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:
Man Utd 0 - 0 Watford
The teams came together to deliver a message before kick off at Old Trafford:
Harry Kane and Son Heung-min make PL history as Tottenham add to Leeds woes
Earlier today Harry Kane and Son Heung-min created Premier League history by setting the record for the most goal combinations in Tottenham’s 4-0 romp at Leeds.
The pair combined for the 37th time when Kane superbly assisted Son’s late strike, moving clear of Chelsea pair Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba.
It was a fitting end to a comprehensive win for Antonio Conte’s side, who laid the foundation for the win with three goals in the opening 27 minutes as Matt Doherty, Dejan Kulusevski and Kane got on the scoresheet.
Harry Kane and Son Heung-min make PL history as Tottenham add to Leeds woes
Leeds United 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur: Kane set up Son for Spurs’ final strike in a heavy win, a record 37th time they have combined for a goal in the Premier League
GOAL! Brighton 0 - 1 Aston Villa (Cash, 17’)⚽️
17 mins: Aston Villa take the lead in the delayed match between them and Brighton. Matty Cash scores against the run of play at the Amex Stadium.
He’s also been booked for revealing a t-shirt supporting Polish footballer, Tomasz Kedziora, who is stuck in Ukraine.
Half-time: Man Utd 0 - 0 Watford
45+1 mins: A lot of dominance from Manchester United but they’ve been unable to capitalise on it in the first half at Old Trafford. Both team go into the break on level terms.
GOAL! Brentford 0 - 2 Newcastle (Willock, 44’)⚽️
44 mins: Newcastle have doubled their lead over Brentford with a shapr counter attack that is beautifully finished by Joe Willock. Lots to do for Brentford if they hope to get back into this game.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Watford
42 mins: Penalty shout for Man Utd. Paul Pogba holds the ball up under pressure from three defenders but manages to squeeze it out to Fred who flicks the ball over to Wan-Bissaka on the wing. He threads it into the box for Elanga but Cathcart is on top of him immediately. There’s a clash of legs and Elanga goes down.
VAR takes a look but tells the referee to play on.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Watford
39 mins: Paul Pogba is brought down Samir about 25-yards out from goal. Bruno Fernandes places the ball and has Cristiano Ronaldo and Alex Telles alongside him.
Ronaldo drifts away into the box and it’s Telles who takes the shot. He whips it well with his left-foot but curls it wide of the near post.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Watford
36 mins: Chance! Man Utd win a throw in on the right side and it’s taken by Aaron Wan-Bissaka. He throws it to Bruno Fernandes who gives it back to Wan-Bissaka and watches him drive into the box. He cuts the ball back to Fred who has a go from range and smokes his effort wide of goal.
Brentford 0 - 1 Newcastle (Joelinton, 33’)⚽️
33 mins: Newcastle lead against 10-man Brentford! Ryan Fraser crosses the ball into the far side of the box where Joelinton leaps higher than everyone else to get to the ball. He nods it back across goal and finds the bottom corner!
Man Utd 0 - 0 Watford
30 mins: That move should have ended in a goal. Either Ronaldo should go down after the contact from Foster or Fernandes needs to hit the target. The home side could be two or three goals up already.
They attack down the left this time with Alex Telles bringing the ball forward. He swings it into the box and finds Elanga who nods the ball. It drops to Ronaldo who pokes a shot at goal from inside the six-yard box but sees Foster come out and smother it!
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