Everton Vs. Manchester City: Haaland Still Absent, Foden Waits For News

Midfielder Kevin de Bruyne became the mainstay of Manchester City against Everton. (X/@ManCity)

JAKARTA - Everton could be a pebble for Manchester City who need a win in the Premier League English duel at Goodison Park Stadium, Saturday, April 19, 2025 evening WIB. Moreover, striker Erling Haaland is still absent and Phil Foden is doubtful.

The competition will end soon. However, Man City's steps are getting tougher in order to get a ticket to the Champions League. Because of this, Newcastle United managed to break into the top four by ranking third after beating Crystal Palace 5-0.

When Newcastle's position was boosted, it was certain that Man City would also be affected. Not only Nottingham Forest fell to fourth place but also Man City, which fell one strip.

Luckily because this season the Premier League has won the top five teams qualifying for the Champions League. Currently, Man City, who has 55 points, is still in fifth place. However, their position is completely unsafe. Man City is only one point ahead with Chelsea and Aston Villa who are ready to take their place.

This is what makes The Cityzens will work hard to win tripoin in away matches. The repot, Haaland and goalkeeper Ederson are still not fit to play in the match.

Haaland suffered an ankle injury in the FA Cup match against Bournemouth, last March. He still has to recover until next week.

Meanwhile, Ederson had a muscle injury when Man City won 5-2 over Palace last week. Pep Guardiola manager could not confirm when Ederson could return to standing under the bar.

"Ederson is still not ready for this match. I also don't know how long he has to rest with his injury," said Guardiola.

"Haaland is still not recovering. He is not ready for the next few matches," he said.

If they are still absent, as well as Foden and defender Manuel Akanji are still in doubt even though both of them have undergone training. Foden suffered an injury in the match against Manchester United. Meanwhile, Akanji has not played since February last when he was injured in Real Madrid matches.

"Phil has been undergoing training since his injury at Old Trafford. Manuel Akanji's condition is also better. We'll see if he can play," said Guardiola.

Despite losing pillar players, including Haaland, Man City can still look impressive. After playing a goalless draw against MU, Kevin de Bruyne et al immediately got up by beating Palace.

Man City also showed that they were very productive by scoring 102 goals in various competitions this season. They were also able to score eight points from the last four Premier League games with a record of winning twice and drawing twice.

However, Everton is still an opponent who cannot be taken lightly. David Moyes' team seemed confident after playing three tough matches because they faced opponents who were ranked first, second and third respectively.

As a result, Everton lost 1-0 when they visited Anfield, Liverpool headquarters, in the Merseyside Derby. Furthermore, The Toffees detained Arsenal -1 and last beat host Nottingham Forest 1-0.

This became Everton's valuable capital when they hosted Man City. Moreover, in the first match at the Etihad, they managed to arrest Man City 1-1.

Lineup Forecast For Everton: Pickford-O'Brien, Tarkowski, Brantwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Beto

Manchester City: Ortega-Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'ziel; Gonzalez, Gundogan, Bernardo; Savinho, Marmoush, De Bruyne