Man City vs Everton: Sean Dyche confirms team news ahead of Premier League clash

George Priestman reporting for LiverpoolWorld in the aftermath of Man City vs Everton.

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00:00 This is George Priest reporting for Liverpool World after Sean Dyche has just given his latest press conference ahead of their trip to

00:05 Fates Manchester City in the Premier League this weekend. Starting off with team news,

00:09 he announced that

00:11 Abdoulaye Dioufoure will not be ready for this one.

00:13 He said he's progressing well and he has been on the grass but hasn't been training with the squad and he won't be available for

00:18 the trip to City, which is obviously a big blow considering he's been one of Everton's best players this season and he has missed

00:23 the last four games, so he's becoming a little bit of a worry.

00:25 But as Dyche confirmed, he should be back soon.

00:27 So that's good news. In terms of other good news, Amadou Anand should be back in contention as well.

00:32 He has also missed the last two games

00:34 and he's a key figure as well and having him back in midfield will be a huge boost for them ahead of what is going to be

00:40 a very difficult test away at City. Dyche also confirmed there is no Andre Gomes available for this one,

00:45 no Arnout Dandjouma and no Dele Alli.

00:48 But Ashley Young and Seamus Coleman have both been progressing well and should be available for the weekend. In terms of Manchester City,

00:54 they currently have no injuries and that makes them the only team in the Premier League to have no registered absences.

00:59 And of course, Erling Haaland is back, Kevin De Bruyne is back now, so it becomes an even harder task for Dyche and his side.

01:06 Now, what is interesting for this game is Sean Dyche will not be on the touchline having received a third yellow card of the season

01:12 last week when appealing a decision against Beto in the two-a-draw against Tottenham.

01:17 He will serve a one-match touchline suspension and he did clarify that he was initially arguing about the Beto foul at the edge of the box.

01:24 Instead of the penalty shot, which of course sent Goodison Park into ruptures and he wasn't looked at by the VAR.

01:29 So it was a decision that fans will look back to as being a potential turning point in that game.

01:34 But Dyche will have to serve a one-match suspension and it will be difficult to have a not on the touchline for such a big game.

01:39 Now, in terms of this game last season, Frank Lampard took a side to the Etihad and managed to come away with a point

01:46 thanks to a bit of magic from Damari Gray.

01:49 And that was a similar game in terms of the narrative.

01:51 Everton were struggling at the time as well in a relegation battle and nobody gave them a hope of securing a point.

01:56 And it's the same story once again.

01:58 And it's probably going to take another bit of magic similar to that Damari Gray wonder goal for them

02:03 to earn what will be a vital point away at the reigning champions this weekend.