Everton will lock horns with Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday night, hoping to pick up a positive result away from home. The Toffees will be heading into the contest on the back of a 1-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers, whereas Pep Guardiola’s men recorded a 3-2 loss to Brighton.
Carlo Ancelotti will probably opt for the 5-3-2 formation; however, he might keep changes to a minimum for the upcoming clash.
5-3-2 Everton Predicted Lineup To Face Manchester City
Defence
Jordan Pickford is expected to start in goal for the upcoming away encounter. The English shot-stopper would be hoping to put up a strong performance and secure a clean sheet on Sunday.
Michael Keane and Ben Godfrey might form the customary centre-half partnership with Yerry 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
Abdoulaye Doucoure 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. He would be determined to engineer some clear-cut goal-scoring chances for the men up front.
Tom Davies will have to settle for a place on the bench but might be called on in the latter stages of the game if needed.
Attack
Richarlison should be fit to take up the left-striker spot on Sunday night as he seems set to create menace for the City defenders in the wide areas.
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 eight goals in their last three league matches.
