- 曼城在过去的四场英超比赛中赢了三场
- 埃弗顿在过去四场客场对阵英超对手的比赛中输掉了三场
- 埃尔林·哈兰德已经连续五场英超比赛进球
国际比赛日结束后，城市排名第一
曼城将于周六下午重返英超联赛，当埃弗顿前往阿提哈德体育场时，曼城有机会至少暂时位居榜首。
曼城在积分榜上排名第五，但距离峰会只有三分，在这里获胜将向他们的冠军对手发出强烈的信息。他们会幻想自己有机会在本赛季客场苦苦挣扎的太妃糖队面前保持良好的国内状态。
佩普·瓜迪奥拉的球队从本赛季不稳定的开局中恢复得很好，在过去的四场联赛中赢得了三场。由于埃尔林·哈兰德（Erling Haaland）的出色表现，他们在国际比赛日前以1比0险胜布伦特福德。
哈兰德把目光投向了瓦迪；s记录
哈兰德很早就退出了挪威队的休息任务，本赛季已经打入12球，状态极佳。他已经在城市里装袋了；他最近五场顶级联赛的比赛，可能已经盯上了杰米·瓦迪；在连续11场英超联赛中得分的记录。
这位前多特蒙德前锋自加盟曼城以来，在对阵埃弗顿的四场比赛中打入四球。他唯一一次没能进球是在上个赛季；在肖恩·戴奇的带领下，埃弗顿队以1比1战平埃弗顿队，乔丹·皮克福德在下半场扑出点球，将比分扳平。
哈兰德原本期待着本周末再次见到他的老朋友杰克·格雷利什，但他们的会面将不得不等到球员比赛结束后；由于这位英格兰边锋没有资格面对他的母俱乐部，他只能在休息室休息。
格雷利什的缺席将考验太妃糖；勇气
格雷利什’；他的缺席对客队来说将是一个巨大的打击，客队已经开始依赖他的破局能力了。大卫·莫耶斯（David Moyes）可能会从一开始就释放泰勒·迪布林（Tyler Dibling），但他可能正在考虑一种更保守的平衡。
莫耶斯自1月份回归以来为俱乐部带来了稳定，但当太妃糖在他们的新希尔迪金森体育场享受着一个坚实的开端时，客场的成绩与以前基本相同。
埃弗顿在利兹以1比0输掉了本赛季的首场比赛，在格雷利什激励他们以3比2战胜狼队之前，他们几乎没有创造什么。但他们在默西塞德郡德比战中以2比1失利三天后，在卡拉堡杯上输给了莫利纽克斯。
近年来，曼城在这场比赛中占据主导地位，在过去的五场比赛中赢得了四场，并在这段时间内以11比2的比分击败了埃弗顿。凭借主场优势，哈兰德处于巅峰状态，埃弗顿缺少关键人员，东道主很可能会轻松获胜。
- Manchester City have won three of their last four Premier League games
- Everton have lost three of their last four away games against Premier League opposition
- Erling Haaland has scored in five consecutive Premier League games
City eye top spot after international break
Manchester City return to Premier League action on Saturday afternoon with a chance to go top of the table, at least temporarily, when Everton travel to the Etihad Stadium.
City sit fifth in the table but are just three points off the summit, and a win here would send a strong message to their title rivals. And they will fancy their chances of maintaining a run of good domestic form against a Toffees side that has struggled away from home this season.
Pep Guardiola’s side have recovered well from a shaky start to the campaign, winning three of their last four league games. They edged past Brentford 1-0 before the international break thanks to a clinical Erling Haaland finish.
Haaland has his eyes on Vardy’s record
Haaland, who withdrew early from Norway duty to rest, has been in sensational form with 12 goals already this term. He has bagged in City’s last five top-flight games and is probably already eying Jamie Vardy’s record of scoring in 11 consecutive Premier League contests.
The ex-Borussia Dortmund striker has scored four goals in four games against Everton since he joined City. The only time he has failed to get on the scoresheet was in last season’s 1-1 draw when Jordan Pickford saved his second-half penalty as Everton earned a 1-1 draw under Sean Dyche.
Haaland would have been looking forward to seeing his old pal Jack Grealish again this weekend but their meeting will have to wait until after the match in the player’s lounge due to the England winger being ineligible to face his parent club.
Grealish absence will test Toffees’ mettle
Grealish’s absence will be a big blow to the visitors, who have already come to rely on his game-breaking ability. David Moyes could be tempted to unleash Tyler Dibling from the start, but he may be thinking about a more conservative balance to the side.
Moyes has brought stability to the club since returning in January, but while the Toffees are enjoying a solid start to life at their new Hill Dickinson Stadium, results on the road have been much the same as before.
Everton lost their opening game of the season 1-0 at Leeds when they created very little before Grealish inspired them to a 3-2 win at Wolves. But they then lost at Molineux in the Carabao Cup three days after suffering a 2-1 defeat in the Merseyside derby.
City have dominated this fixture in recent years, winning four of the last five meetings and outscoring Everton 11-2 in that span. With home advantage, Haaland in peak form, and Everton missing key personnel, a comfortable win for the hosts looks likely.
