Manchester City will be looking to move a step closer to the Premier League title when they travel to Everton on Saturday.
If Pep Guardiola's side win this weekend then they can wrap up the title when they face rivals Manchester United on April 7, live on Sky Sports,although they are winless in their last four Premier League matches against Everton.
The Toffees are also looking for a third consecutive win and manager Sam Allardyce said: "We've got to master our game plan throughout the 90 minutes to get a result against the team that's riding high.
"It's a big challenge for us and I think one we should really look forward to on the basis that we've just come off the back of back-to-back wins. We've got a good home record."There's a few players missing that we'd maybe liked a bit fit, but the ones who have been out on the pitch have been doing the business recently. So go and do your very best and see if that's good enough on the day."
Man City are 16 points clear at the top of the table and their crowning as champions seems inevitable, but Guardiola insists his players will be fully focused on Everton, regardless of whether the two Champions League legs against Liverpool are now the real priority.
"I'm not going to deny (there are thoughts about Liverpool), but, believe me, I am preparing for Everton like it's the most important game we have to play," he said.
"My decisions (are made) to beat Everton, not thinking about Liverpool. That would be a big mistake from my side."
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