Man City and Arsenal’s fixtures in title race
Arsenal
Played: 35 | Points: 76 | GD: 41
10 May – West Ham (A) 17 May – Burnley (H) 24 May – Crystal Palace (A)
Man City
Played: 33 | Points: 70 | GD: 37
4 May – Everton (A) 9 May – Brentford (H) 13 May – Crystal Palace (H) 17 May – Bournemouth (A) 22 May – Aston Villa (H)
Jamie Braidwood4 May 2026 19:30
Everton’s recent record vs Man City: Look away Arsenal fans
Everton have lost their last eight home league matches against Manchester City, the longest run of defeats against an opponent in their history.
While Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 17 Premier League games against Everton, since a 4-0 loss at Goodison in Pep Guardiola’s first season in charge.
Jamie Braidwood4 May 2026 19:20
Nico Gonzalez is rewarded for his FA Cup semi-final winner against Southampton with a start in the continued absence of Rodri as the experiment of Nico O’Reilly in midfield, which did not work against Burnley, is ditched. Both sides are without their best holding midfielder, with Everton’s Idrissa Gueye injured. When City last played in the Premier League, they were top. Now they are six points behind Arsenal and really need a win on their first trip to Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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Richard Jolly, at the Hill Dickinson Stadium4 May 2026 19:13
David Moyes seeks first-ever win over Pep Guardiola
Mikel Arteta will be hoping for a favour from his former boss David Moyes tonight. But the Arsenal manager may be concerned to discover that Moyes has never beaten Pep Guardiola in 15 previous attempts in the Premier League.
Of those 15 games, Moyes has two draws and 13 defeats against Guardiola, stemming from his previous spells at Sunderland and West Ham as well as Everton. Man City beat Everton 2-0 earlier this season.
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Jamie Braidwood4 May 2026 19:10
The experienced Everton midfielder misses out, with Merlin Rohl making just his third Premier League start. Tim Iroegbunam and Beto also come in as Everton make three changes, with Dwight McNeil and Thierno Barry dropping out.
Jamie Braidwood4 May 2026 19:00
Rodri misses out on Everton v Man City clash
There’s no Rodri in the Manchester City squad arriving at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Pep Guardiola makes one change from the side that started at Burnley, with Nico Gonzalez replaces Rayan Ait Nouri. Nico O’Reilly will return to left back.
Jamie Braidwood4 May 2026 18:50
Everton v Man City confirmed line-ups and team news
Everton XI: Pickford: O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Iroegbunam, Garner, Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Beto.
Subs: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Barry, George, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Armstrong
Man City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Silva, Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland.
Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Foden
Jamie Braidwood4 May 2026 18:47
Everton v Man City team news and line-ups
… will be confirmed in the next few minutes!
Jamie Braidwood4 May 2026 18:42
Man City feel Premier League ignoring rules amid fixture pile-up frustration
Last week, Manchester City were frustrated to find they will have to play three games in six days in the title run-in after two rearranged games were announced either side of the FA Cup final.
City believe the Premier League’s principle for rescheduling matches has not been followed as it was announced they will host Crystal Palace on 13 May and travel to Bournemouth on 19 May.
In between, Pep Guardiola’s team, who are battling with Arsenal to become champions, visit Wembley on 16 May for the FA Cup final against Chelsea, giving them two trips to the south.
City feel their match against Palace, which was due to be played on the weekend when Guardiola’s side instead beat Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final, had not been rearranged sooner.
Richard Jolly4 May 2026 18:37
David Moyes praises fit-again Beto ahead of facing Man City
Everton boss David Moyes has praised the attitude of Beto after confirming the Portugal striker is available to face Manchester City after a concussion.
Beto had been involved in every one of Everton’s matches this season before missing last weekend’s loss at West Ham having sustained swelling below his eye in the Merseyside derby.
That interrupted a strong run of form from Beto, who has scored seven goals since the turn of the year, four in his last three appearances.
“Even today, he’s always asking and trying to find out where and if we thought he could do better,” Moyes said. “Other staff members work with him individually as well, because that’s what he actually wants, he wants extra work and he wants to try and get better.
“It’s great when you work with people who are always trying to improve and trying to step up. He’s started to score a few goals and we hope he can continue that.”
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Jamie Braidwood4 May 2026 18:20