Everton Women v Manchester City Women: Preview, Team News and Prediction

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Manchester City Women could go top of the WSL when they face Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon. Chelsea’s draw at Arsenal and Manchester United’s surprise 1-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa leaves the Blues with an opportunity to take the lead in the title race, and victory will put them a point clear of Chelsea at the top of the table.They face an Everton side whose only win so far this season was a 4-1 win at Liverpool on the opening day of the season. Since then, they have drawn two and lost four of the following six WSL matches and were also beaten 3-1 in the League Cup in September.Last season, Everton won their first match against City in the WSL when they beat City 2-1 and manager Andree Jeglertz will be hoping to avoid a repeat performance from his side in his first season in charge at the Joie Stadium.Team NewsJeglertz confirmed that captain Alex Greenwood will be out for a ‘short period’ after missing last week’s 1-0 victory over West Ham. She will join Mary Fowler and Lily Murphy on the injury table, and Rebecca Knaak may take her place in the side. The German defender has worked her way back to full fitness and was on the bench for last week’s win. Lauren Hemp, Sydney Lohmann and Grace Clinton may all be available for Sunday’s match.The Toffees will be without Elise Stenevik who suffered a hamstring injury during their 3-3 draw with Aston Villa last weekend. Everton will also be without Aurora Galli, Megan Finnigan and Courtney Brosnan going into the clash with City, although Katja Snoeijs and Katie Robinson are set to return to the side.PredictionCity struggled against Everton last season and they also had difficulty in breaking down a West Ham side that is yet to score a point in seven matches. However, Andree Jeglertz is building something exciting at the Joie Stadium and I’m predicting a comfortable victory for the Blues.Everton 1-3 City