Ederson and Erling Haaland near landmarks – Stat Preview: Manchester City vs Everton (Premier League)

Manchester City embark on their final match of 2022 with the return of Premier League football to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Everton are the visitors to the home of the Premier League champions this weekend, as Frank Lampard’s side look to bounce back from a 1-2 defeat to Wolves at Goodison Park last time out.

As for City, they enjoyed a more fruitful return to English top-flight action, as they registered a 1-3 away win against Leeds United at Elland Road on Wednesday night – with Erling Haaland once again among the goalscorers.

The Norwegian international scored a second-half brace, following an opening goal from Rodrigo that came on the stroke of half-time after Manchester City had squandered several opportunities in the lead up to the Spaniard’s strike.

Ahead of Manchester City’s final match of the calendar year, here are the notable statistics and potential landmarks to look out for on Saturday.

Manchester City

• Manchester City have lost their final league game in just one of the last 21 calendar years (W11, D9).

• Manchester City are winless in all four Premier League games played on New Year’s Eve (D3, L1).

• Manchester City have suffered consecutive home league defeats just once under Pep Guardiola: 2-1 losses vs Leeds and Chelsea in 2021.
• Erling Haaland has scored eight goals more than Everton’s entire squad in 16 Premier League matches.
• Manchester City have scored a league-high 43 goals this season, while an unrivalled 58 goals have been scored by both sides in their 15 matches so far.

• No side has scored the opening goal in more Premier League matches this season than Manchester City – who are undefeated in every game, winning 10 of 12 such fixtures.
• Phil Foden has been directly involved in nine goals in eight league appearances at the Etihad Stadium this season, scoring six and assisting three.
• Four of Manchester City’s last five home league defeats – including against Brentford – have been due to 90th-minute winning goals.

Everton

• Everton have lost 21 Premier League matches in 2022, their joint-most defeats in a single year in the competition.
• No side has lost more Premier League away games so far in 2022 than Everton (12 defeats).
• Everton could lose five consecutive matches in all competitions for the first time since October to November 2017.
• Everton can fail to score in five successive Premier League away matches for the second time.
• Everton have won just four of their 30 Premier League away games against reigning champions (D6, L20).
• After conceding just 12 goals in their first 13 Premier League games this season, at an average of 0.9 per game, Everton have let in seven in their last three matches at 2.3 per game.
• Everton are unbeaten in their last six league matches played on New Year’s Eve (W4, D2).

Previous Meetings

• The last Etihad Stadium encounter between Manchester City and Everton came in November 2021, with goals from Raheem Sterling, Rodrigo, and Bernardo Silva in a 3-0 win.
• The last time Manchester City and Everton met was in February 2022, as an 82nd minute strike from Phil Foden secured a 0-1 away win for the Sky Blues at Goodison Park.
• Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 11 home league games against Everton (W7, D4).
• Everton have lost each of the last nine Premier League encounters with Manchester City – their second longest run of league defeats against the same opponent.

Potential Landmarks

• Ederson is just three appearances away from his 200th in the Premier League for Manchester City.
• Erling Haaland is five goals away from 25 in the Premier League.