Game Week 35 Predictions: City to beat Everton to get closer to Arsenal again

Premier League Game Week 35 Predictions: City to beat Everton to get closer to Arsenal again

Manchester City can only win the league if they match Arsenal's results. The Gunners did their bit over the weekend, can Manchester City level up? (Photo credit: GOAL)

 Everton vs Manchester City

Hill Dickinson Stadium

8:00pm

The title race is going down to the wire, and we love it. David Moyes and everyone at Everton will have a say about the destination of the Premier League title on Monday as Manchester City visits the new Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Everton lost narrowly to Liverpool on the occasion of the first Merseyside Derby at the new ground; the Toffees will love a better result against another big side as Everton eyes potential European qualification at the end of the season.

There's a possibility that ten Premier League sides will be in European competitions next season. Five slots have been confirmed for the Champions League already, with Forest and Aston Villa in contention for the Europa League; there's a slot waiting there, and Crystal Palace could win the Conference League trophy to earn a Europa League spot too.

Everton could move as high on the log as 9th with a win over Manchester City. They will also need Nottingham Forest to do them some favors by beating Chelsea for that to happen. It's an open season with lots of possibilities.

Manchester City knows what to do. They can only win the title if they better Arsenal's results. The Cityzens are six points behind the Gunners with two outstanding games to play. One of those is a game at Everton.

Arsenal improved on goals scored and goal difference against Fulham at the weekend, with Bukayo Saka and Viktor Gyökeres running riot; Manchester City will need to win the game by at least four goals to usurp Arsenal at the top.

Everton has some players who can hurt the title-chasing Manchester City. Ilman Ndiaye has been quiet in recent games; this could be the game in which he comes alive. James Garner and Idrissa Gueye will come in handy in the middle of the park.

Rodri is confirmed to be out of this game. Leaving Pep Guardiola with tinkering to do to his midfield. Does Nico O'Rielly return, or would the Spanish tactician lean towards Tijjani Reinders? Bernardo Silva and Nico Gonzalez are other options in that regard.

Erling Haaland will be itching to score goals. Igor Thiago is only two goals away from the big Norwegian's 24 league goals. Rayan Cherki has been a revelation for the Cityzens; Antoine Semenyo is another player to watch.

Manchester City knows that they cannot drop points in the title race. Arsenal only has three games left this season, and they're all against teams within and around the drop zone. Arsenal did their job at the weekend; it's over to Manchester City now.

Verdict: City to win.