Live Everton vs Man City, 9:00 p.m. April 19: Moyes's courage competes with Guardiola's intelligence

Before David Moyes took over at Goodison Park in mid-January, Everton were struggling in the midst of a crisis – just one point above the relegation zone. However, since Moyes returned to the bench, a remarkable transformation has taken place.

Everton have now not only escaped the danger zone, but have also climbed to 13th place, creating a safe gap of 17 points from the "red light" zone - a spectacular jump that has surprised even the most optimistic.

Since Moyes took charge, only four Premier League teams have won more points than Everton (21). The Scottish tactician has an impressive record: 5 wins, 6 draws and just 2 defeats after 13 rounds.

Most recently, Everton surprisingly defeated Nottingham Forest, who are competing for a European Cup spot, 1-0. After seemingly leaving the City Ground with a goalless draw, Everton launched a lightning counter-attack in the fourth minute of injury time, ending with a goal from Abdoulaye Doucoure. The Merseyside team won their 8th win of the season and 5th under coach Moyes, thereby rising to 13th place in the rankings.

Everton are unbeaten in their last six Premier League home games at Goodison Park this weekend, but their last four have ended in draws, and they have never drawn five consecutive home games in the top flight.

Everton have not beaten Man City in their last 15 Premier League meetings (D3 L12), since a resounding 4-0 home win in January 2017. This is the heaviest defeat in Pep Guardiola's coaching career to date. And of course, the Spanish coach still cannot forget this pain.

After a dull Manchester derby, Man City made a spectacular comeback thanks to the inspiration of Kevin De Bruyne - who is about to leave the club - to win 5-2 against Crystal Palace, thereby continuing to nurture the hope of winning a ticket to the Champions League next season with 5th place in the rankings.

Man City have scored 102 goals in all competitions in 2024/25, marking the 12th consecutive season they have passed the 100-goal mark, the longest such run in English football history. They have taken eight points from their last four Premier League games (W2 D2) and victory over Palace moved them back into the top five with just six games remaining.

However, since a 6-0 win over Ipswich Town in January, they have scored just two goals in their last four Premier League away games (W1 D1 L2), and have failed to score in their last two away games against Nottingham Forest (0-1) and Manchester United (0-0). The last time Man City went three consecutive away games without scoring was in December 2015, under Manuel Pellegrini.

However, coach Guardiola and his team still have reason to be confident when visiting Goodison Park, because they have won all 8 of their recent visits here in all competitions, scoring 2 goals or more in 7 of these matches.

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