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Saturday, 7 May 2011<\/p>\n

Barclays Premier League<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Home Team<\/span><\/th>\nScore<\/span><\/th>\nAway Team<\/span><\/th>\nTime<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Everton<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nMan City<\/td>\n15:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Barclays Premier League<\/strong>
Venue:<\/strong> Goodison Park Date:<\/strong> Saturday, 7 May Kick-off:<\/strong> 1500 BST
Coverage:<\/strong> Watch highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Manchester and Absolute Radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles<\/span><\/p>\n

TEAM NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everton’s fitness problems continue to ease, with John Heitinga available after a two-match absence with a hamstring problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Louis Saha and Marouane Fellaini are Everton’s only injured senior players.<\/p>\n

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has begun his comeback from a hamstring injury but is unlikely to be risked.<\/p>\n

Nigel de Jong should overcome a hip problem, and Micah Richards could return after six weeks out with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n\n

Everton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Injured<\/strong>: Barkley (broken leg), Fellaini & Saha (both ankle)<\/p>\n

Man City<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doubtful<\/strong>: De Jong (hip), Richards & Tevez (both hamstring)<\/p>\n

Injured\/unavailable<\/strong>: Boateng & M Johnson (both knee), Given (shoulder), K Toure (club suspension)<\/p>\n

MATCH PREVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the Holy Grail in sight, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini will be praying for a change of fortune against Everton on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n
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I never win against them Everton. I also lost 2-1 against Everton when I played for Leicester in 2001. But we need to focus on this game because it will be a really important one<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Man City boss Roberto Mancini<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Having been set the twin targets of finishing in the top four and ending the club’s 35-year trophy drought by owner Sheikh Mansour, City are tantalisingly close to achieving both objectives.<\/p>\n

An FA Cup final meeting with Stoke has already been booked for 14 May, while a Champions League spot could be achieved this weekend if Tottenham lose at home to Blackpool and City leave Merseyside with all three points.<\/p>\n

But first the Manchester club must overcome an Everton side that have become something of a bogey side for Mancini, whose three head-to-head duels with David Moyes’s men have not garnered a single point so far.<\/p>\n

Everton head into the match with their faint hopes of European football all but extinguished by last weekend’s draw at Wigan. Moyes has long bemoaned his side’s lack of firepower this season, but would surely take a repeat of December’s reverse fixture, when two shots on target were enough to down City in a 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n

MATCH FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head-to-head<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Everton have won six of their last seven encounters with Manchester City.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tim Cahill has opened the scoring in three of the last four games he has started against City.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Everton scored two goals from just two shots on target when they beat Manchester City 2-1 in December.<\/p>\n

Everton<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 The Toffees have opened the scoring in 16 league matches this season, losing only one (at Arsenal in February).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Only Manchester United (27) have taken more points from North West derbies than Manchester City (23) and Everton (18) this season.<\/p>\n

\u2022 According to Opta Stats, Everton have made more successful crosses from open play than any other side (173).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Since August 2008, only Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas and Chelsea’s Didier Drogba have provided more assists than Leighton Baines (25), according to Opta Stats.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Everton have shipped just seven goals in their last nine games.<\/p>\n

Man City<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Roberto Mancini’s side are looking to win a third consecutive league match for the first time this year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 City’s last eight Premier League goals have been scored by eight different players.<\/p>\n

\u2022 They have benefited from eight deflected goals this campaign, the most in the league.<\/p>\n

LEADING GOALSCORERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saha: 10 goals (7 league); Cahill: 9 goals (9 league),
Beckford: 9 goals (7 league)<\/p>\n

Man City<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tevez: 22 goals (19 league); Balotelli: 10 goals (6 league)<\/p>\n

MATCH OFFICIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Referee<\/strong>: Phil Dowd<\/p>\n

Assistant referees<\/strong>: Andy Halliday & Andy Garratt<\/p>\n

Fourth official<\/strong>: Michael Oliver<\/p>\n

LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everton<\/strong> (D1-1 v Wigan, a): Howard; Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Osman, Neville, Rodwell, Arteta (Beckford 66), Cahill (Coleman 66), Anichebe (Gueye 82). Subs not used: Mucha, Bilyaletdinov, Vellios, Duffy.<\/p>\n

Man City<\/strong> (W2-1 v West Ham, h): Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov, De Jong (Milner 46), Barry (Dzeko 74), Adam Johnson, Toure Yaya, Silva, Balotelli (Vieira 86). Subs not used: Taylor, Wright-Phillips, Jo, Boyata.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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