Everton vs Manchester City Bet Builder Tips: Toffees trio headline 11/1 effort

Arsenal have won twice since Manchester City last played a Premier League game, meaning the Citizens are now chasing a six-point deficit, albeit with two matches in hand on their title rivals. The first of those takes place this Monday (20:00 BST, Sky Sports Main Event) at Hill Dickinson Stadium, where hosts Everton will look to get their European charge back on track following back-to-back defeats.

Below are my Everton vs Manchester City Bet Builder Tips, with the three selections combined paying out at 11/1.

James Garner (EVE) Total Shots - 1+

Everton midfielder James Garner is averaging 1.2 shots per 90 in this season's Premier League, and he's recorded at least one effort in seven of his side's eight league games at Hill Dickinson Stadium this calendar year.

The 25-year-old takes set-pieces for David Moyes' charges, so even if they struggle to create many shooting opportunities in open play on Monday, the former Manchester United man may get the opportunity to try his luck from a free-kick.

Garner shot once in Man City's 2-0 victory over Everton at the Etihad Stadium in October, and I'm backing him to do the same again on Merseyside.

Three of the four shots City conceded in their 2-1 FA Cup semi-final win against Southampton at Wembley on April 25 came from outside the 18-yard box, and three days prior, in a 1-0 success at Burnley's Turf Moor, the Clarets registered nine attempts, with four coming from distance.

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Iliman Ndiaye (EVE) Total Fouls - 2+

Only Thierno Barry (40), Garner (33) and Beto (30) have committed more fouls for Everton in this season's Premier League than Iliman Ndiaye (28), who is averaging one per 90.

The 26-year-old has recorded one in each of his last two appearances, but in the Toffees' last game against a title contender, their 2-0 defeat at Arsenal on March 14, the Senegal international made two fouls.

Ndiaye committed two fouls in October's reverse fixture, operating mainly from the right-hand side of Everton's attack, but he's expected to line up from the left this time around at Hill Dickinson Stadium, where Matheus Nunes is likely to be his direct opponent.

Nunes is averaging a foul won per 90 in this season's Premier League, as well as 1.9 per 90 in the Uefa Champions League.

I'm predicting a fierce battle between Ndiaye and Nunes on Monday, with the former not afraid to get stuck in to try and stop the Portugal international from rampaging down City's right-hand side.

Jake O'Brien (EVE) Total Fouls - 2+

On the opposite flank, Jeremy Doku will look to get the better of Everton's stand-in right-back Jake O'Brien, who is naturally a central defender.

The two faced off against each other earlier in the season, with O'Brien fouling Doku twice before half-time.

Doku is averaging three fouls won per 90 in the 2025/26 Premier League campaign, while O'Brien is only averaging 0.5 fouls per 90, but the Republic of Ireland international has already shown this season that he struggles to contain the Belgian star, who is in terrific form for Pep Guardiola's side.

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