Man City vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow live updates from the Etihad Stadium as Pep Guardiola’s side meet Rafa Benitez’s outfit
Follow live reaction after Manchester City beat Everton to move second in the Premier League table.
Raheem Sterling put City ahead, a minute before the break, side-footing home after a magnificent ball, struck with the outside of his foot, by full back Joao Cancelo.
Rodri made it 2-0 with a thundering long-distance strike that whistled past Everton keeper Jordan Pickford.
Sterling missed a great chance to end the contest but mis-controlled the ball in front of goal after a low cross from Riyad Mahrez.
Cole Palmer, the 19-year-old making his first Premier League start, had set Mahrez through for that opportunity and his blocked shot was pounced on by Bernardo Silva who calmly slotted home the third.
Man City 2-0 Everton
Apologies, we’ve been having some technical issues at Independent Towers. City are 2-0 up and their second goal was a rocket from Rodri, smashed past a diving Jordan Pickford.
Cancelo continues fine form
João Cancelo has provided his sixth assist of the season in 18 games for Man City, as many as he produced in both of his first two seasons with the club in all competitions combined (six in 76 games).
Sterling scores for Man City
Raheem Sterling scored for Man City on his 300th appearance in the Premier League. It’s only his third start of the season for the Premier League champions so he’ll be hoping to impress Pep Guardiola. Joao Cancelo, Phil Foden and Rodri have all been quality for the home side so far. Work to do for Everton in the second half.
Half-time: Man City 1 - 0 Everton
45+3 mins: Aymeric Laporte picks up a yellow card for a cynical tackle on Andros Townsend just outside the City box over to the right. Townsend takes the free kick himself and belts it safeyl into the hands of Ederson.
The whistle goes for half-time with Manchester City leading by one goal to nil.
Man City 1 - 0 Everton
45 mins: Three minutes of added time to play at the Etihad Stadium.
GOAL! Man City 1 - 0 Everton (Sterling, 44’)⚽️
44 mins: That’s illegal from Cancelo! Everton defend a cross from the elft wing pretty well and shift up out of their own box. Cancelo collects the cleared ball in the middle of the final third and flicks a pass over the defence with the outside of his right foot just as Sterling makes a run through the lines. He catches the ball on the half-volley with an open right foot and leaves Pickford no chance to stop it hitting the back of the net. Great goal from Man City.
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
42 mins: A Cancelo cross is headed behind by Keane. City play the corner short and pass it quickly out to Cancelo on the opposite side. He crosses it back into the box but Pickford plucks it out of the air.
He gives it to Iwobi who tries to find Richarlison with a forward pass. The ball takes a deflection and comes out to Delph who spots Iwobi’s continued run down the wing and threads it through to him. Iwobi has a free run into the box but the pace of Walker is too much and he catches the Everton winger and wins the ball just inside his own area.
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
39 mins: Manchester City have had 81% possession. That’s insane. Everton have done nothing with the ball, the official stats say the visitors have had two shots but I can’t recall either of them.
This first half has been all Man City, Everton have defended well but their transitions have been woeful.
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
36 mins: Decision overturned! No penalty, no foul. VAR calls the referee over to the monitor, Stuart Attwell looks at the incident and decides there isn’t enough contact to award the decision. Reprieve for Everton!
Penalty to Man City!
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
33 mins: Richarlison picks up a yellow card after Everton work the ball up the pitch but needlessly give it away. His frustration comes out in a late tackle and the Brazilian is rightly put in the book.
At the other end of the pitch Delph is caught in possessino by Rodri who pokes the ball to Sterling. He sprints at the penalty area and weaves away from Keane. There’s not a great deal of contact but Keane does lunge across Sterling who goes down. Referee Stuart Attwell has a good look at the incident and points to the spot.
VAR is taking a look to see whether Sterling was just inside or outside of the box when the tackle came in.
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