Everton and Manchester City don battle for di Premier League title race for Hill Dickinson stadium, and di fans dem don dey expect plenty action. City don win 11 games straight, and dem no lose to Everton since January 2017, when Ademola Lookman score for 4-0 win for Goodison Park.
Pep Guardiola make eight changes from di team wey play Southampton for FA Cup, but di big players don come back. Matheus Nunes, Nico González, and Rayan Cherki keep dem place. For Everton side, Beto, Tim Iroegbunam, and Merlin Röhl start.
Rodri no dey for City squad because of calf injury wey e suffer for win against Arsenal. Guardiola say e dey get better but dem no want risk am. Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol still dey out with ankle and leg problems.
Di game start with City dey control ball, and Everton dey wait to attack on break. For 13th minute, Haaland pick ball inside Everton area but blue shirts surround am. Bernardo Silva whip two crosses to near post but Everton handle di threat.
Röhl dey try to keep up with Doku for City left side. City get corner, Cherki play am short and launch into area, but Guéhi no fit direct header goalwards. Cherki later shoot over bar from outside area.
González slip inside im own half, Dewsbury-Hall take over, but Everton no take advantage. City take free-kick short and no trouble Everton before Dewsbury-Hall and Cherki clash by touchline.
Doku try to skip down wing and Röhl bring am down. Free-kick to City. City dominate ball until Ndiaye try to drive down left wing. Guéhi get good look at ball as City roll am around back. Khusanov narrowly escape Beto press.
For first half, City dey in control but Everton defence hold strong. Haaland dey look dangerous, and e don already win golden boot twice. Another one go take am level with Alan Shearer and Harry Kane.
David Moyes team don lose last two games, with injury-time winners against Liverpool and West Ham. Arsenal get six-point lead after beating City for Etihad, so pressure dey on Everton to get result.
City fans dey hope for win to keep title race alive. Everton fans dey pray for upset. Di match still open, and anything fit happen for second half.
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