Manchester City kick off the Boxing Day action in the Premier League this year as they host Everton at the Etihad Stadium.
The champions were defeated 2-1 at Aston Villa the last time, which left them with a streak of defeats in 12 games in all competitions, with only one victory in their call that dates back to October 26.
Injury problems have caused a real issue for Pep Guardiola as he attempts to navigate the trickiest period of his managerial career, and City would well be looking light on defensive options on Thursday.
Everton, meanwhile, are largely operating on an impeccable and controlled drill record to stay at Chelsea in a goalless draw on December 22. After blowing everything in one of his last 14 games for City, can the Toffees get another positive result?
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City doesn’t have Ruben Dias and John Stones, Nathan Ake (hamstrings) is the newest guy who’s randomly sent to a soft, squeaky baseline.
The goalkeeper Ederson lost Villa’s park – Guardiola said “he didn’t feel good,” and Matheus Nunes is also out. They join aside through Kyle Walker (disease) and Jack Gelish (Knock).
Kevin de Bruyne did not leave the bank last time and is back component of replacements, where he and Ilkay Gundagan constitute almost the entire senior football game that will have to have to have to Guardiola.
Man City Lineage (3-2-4-1, from left): Ortega (GK) – Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol – Lewis, Kovacic – Savinho, Silva, Foden, Doku – Haaland
Man City subs: Carson (GK), Brits (GK), De Bruyne, Gundogan, Simpson-Pusey, Mubama, Alleyne, O’Reilly, McAtee
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Sean Dyche said last week that Timothy Ireeggunam and James Garner were “behind the curve” in their recovery and that neither of them would probably go back to mid -January.
Dwight McNeil sat out the Chelsea draw with a knee issue, and is absent once more.. Armando Broja is back on the bench after being ineligible to face his parent club last time out.
Ashley Young is prohibited after receiving its fifth yellow card of the season last time, a first time it began since August for the captain of the Seamus Coleman Club.
Everton line-up (4-3-3, left to right): Pickford (GK)-Coleman, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko-Mangala, Gueye, Doucoure-Harrison, Calvert-Lewin, Ndiaye
Everton subs: Virginia (GK), Patterson, Keane, Beto, O’Brien, Chermiti, Broja, Lindstrom, Armstrong
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