As mentioned before there may be a lack of goals tonight as Man City home matches only average 1.62 goals and Everton away matches just 2. Much could rest on whether transfer yo-yo Carlos Tevez plays or not. The Argentine now seems to love the club again so the stage is set for a barnstorming, goalscoring performance and the City faithful clutching him to their bosom again. Or maybe a bore draw and the little scamp gets himself sent off.- got to be one of the two?
Man City's terrible goalscoring record at home seems to show up in the Picklive points averages for their players. Kompany (56), Barry (59), the Toure boys (Kolo 55, Yaya 54) and De Jong (55) all have defend, destroy or dullness hardwired although that may be slightly harsh on Yaya on recent form. Barry and Yaya are (understandably) the only ones of those 5 that have a goal or assist to their name in Picklive this season so I'm recommending picking both if they start tonight. De Jong is suspended, even though he's not been booked in a Picklive match so far this season (don't the FA take this into account?), so he can be ruled out.
Tevez has an average of 47 which is a healthy amount for a striker. He's posted a 50+ in 6 of his 9 Picklive appearances this season and scored a brace 3 times. Perhaps it's the Christmas cheer or possibly my absolute desperation for some goals after the Real game last night but I'll be including Tevez tonight if he starts. If I end up picking 4 or more from City I'll then balance my optimism/desperation with a centre-back. I will probably resist my man-crush on David Silva (41) who I think has a huge score in him at some point soon and pick someone like Kolorov (62 last time out) who I think is a Picklive legend in the making (i.e. full-back and likes to bomb forward - a thinking man's Glen Johnson?).
As for Everton, they fluctuate wildly in their contributions to the Big Game, having had 3, 1, 1, 1, 3 & 4 men in the top 5 this season. They have players with huge averages including Arteta (87!!!), Baines (64), Fellaini (63) and Pienaar (58) but their talisman Arteta is suspended and Pienaar is struggling with a groin strain. So Fellaini and Baines may be the way to go although I fancy a centre back to do well and Jagielka (56) and Distin (52) both have decent averages.
My team (picked before the lineups are announced...): Yaya, Barry, Tevez, Kolorov and Jagielka.
Good luck!
by BensBulls
(Ben Wraith)
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