Everton will play hosts to Manchester City at Goodison Park on Saturday evening as the teams look set to resume their FA campaign. The Toffees will be heading into the contest on the back of a disappointing 2-1 loss versus Burnley, whereas the Citizens recorded a 2-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach in the UEFA Champions League.
Carlo Ancelotti will probably opt for a 4-3-3 formation with a couple of tweaks from the game at home. Seamus Coleman might get the nod over Mason Holgate, whereas Yerri Mina looks likely to make his way back into the starting eleven.
4-3-3 Everton Predicted Lineup To Face Manchester City
Defence
Everton new boy Joao Virginia is expected to take command in goal for the home side. The Portuguese shot-stopper worked quite hard after coming on for an injured Jordan Pickford against Burnley, and he’d be hoping to secure a clean sheet on Saturday. As mentioned above, Ben Godfrey might form the customary centre-half partnership with Yerri Mina at the heart of Everton’s backline as they look to prevent Guardiola’s men from finding the back of the net throughout the 90 minutes.
Full-backs Seamus Coleman and Lucas Digne will continue to operate down the right and left-hand side, respectively.
Midfield
Andre Gomes and Allan will slot in as the holding midfielders; however, the former could be assigned with more of a central role as his ball-distribution could turn out to be decisive if the Toffees wish to dominate things at the centre of the park.
Gylfi Sigurdsson will slot into the attacking midfield role. The Iceland international will be determined to engineer some clear-cut goal-scoring chances for the men up front.
Tom Davies will have to settle for a spot on the bench but could come on to influence the game in the second half if needed.
Attack
Richarlison should be fit to take up the left-wing spot on Saturday night as he seems set to create menace for Guardiola’s men in the wide areas. Alex Iwobi will operate on the other flank, looking to stretch the home side’s attack on the right side of the pitch.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin will spearhead Everton’s attack up top. The Englishman will fancy his chances of finding the back of the net when he faces off against the City defence that has conceded six goals in their last six matches across all competitions.
