Probable Lineups...

Manchester City (4-4-1-1): Hart, Zabaleta, Mangala, Demichelis, Clichy, Navas, Fernando, Toure, Jovetic, Nasri, Aguero

Manuel Pellegrini still has a number of injuries to consider, with Aleksandar Kolorov, Edin Dzeko, David Silva, Matija Nastasic, and Vincent Kompany all unavailable for this fixture. Eliaquim Mangala returns from his suspension, meaning Dedryck Boyata, who played in the 4-1 win over Sunderland is likely to be benched to make room for French defender. With Dzeko still out injured, Manchester City may once again opt to play Stevan Jovetic on the left flank with Samir Nasri being deployed just behind in-form striker Sergio Aguero.

Everton (4-2-3-1): Howard, Coleman, Distin, Jagielka, Baines, Barry, Besic, Osman, Barkley, Mirallas, Lukaku

Roberto Martinez will likely keep his formation despite picking up a loss against Tottenham Hotspur followed by a draw with Hull City recently. He is still hit with three major injury concerns as John Stones, Antolin Alcaraz, and Darron Gibson all not going to take part in his match. James McCarthy is currently a doubt for this fixture, but Martinez could wait until the last moment before deciding whether he should include him into his upcoming plans. Samuel Eto'o could either start behind Romelu Lukaku or be brought into proceedings a little later into the match with his manager deciding to rest him during the increased game week. Steven Naismith is also a doubt for the match and based on his condition, it is believed that he won't be able to return to full fitness in time.

What the fans are saying...

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Everton were so close to causing a huge upset towards Manchester City's title bids at the end of last season, but a very vital 3-2 victory for City ensured that they were well on their way to being crown champions of England once again.