Ace Football previews the FA Cup match between Everton and Manchester City, and offers betting tips, odds, line-ups, and team news.
Everton and Manchester City lock horns in the FA Cup for the first time since March 1981 in a quarter-final clash on Saturday evening.
A thrilling 5-4 win over Tottenham booked Everton a spot into the last eight, while City defeated Swansea 3-1 to book a trip to Goodison Park and keep their quadruple hopes alive.
The FA Cup is famed for its element of surprise, and Everton will definitively need that to pull off an upset. City are riding high at the moment, ruthlessly beating foe after foe, and hungry for a semi-final spot to keep their quadruple hopes alive.
Everton Form & Stats
The Toffees hope to end a 26-year wait for a sixth FA Cup and proved their might by beating Tottenham 5-4 in the last round. It was a brilliant win over the London club. But can they do the same against Pep Guardiola’s men?
Everton don’t have an impressive record against Premier League teams in the FA Cup, having lost four of their last five encounters (W1). The hosts have also struggled at Goodison Park this season. They’ve lost half of their 14 home Premier League games (W5 D2), including a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City in February, and lost 2-1 to Burnley last weekend.
Inconsistency has also been a problem. Carlo Ancelotti’s men have only managed four home wins in 2021, with three of them in the FA Cup, across 10 outings (D1 L5), and have scored just three goals in their seven Premier League games.
Key Team Stats
- Lost their last 2 Premier League games.
- Won only 4 of their last 10 home games in all competitions (D1 L5).
- BTTS in 6 of their last 7 games against Manchester City in all competitions.
- Richarlison has scored 3 goals in 2 FA Cup games this season.
- Last reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 2015/16.
Manchester City Form & Stats
The Citizens made it 24 wins out of 25 games (L1) across all competitions by beating Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday courtesy of goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne.
City have also won each of their last six encounters with Everton. They enjoyed 70% possession and 755 passes compared to Everton’s 313 in the last meeting, and are on a 13-match winning run away from home across all competitions.
Guardiola’s men have scored at least three goals in six of their last nine trips and are gunning for four clean sheets in a row. Gabriel Jesus, meanwhile, tends to perform well in the FA Cup and could prove a threat.
Key Team Stats
- Won 24 of their last 25 games in all competitions (L1).
- Won their last 6 games against Everton in all competitions.
- Hope to reach 3 consecutive FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1932 to 1934.
- Ilkay Gundogan has scored a goal in each of his last two games.
- Gabriel Jesus has managed 9 goals and 4 assists in his last 14 FA Cup games.
Team News
Everton
Out: Jordan Pickford, Robin Olsen, Fabian Delph, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, James Rodriguez.
Doubts: N/A.
Manchester City
Out: N/A.
Doubts: Ramy Bensebaini, Christoph Kramer.
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Head-To-Head Record (Premier League)
Below are some head-to-head stats on each team’s recent form in the FA Cup
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