Manchester City Extend 17-Game Run Over Everton — Everton Vs Man City
Manchester City carry a 17-match unbeaten Premier League run into everton vs man city, a sequence that has turned the fixture into one of the clearest mismatches in the division. Everton have lost their last eight home league games against City, their longest such run against any opponent in their history.
City's edge is not just about the headline streak. They have 14 wins and three draws from those 17 league meetings, and they have not lost to Everton in the competition since a 4-0 defeat in January 2017.
David Moyes and Pep Guardiola
David Moyes goes into his 16th Premier League meeting with Pep Guardiola still looking for a first win over him in the competition. His record against Guardiola stands at two draws and 13 defeats across spells at Sunderland, West Ham United and Everton.
That one-sided duel runs through the broader matchup. Everton have lost their last two league games, while City arrive unbeaten in their last 11 league matches, a run that has brought 24 points and only eight goals conceded.
Everton's home record
Everton's latest stretch at home against City is the more damaging number. Eight straight home league defeats against the same opponent is the club's longest consecutive losing run against any side.
They are also trying to avoid a third league defeat in a row, something they have not suffered since January last season. The late-game concern is harder to ignore too: Everton have conceded a 90th-minute winner in each of their last two Premier League matches, against Liverpool and West Ham United.
City's attacking edge
There are individual numbers inside the wider trend. Manchester City have recorded 111 through balls in the Premier League this season, behind only Arsenal's 113, while Everton have faced 67 through balls. That gap fits the pattern of a City side that keeps finding ways to stretch defenses.
Jérémy Doku has supplied four of Erling Haaland's 24 Premier League goals this season, and only Bruno Fernandes has delivered more assists for a player's goals. Doku has also created 24 chances following a carry and made 82 carries into the opponent's penalty area, while Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has eight goals from 3.8 expected goals, a return bettered only by Antoine Semenyo and Harry Wilson in goals minus expected goals this season.
For Everton, the task is simple on paper and difficult in practice: end a run that has lasted since January 2017 and do it against a City side that has already controlled the matchup for 17 league games. The numbers leave little room for comfort at home.
