(Football news) Two days prior, the Toffees had salvaged a point in a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur, but on Monday, the Citizens overcame a deficit to win 3-1 at Brentford.
Man City was on the verge of another possible loss against Brentford after losing both of their home and away matches against them the previous season. However, a breakaway goal from Neal Maupay midway through the first half stunned the visitors, and Mark Flekken’s heroics in goal kept them at bay.
However, Phil Foden’s equaliser on the stroke of half time shifted the momentum in Man City’s favour, and the academy star netted his second eight minutes after the interval before completing a superb hat-trick on the 70-minute mark to help the Citizens – bidding to win a record fourth successive Premier League title – continue their charge back towards the summit.
Pep Guardiola’s men, who have moved to within two points of table-toppers Liverpool and have a game in hand on the Reds, are enjoying another one of their customary winning runs at an important stage of the season, as they have come out on top in each of their last nine matches across all competitions by an aggregate score of 27-6.
Man City beat Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park in the early stages of this run and the Citizens will be confident of further success on Saturday as they have won 11 and drawn two of their last 13 top-flight meetings with the Toffees.
The reigning champions will welcome a run of three consecutive Premier League home games this month considering that they have excelled when playing in front of the Etihad faithful, winning 29, drawing five and losing just one of their last 35 such matches, while they have not lost any of their last 23 home league games against teams in the relegation zone, which bodes well ahead of their latest fixture with Everton.
Since winning four Premier League games in a row without conceding a goal in the first half of December, Everton have failed to come out on top in any of their last six top-flight fixtures, which has subsequently seen them slip into the bottom three.
Back-to-back goalless draws with Aston Villa and Fulham were followed by last weekend’s 2-2 at home to Spurs, in which goals from Jack Harrison and Jarrad Branthwaite – the latter netting a 94th-minute equaliser – cancelled out two strikes from former Toffees man Richarlison.
Amid all the “adversity” on and off the pitch, Sean Dyche heaped praise on his side’s character to claim a point at the death and believes that their latest result could kick-start their season as they endeavour to clamber out of the relegation picture.
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