Aston Villa vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight after Leon Bailey earns draw
Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City: Leon Bailey responded after Erling Haaland’s opener to deny the champions
Another goal from Erling Haaland wasn’t enough for Manchester City this time as Leon Bailey’s second-half equalizer salvaged a 1-1 draw for Aston Villa against the defending champion in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Haaland took his tally to 10 goals from six games by volleying in a cross from Kevin de Bruyne in the 50th minute but then missed two chances to score a second before Villa struck back.
Bailey met a low cross from Jacob Ramsey and hammered a first-time shot high into the net in the 74th to rescue a valuable point for Villa, whose manager Steven Gerrard was under heavy pressure after three straight league losses.
For City, it’s a second draw to go with four wins in the opening six games, leaving it tied for second place with Tottenham on points. Leader Arsenal has a chance to go four points clear on Sunday if it can maintain its perfect record when it travels to Manchester United.
Pep Guardiola’s City has made a habit of going two goals down before rallying, but this time it was their turn to relinquish the lead.
Haaland had been quiet in the first half but showed his predatory instincts when he came flying in at the far post to meet a pinpoint cross from De Bruyne, jumping high to side-foot the ball in.
The towering Norway striker forced two good saves from Emiliano Martinez as City pushed for a second goal.
That left the visitors open to counterattacks, though, and Ramsey had already squandered one such opportunity with a heavy touch by the time he set up Bailey for the equalizer.
Midfielder Rodri came closest to a winner for City when his shot from outside the area crept narrowly wide in the 87th.
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
45 mins: Both teams have hit the frame of the goal now and yet the match remains goalless. Kostas Tsimikas swings a corner into the middle and finds Virgil van Dijk but his headed effort is blocked by Tom Davies.
There’s going to be two minutes of added time to play in the first half.
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
43 mins: Off the woodwork!
Oh my days. Liverpool send the ball over the top and pick out Darwin Nunez in the box. He takes a touch and smokes an effort at goal only for Jordan Pickford to leap to his right and tip it onto the crossbar!
The ball rebounds out to Luis Diaz on the left side. He cuts back into the penalty are and shoots with his right foot. Diaz absolutely nails it and cracks the right hand post but the ball bounces back into play and gets cleared!
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
40 mins: Carvalho and Onana’s clash of knees keeps the midfielder on the floor but the physios have come on to check him over. Liverpool’s new signing Arthur Melo has been sent out to warm up but Carvalho seems okay to play on.
Chance! The set piece is swung in towards Fabinho who knocks the ball to Mo Salah. Salah lifts the ball back into the box where Darwin Nunez drives to the ball and heads his effort over the crossbar.
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
37 mins: Liverpool are just slowing the game down after that Everton chance. It’s been the best one of the game by far and the visitors are just trying to assert some control on the ball.
Amadou Onana arrives late on Fabio Carvalho and gives away a free kick. He also picks up the first yellow card of the match.
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
34 mins: Off the post! How have Everton not scored?
Gordon nails Diaz on the edge of the Liverpool box and sends it out to Gray who dribbles into the box. He can’t get through and knocks it back to Patterson whose cross is cleared out to Fabio Carvalho.
Carvalho has his pocket picked and Everton feed the ball back into the box to Neal Maupay. His first touch is poor but the ball comes loose to Tom Davies who drills one with the outside of his right foot and rattles the far post!
That was so, so close to being the opening goal.
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
31 mins: Gordon receives the ball on the left side of the pitch and cuts inside before curling a pass over to the far side of the box. Demarai Gray makes his way into the area and is in loads of space but the ball sails over his head and bounces behind.
Gray gives Gordon a thumbs up for the idea though.
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
28 mins: Kostas Tsimikas curls the most recent Liverpool free kick into the Everton box and Luis Diaz makes a run into space. The ball drops just in front of him but he can’t reach it to turn the ball towards goal.
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
25 mins: Liverpool attempt to fly forward on the counter attack and almost set up a three on one attack as Diaz, Nunez and Salah are high up the pitch.
The dropping ball comes to Nunez but he fails to control it properly and Jordan Pickford tidies up.
The game is becoming increasingly more physical. Gordon gets fouled, then fouls Tsimikas in return. Gomez is involved in another altercation.
The Everton supporters are getting worked up.
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
22 mins: An Everton free kick is floated into the Liverpool box where Virgil van Dijk leaps and flicks it behind for a corner.
Everton whip it into the box and Alex Iwobi glances it on to Luis Diaz. He scrambles it away but only picks out Anthony Gordon on the edge of the box. Gordon attempts to curl a side-footed effort into the bottom right corner but Alisson drops low and smothers it.
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
19 mins: Close! Gordon tries to run the ball away from Everton’s final third but he’s tackled but Gomez who manages to knock the ball down the right wing.
Alexander-Arnold keeps it in play and whips a first time cross over to Darwin Nunez who’s arriving just outside the back post. He leaps above Patterson but guides his headed effort wide of goal.
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