Two clubs in the top half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Everton and Manchester City. The first-division clash scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET will be held at Goodison Park in Liverpool and can be live streamed here free.
Destiny has returned to the hands of Manchester City. Benefitting from a higher goal differential, the club will win the Premier League should it win its final three matches. Easier said than done. Today's visit to Goodison Park will be met with a tough challenge from Everton, who currently sit sixth in table.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini, however, believes his club has no reason to be fearful (h/t to the Guardian). "Everton has a lot of different things. We must not fear [be scared] about that, but we must think which is the best way to counter the way they play," Pellegrini sad.
"More important is to win in our style of play and try to do the things better that they do," he added.
"People say we are the favorites, but we have to win our games and the next one is really tough. We have our fate in our own hands and that's the most important thing."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: With David Silva still doubtful and the return of Sergio Agüero, the projected lineup for Manchester City is a 4-4-2, but not the double-six kind. Expect Yaya Touré to push further up the pitch from his central role. The 30-year-old has made 24 of his 32 appearances bearing that responsibility. In them, Touré has 12 goals and four assists.
Everton's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Howard; Baines, Alcaraz, Stones, Coleman; Osman, McCarthy; Naismith, Barkley, Deulofeu; Lukaku
Manchester City's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Hart; Clichy, Demichelis, Kompany, Zabaleta; Nasri, Touré, Fernandinho, Milner; Dzeko, Agüero
Premier League Table
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Liverpool |
36 |
25 |
5 |
6 |
96 |
46 |
50 |
80 |
|||
|
2 |
Chelsea |
36 |
24 |
6 |
6 |
69 |
26 |
43 |
78 |
|||
|
3 |
Manchester City |
35 |
24 |
5 |
6 |
93 |
35 |
58 |
77 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
36 |
22 |
7 |
7 |
65 |
41 |
24 |
73 |
|||
|
5 |
Everton |
36 |
20 |
9 |
7 |
57 |
36 |
21 |
69 |
|||
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
36 |
20 |
6 |
10 |
52 |
49 |
3 |
66 |
|||
|
7 |
Manchester United |
35 |
18 |
6 |
11 |
60 |
40 |
20 |
60 |
|||
|
8 |
Southampton |
36 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
52 |
45 |
7 |
52 |
|||
|
9 |
Newcastle United |
36 |
14 |
4 |
18 |
39 |
57 |
-18 |
46 |
|||
|
10 |
Stoke City |
36 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
39 |
50 |
-11 |
44 |
|||
|
11 |
Crystal Palace |
36 |
13 |
4 |
19 |
28 |
43 |
-15 |
43 |
|||
|
12 |
Swansea City |
36 |
10 |
9 |
17 |
51 |
52 |
-1 |
39 |
|||
|
13 |
Hull City |
35 |
10 |
7 |
18 |
36 |
45 |
-9 |
37 |
|||
|
14 |
West Ham United |
36 |
10 |
7 |
19 |
38 |
49 |
-11 |
37 |
|||
|
15 |
West Bromwich Albion |
35 |
7 |
15 |
13 |
42 |
54 |
-12 |
36 |
|||
|
16 |
Aston Villa |
35 |
9 |
8 |
18 |
36 |
53 |
-17 |
35 |
|||
|
17 |
Sunderland |
35 |
8 |
8 |
19 |
37 |
57 |
-20 |
32 |
|||
|
18 |
Norwich City |
36 |
8 |
8 |
20 |
28 |
60 |
-32 |
32 |
|||
|
19 |
Fulham |
36 |
9 |
4 |
23 |
37 |
79 |
-42 |
31 |
|||
|
20 |
Cardiff City |
36 |
7 |
9 |
20 |
31 |
69 |
-38 |
30 |
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