so far this season.
Don’t expect them to try to keep the ball too long, with their average possession of 43.6% being the 17th biggest figure in the division.
Dewsbury-Hall and Beto have been the chief goal threats so far, with eight each, while Ndiaye and Barry have six.
Garner and Grealish have been the creative outlets, with six assists each. Garner’s have come largely from set pieces, with the midfielder capable of a dangerous cross.
How they defend
Only David Raya (17) and Gianluigi Donnarumma (13) have kept more clean sheets this season than Everton’s Jordan Pickford on 11.
The England international saves 69.2% of the shots on his goal.
In total, they’ve conceded 41 times, making them the fifth sturdiest defence in the league.
38 of those have come inside the box, so they’re brilliant at blocking or saving efforts from range.
They remain consistently solid compared to their peers and league position for goals conceded early and late, while they’ve let in just 12 goals from set plays.
While their 351 fouls committed makes them the sixth cleanest team of all 20, only Chelsea (seven) have seen more red cards than their four.
