Line-ups revealed as Boxing Day action gets underway

Manchester City are without a number of first-team names as they try to return to some sort of form.

Kevin de Bruyne returns to the bench, while Seamus Coleman enters as a starter for Everton.

Here’s how the sides line up for the early Boxing Day kick-off:

Manchester City squad news

John Stones and Kyle Walker are the latest defenders to miss out through injury for Manchester City, who have lost nine of their last 12 games.

Can Erling Haaland find a way to the goal?

Your Boxing Day City side 🩵

XI | Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Guardiol, Kovacic, Bernardo (C), Savinho, Foden, Doku, Haaland

SUBS | Carson, Brits, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Simpson-Pusey, Mubama, Alleyne, O’Reilly, McAtee#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/LsM0Awa77U

— Manchester City (@ManCity) December 26, 2024

City XI: Stefan Ortega, Nathan Aké, Josko Guardiol, Manuel Akanji, Rico Lewis, Mateo Kovačić, Bernardo Silva, Jérémy Doku, Phil Foden, Savinho, Erling Haaland

Everton team news

There is only one change for Sean Dyche’s Everton, who have been masters of the 0-0 of late.

Your face candy @ManCity!

🔵 #MCIEVE pic.twitter.com/khQ4ayhIbK

— Everton (@Everton) December 26, 2024

Seamus Coleman comes in at right back in place of the suspended Ashley Young.

Everton XI: Jordan Pickford, Vitalii Mykolenko, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski, Séamus Coleman, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Idrissa Gueye, Orel Mangala, Iliman Ndiaye, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jack Harrison