Man City vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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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 0 - 0 Everton
30 mins: Save! Kyle Walker has the ball on the right side and decides to play it into Rodri. Rodri passes it up to Palmer who turns towards goal and hits one from range forcing a leaping save out of Pickford. The loose ball comes to Sterling who cuts onto his left foot and drills a low shot through the legs of Keane but into the hands of the Everton goalkeeper.
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
28 mins: Ilkay Gundogan swings a corner into the box as City up their tempo once more. His cross is headed away by Keane but Aymeric Laporte is up the pitch to recover the ball. His outswinging cross back into the box almost drops for Gundogan but Iwobi takes possession.
He tries to run the ball out from the back but comes under pressure and gives the ball away with a wayward pass. City send the ball out to Foden on the left side and he delivers another cross into the six-yard box. He picks out Sterling but he can’t control the header and the ball loops over the goal!
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
26 mins: Nearly. A headed clearance from Digne only gives the ball to Sterling. Bernardo Silve makes an underlapping run into the box behind the Everton left-back and Sterling slips him the ball. Bernardo attempts to pull the ball back to Palmer but Godfrey is across to intercept and clear his lines. The Everton centre-backs have played well ovr these opening 25 minutes or so but how long can they keep it up?
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
24 mins: Sterling seems to be growing in confidence against Digne. He taking him on on the outside and finding a little bit of success. Digne blocks Sterling’s attempted cross this time but City win a corner. Foden swings it into the middle but Keane is there to win the initial ball and then clear the danger with a hoof down the pitch.
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
21 mins: Under pressure from Phil Foden, Jordan Pickford fumbles the ball as he tries to catch a cross into the box from the right. The ball comes loose and Anthony Gordon gets to it before Foden but the Man City man want let it go.
He presses Gordon who seems to slip and take Foden out just outside of the Everton box. The whistle goes and Gordon is awarded a free kick. Not sure what Foden’s done wrong there to be honest.
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
18 mins: Demarai Gray races Kyle Walker to the ball and pulls up. It looks as though he’s tweaked something, maybe a groin muscle or the upper thigh. He sits down and needs seeing to by the physios.
He looks in a fair bit of pain by the grimace on his face and he’s not going to continue. Rafa Benitez signals to Alex Iwobi who gets stripped and replaces Gray as the Everton midfielder limps off the pitch.
That’s a blow for the Toffees, Gray has been one of their best players this season.
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
15 mins: Sterling brings the ball inside from the right but is shut out by the combination of Michael Keane and Fabian Delph.
City recover the ball and Rodri takes over in the middle of the Everton half. He threads a straight pass up to Ilkay Gundogan who checks to the left before attempting to play Cole Palmer into the box. Ben Godfrey intercepts the ball and Everton can finally work it into City’s half.
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
12 mins: Chance! City spark into life after probing the left side of the Everton penalty area. They switch the play out to Raheem Sterling on the right and he knocks the ball past Lucas Digne before sprinting past the defender. He dummies a cut-back and instead chips the ball to the back post where Phil Foden wins the header and sends it narrowly wide of goal!
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
9 mins: Everton have already been pushed deep into their own half as City pass the ball around comfortably. The Toffees are defending well enough but are struggling to initiate the counter-attack which seems to be the gameplan at the minute.
Anthony Gordon tries to bomb forward on the inside right but Rodri comes across and wins the ball for the home side before Gordon reaches the final third.
Man City 0 - 0 Everton
6 mins: Sterling attempts to shimmy past Digne on City’s right side but the Everton left-back is up to the task and knocks the ball out of play with a well-timed tackle.
John Stones gets the ball and sends a fine diagonal pass out to Kyle Walker who’s forward on the right wing. He passes a couple of times with Bernardo Silva to create a bit of space before whipping a cross into the box. Gordon fails to clear the ball and only succeeds in setting up Joao Cancelo with a shot from just outside the box. His effort takes a big deflection but luckily for Everton goes wide of the far post.
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