Pep Guardiola is today sweating over his defence ahead of Manchester City ’s Premier League clash with Everton. Ruben Dias is injured and the Spaniard has confirmed John Stones, who has only just returned to action after missing six games, is a major doubt after being replaced at half-time in the loss against Aston Villa at the weekend.

Manchester City have a home fixture vs Everton on Boxing Day at the Etihad Stadium in a bid to turn around their awful form.

The match kicks off at 12.30pm GMT on Boxing Day, Thursday, 26 December at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Amazon Prime Video, with the streaming service showing every Boxing Day fixture in the Premier League.

Manchester City will hope to turn around their season starting with a Boxing Day clash against Everton in the Premier League.

Man City are yet to shrug off this poor form out of them as Pep Guardiola continues to deal with this dilemma which has been totally alien to him throughout his managerial career

Man City host Everton in the Premier League on Boxing Day. Preview includes team news, predicted lineups, how to watch on TV and live stream and more.

Man City will be keen to put their bad form to one side while Sean Dyche will want to get a late Christmas present for Evertonians

Everton head to Manchester City on Boxing Day looking to continue the solidity of recent performances.Fresh from frustrating Arsenal and Chelsea in consecutive games, Everton have now recorded five