Man City vs Everton LIVE: Result and reaction as City slip again with Pickford saving Haaland penalty
Man City 1-1 Everton: Bernardo Silva gave City the lead but Iliman Ndiaye equalised and Pickford repelled Haaland’s spot-kick to add to City’s woe
Bernardo Silva scored an early goal but struggling Manchester City could only muster a single point in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Everton to kick off a full slate of Boxing Day games.
City’s slump has seen them win just once in their last 13 matches across all competitions and they provisionally sit sixth in the table with 28 points, 11 below leaders Liverpool who have two games in hand. Everton are 15th, five points above the drop zone.
In the 14th minute, Jeremy Doku played a ball in behind the Toffees’ defence and Silva’s deflected shot found the far corner but Iliman Ndiaye drew Everton level when he took a touch to settle the ball, then unleashed a half-volley into the top right corner.
City looked set to retake the lead when Erling Haaland stepped up to the penalty spot in the second half after Seamus Coleman’s tackle on Savinho but goalkeeper Jordan Pickford dived correctly to safe the shot. Haaland headed home the rebound but it was chalked off for offside.
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Man City 1-1 Everton, 47 mins
Good start to the second half by City as Mykolenko is forced to pull off a full-length lunge to flick the ball out for a corner. Gvardiol gets up to meet the corner but can’t get his header on target
WATCH: First-half highlights
Two goals in that first half, one apiece.
HALF-TIME! Man City 1-1 Everton
And that’s half-time. City took the lead through Bernardo Silva but their recent fragility was exposed as Iliman Ndiaye lashed home the equaliser. Work to do for Guardiola’s troops after the breaks to secure a vital win.
Man City 1-1 Everton, 45 mins
Foden’s corner is straight down the throat of Pickford who throws the ball out to Mykolenko on the left to try and launch the counter.
Mangala feeds Harrison who crosses from the byline but Gvardiol’s face blocks it out for a corner. Calvert-Lewin heads over the top from the corner.
Man City 1-1 Everton, 44 mins
City corner after some defensive confusion in the Everton ranks. The ball is onyl half cleared to Savinho but his well-struck, long-range effort is blocked by Tarkowski.
Neat interplay between Haaland and Foden shortly after and Coleman makes a lunging block this time to concede the corner. City on top as we approach half-time.
Man City 1-1 Everton, 42 mins
City win a free-kick in a dangerous position. Haaland’s physicality causes havoc amid a long clearance, Doku is suddenly running at the Toffees backline and Mykolenko brings him down from behind. Yellow card for the Ukrainian as well.
Foden’s free-kick is blocked by the wall though.
Man City 1-1 Everton, 40 mins
Ndiaye is suddenly brimming with confidence! Neat flicks and touches from the Senegalese international and then good work from Calvert-Lewin to protect the ball and win a free-kick on halfway.
This pose from Pep Guardiola probably sums things up for City.
GOAL! Man City 1-1 Everton (Iliman Ndiaye, 37 mins)
Oh dear, Man City, They’ve looked fragile of late and get caught out by goal-shy Everton here.
It’s poor defending as a ball comes into the box, Akanji takes a swipe at it that misses, Lewis has lost track of the man behind him and Iliman Ndiaye strikes it beautifully on the half-volley, powering the ball into the far corner past Ortega. Lovely finish but not great from City
Man City 1-0 Everton, 35 mins
Latest from Richard Jolly at the Etihad.
A lead for Manchester City, but they have lost a couple at the Etihad Stadium of late: 1-0 against Manchester United, 3-0 against Feyenoord. As Everton currently have an xG of 0.04, they are scarcely threatening a comeback but City's fragility of late means it cannot be discounted and they could do with a second goal. Erling Haaland has had a couple of openings but there have been relatively few chances so far.
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