Manchester City vs. Everton: Team News, Preview, Live Stream and TV Info

Manchester City will look to bounce back from their first defeat of the season at home to Everton in the Premier League on Saturday. 

City slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur last time out, and they'll host a Toffees side that have made a strong start to the campaign but have faltered slightly in recent weeks.

Here are the viewing details for the game and read on for team news and a more in-depth look at the match in question:

Date: Saturday, Oct. 15

Time: 3 p.m. BST/10 a.m. ET

TV: NBCSN (USA)

Live Stream: NBC Sports Live (USA)

Team News

According to the MailOnline's Alex Bywater, Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling trained on Thursday ahead of the match, while James Robson of the Manchester Evening News reported Vincent Kompany and Kevin De Bruyne have also been back in training.

David Wright of the Express added that Bacary Sagna will miss the match with a hamstring issue, while Fabian Delph is a doubt.

Per Sky Sports News HQ, Everton boss Ronald Koeman confirmed James McCarthy and Aaron Lennon were doubts for the game, but Romelu Lukaku, Leighton Baines and Phil Jagielka are all fit:

Predicted Manchester City Lineup: Claudio Bravo; Pablo Zabaleta, Nicolas Otamendi, John Stones, Aleksandar Kolarov; Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Nolito; Sergio Aguero

Predicted Everton Lineup: Maarten Stekelenburg; Seamus Coleman, Phil Jagielka, Ashley Williams, Leighton Baines; Idrissa Gueye, Gareth Barry, Yannick Bolasie, Ross Barkley, Kevin Mirallas; Romelu Lukaku

Preview

City won their first 10 games under Pep Guardiola in all competitions, before a 3-3 draw with Celtic and the defeat to Spurs put an end to their run.

Football journalist Rafael Hernandez believes the loss could be a blessing in disguise, but he noted there was still work to be done:

Indeed, Guardiola saw his side outfought and outran by the Lilywhites, who stunned them with their intensity.

Per the Sun's Andrew Dillon, City star Ilkay Gundogan is hoping the Citizens will return to winning ways at the Etihad Stadium but believes it will be a tough game:

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We knew that before the end of the season the day would come where we would lose a game.

Tottenham did it very well in the last game and they deserved it to win against us. We didn’t play our best football We can accept that and handle it. We are just looking forwards and try to focus for the next game coming, at home to Everton.

It will be really tough, a big challenge for us because they have a really good team.

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Indeed, the Toffees have been resolute at the back this season, conceding just five goals, while Romelu Lukaku has started well with five Premier League goals to his name already.

Everton manager Koeman is a former team-mate of Guardiola's from their time at Barcelona.

The Dutchman revealed the pair are still close friends, per Sky Sports News HQ:

His side were going strong with four wins in succession, but a difficult spell leading up to the international break saw them knocked out of the EFL Cup by Norwich City, before losing to Bournemouth and drawing with Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

Spurs have given them a blueprint with which to beat City, but it's unlikely Everton can sustain the same level of intensity so early in Koeman's tenure.

The Toffees are winless in six league games against City, and that record may well continue on Saturday.