With James Rodríguez and Yerry Mina as symbols, Everton showed that beyond their irregularity, they have known how to compete and get good results against the best in the Premier League.
On the eve of the duel against Manchester City, a rival that has not yet faced due to an outbreak of covid-19 in Josep Guardiola’s squad, it is a good time to review the statistics of the Toffees.
If the matches against him are taken alone “big six” (Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool) plus Leicester City, Everton is one of the leaders that particular table. That’s how good the Carlo Ancelotti team’s campaign is.
The Toffees They have 15 points, thanks to four wins (Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea and Leicester), three draws (Liverpool, Leicester and Manchester United) and just one loss (Manchester United).
In addition, he also defeated José Mourinho’s team in a spectacular FA Cup match, 5-4.
Unlike other seasons, in which Everton struggled against bigger rivals (last year they only won two of 14 matches, against Chelsea and Leicester), this time he found an operation that allows him to compete as equals against the candidates.
In fact, it has cost him more than the account to face lesser rivals, as they lost to Newcastle, West Ham, Southampton, Leeds and Fulham and drew against Burnley. If he finds a regularity, he will be able to fight for his great goal: qualification for the Champions League.
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