Charles Hawtrey
Player Valuation: £50m
clearly sporting life thinks no-one scores in this game.
The Toffees head to Manchester on the back of successive goalless draws against Chelsea and Arsenal, better sides than City, meaning the 20/1 available for a repeat is worth a nibble, so we'll back NO FIRST GOALSCORER.
This bet has landed in four of Everton's last six Premier League games, with goals hard to come by for the Toffees but their backline looking solid.
Couple that with the fact City's attack looks stale, as well as their defence looking vulnerable, and 18/1 does look big.
Pep's side have failed to generate more than 1.6 xGF in seven of their last 12, scoring just 14 times in that period. Confidence is low, and this isn't the same team who won their fourth straight title last season.
Given that we know how Everton will set up, I think JACK GREALISH 2+ TOTAL SHOTS looks overpriced at evens with bet365. He may not start, but with this bookmaker we get our stakes back if he isn't in the XI.
Grealish was a bright spot of City's most recent defeat to Aston Villa, taking three shots and being fed the ball at every opportunity. He's averaged 1.89 shots per 90 this season, and should get opportunities to pull the trigger against a low block. This bet is 2/7 in places.
I won't be putting it in the staking plan but keep an eye on team news, because if Everton play in a 4-3-3 again with Iliman Ndiaye on the left-wing and he is up against Kyle Walker, then Walker's price of 9/1 to be carded looks massive. He's had a bad few weeks to say the least, and Ndiaye is a handful.
Score prediction: Manchester City 0-0 Everton (Sky Bet odds: 20/1)
Manchester City vs Everton
- Kick-off time: 12:30 GMT, Thursday
- TV: Amazon Prime Video
- Home 1/3 | Draw 17/4 | Away 7/1
The Toffees head to Manchester on the back of successive goalless draws against Chelsea and Arsenal, better sides than City, meaning the 20/1 available for a repeat is worth a nibble, so we'll back NO FIRST GOALSCORER.
This bet has landed in four of Everton's last six Premier League games, with goals hard to come by for the Toffees but their backline looking solid.
Couple that with the fact City's attack looks stale, as well as their defence looking vulnerable, and 18/1 does look big.
Pep's side have failed to generate more than 1.6 xGF in seven of their last 12, scoring just 14 times in that period. Confidence is low, and this isn't the same team who won their fourth straight title last season.
Given that we know how Everton will set up, I think JACK GREALISH 2+ TOTAL SHOTS looks overpriced at evens with bet365. He may not start, but with this bookmaker we get our stakes back if he isn't in the XI.
Grealish was a bright spot of City's most recent defeat to Aston Villa, taking three shots and being fed the ball at every opportunity. He's averaged 1.89 shots per 90 this season, and should get opportunities to pull the trigger against a low block. This bet is 2/7 in places.
I won't be putting it in the staking plan but keep an eye on team news, because if Everton play in a 4-3-3 again with Iliman Ndiaye on the left-wing and he is up against Kyle Walker, then Walker's price of 9/1 to be carded looks massive. He's had a bad few weeks to say the least, and Ndiaye is a handful.
Score prediction: Manchester City 0-0 Everton (Sky Bet odds: 20/1)