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  April 19, 2025 Everton - Manchester City Goodison Park will crackle with anticipation this Saturday as a rejuvenated Everton side under the returning David Moyes welcomes title-chasing Manchester City to Merseyside. Despite City's recent dominance in this fixture, the form guide suggests we could be in for a much closer contest than many would have predicted just months ago. Everton's transformation since Moyes returned to the dugout in January has been remarkable. The Toffees have lost just twice in the Scotsman's 13 Premier League games at the helm, a record bettered only by title contenders Liverpool and Arsenal (one defeat each) during this period. With 21 points collected under his guidance, Moyes has steered the club away from relegation fears toward mid-table security. "Coming back to Everton felt like coming home," Moyes told reporters at his pre-match press conference. "The players have responded brilliantly to what we've asked of them, but...

  Everton – Arsenal April 5th, 2025 Goodison Park used to be a cursed place for Arsenal. The Gunners have won only three of their last 26 away matches on Merseyside against local clubs (Everton and Liverpool), which is an alarming contrast to their previous record when they managed to win six out of seven visits. Last season, however, Arsenal finally broke the curse and won 1-0 at Everton's ground. The mutual encounters between these teams have gone through significant fluctuations in recent years. After a period when Everton dominated (four wins from five matches between December 2020 and February 2023), Arsenal has now taken the reins, remaining unbeaten against the Toffees in the last four duels. The December meeting in London ended in a goalless draw, which means that if Arsenal were to keep a clean sheet again, they would achieve this in both season matches against Everton for the first time since the 2011-12 season. Interestingly, if neither team were to score this time,...