Everton vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
Relive all the action as City moved six points clear of Liverpool atop the Premier League table with a narrow 1-0 win at Goodison Park
Phil Foden’s late goal and Everton being denied a penalty for an apparent Rodri handball by VAR proved enough for Manchester City to edge to a 1-0 win and restore their lead atop the Premier League table to six points.
City were frustrated by the Toffees for large parts of the evening at Goodison Park but started to turn the screw in the second half as they sought a winner.
Jordan Pickford made a number of impressive saves from the likes of Foden, John Stones, Kevin de Bruyne and Bernardo Silva but eventually the England goalkeeper’s resistance was broken when Bernardo’s low cross deflected off Mason Holgate into the six-yard box and Foden guided the ball home with 82 minutes played.
Everton looked certain to be given a golden opportunity to equalise when the ball reared up and hit Rodri’s arm in his own box shortly after but following a lengthy check, VAR determined it wasn’t a penalty and City could breathe again.
Not too long ago, Pep Guardiola’s men looked like the champions-elect but a brilliant run of form from Liverpool, combined with a City’s surprising draw at Southampton and even more shocking defeat at home to Spurs, means the title race is back on.
But with Liverpool in Carabao Cup final action on Sunday, Guardiola’s troops got back on track to move six points clear of the Reds atop the Premier League table although Everton are now 17th and precariously positioned just above the drop zone.
Relive all the action from Goodison Park:
GOAL! Leeds 0 - 2 Tottenham (Kulusevski, 15’)⚽️
15 mins: Oh my. I was just going to talk about a battle developing between Junior Firpo and Dejan Kulusevski but there’s already a clear winner. The Tottenham man is forced onto the corner flag by the Leeds left-back but he manages to turn the defender and take the ball into the box. Diego Llorente sticks out a leg but fails to take the ball away from Kulusevski who rolls it onto his left foot and whips and fine shot into a small gap between the goalkeeper and the near post. Great skill from Kulusevski. Spurs double their lead.
Leeds 0 - 1 Tottenham
13 mins: An early goal for Tottenham has given them the perfect start against Leeds. The home side are quite open allowing space on both wings for the Spurs wingbacks to fly forward. Sessegnon brings the ball to the side of the box again on the left and his pass into the area almost sets up Kulusevski but he’s tackled by Junior Firpo who knocks the ball out for a corner.
GOAL! Leeds 0 - 1 Tottenham (Doherty, 10’)⚽️
10 mins: Great goal from Spurs. They have the ball in their own half and set up a counter attack through a driving Harry Winks run. Ryan Sessegnon bombs down the left wing and stays onside as Winks slides a pass in behind the high Leeds line. Sessegnon collects the loose ball and carries it into the box. Matt Doherty matches his run on the opposite wing and darts into the area just as Sessegnon squares the ball, leaving himself with a free chance on goal and he takes it with a lovely first time finish.
Leeds 0 - 0 Tottenham
9 mins: Matt Doherty makes a forward run off the ball down the right and is found by Harry Kane. Doherty carries it into the final third and slips Kulusevski into the right side of the box. He draws in Pascal Struijk before cutting the ball back to Kane on the front edge of the box. Kane spots Illan Meslier off his line and tries to chip the goalkeeper but puts his effort wide of the target.
Leeds 0 - 0 Tottenham
6 mins: The first corner of the game comes to Tottenham and Son’s delivery is defended effectively by Leeds who smuggle the ball away. Tottenham recover it quickly and send a pass out to Ryan Sessegnon on the left side. He shifts the ball around Dallas and curls a cross into the six-yard box but it’s too close to Illan Meslier who claims it for Leeds.
Leeds 0 - 0 Tottenham
3 mins: Chance! Leeds work the ball down the left wing and pass it up to Daniel James. He carries it alongside the box and is clipped by Dejan Kulusevski in an attempted tackle and the home side win a free kick.
Stuart Dallas takes the set piece and whips a pacey cross into the box. Pascal Struijk wins the ball in the air and glances his header narrowly wide of the back post!
Leeds 0 - 0 Tottenham
Kick off: Dejan Kulusevski gets the game underway with a pass back to Eric Dier. He sends the ball up the pitch where it is won in the air by Harry Kane who flicks it on towards the box. Son Heung-min drives forward and puts Diego Llorente under pressure but the Leeds defender shrugs off a challenge and wins a throw in for Leeds.
Leeds vs Tottenham
Here come the players. There’ll be ramifications at both ends of the table after this match concludes. Can Tottenham move closer to the top four or will Leeds keep themselves above the relegation zone.
Both managers are under pressure after a string of poor results but who will be smiling at the end of the game? Let’s find out.
Kick off is up next...
Leeds vs Tottenham
Harry Kane is two short of equalling Wayne Rooney’s Premier League record of 94 away goals.
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