Hosts rely on Erling Haaland, this is the lineup for Man City vs Everton

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Host The Citizens continues to rely on striker Erling Haaland for his front line in the Man City vs Everton match in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium in the Boxing Day match, Thursday (26/12/2024) at 19.30 WIB.

In a 4-2-3-1 formation, the Norwegian striker will be supported by Phil Foden, Mateo Kovacic and Jeremy Doku. Bernardo Silva and Savinho partnered in midfield. Meanwhile, the back line will be guarded by Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol and Nathan Ake.

This back row will protect goalkeeper Stefan Ortega from opponent attacks.

Meanwhile in the Everton camp, coach Sean Dyche will display a 4-3-3 formation. He will field a goalkeeper, namely Jordan Pickford. He will be accompanied by a back line consisting of Séamus Coleman, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite and Vitalii Mykolenko.

The middle row consists of Orel Mangala, Idrissa Gueye, and Abdoulaye Doucouré. Meanwhile, the front line relies on Jack Harrison, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Iliman Ndiaye.

Host The Citizens will try to heal their wounds in this Man City vs Everton match.

Currently, Man City is experiencing a decline in performance with only one win in the last 12 matches in all competitions, including three consecutive defeats.

In contrast, Everton showed solid defense by recording five clean sheets in the last six matches. They managed to hold Arsenal and Chelsea to a 0-0 draw in the last two matches.

Man City vs Everton line-up:

Man City (4-2-3-1) : 18 Stefan Ortega; 82 Rico Lewis, 25 Manuel Akanji, 24 Josko Gvardiol, 6 Nathan Aké; 26 Savinho, 20 Bernardo Silva; 47 Phil Foden, 8 Mateo Kovacic, 11 Jérémy Doku; 9 Erling Haaland

Everton (4-3-3): 1 Jordan Pickford; 23 Séamus Coleman, 6 James Tarkowski, 32 Jarrad Branthwaite, 19 Vitalii Mykolenko; 8 Orel Mangala, 27 Idrissa Gueye, 16 Abdoulaye Doucouré; 11 Jack Harrison, 9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 10 Iliman Ndiaye