Manchester City vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Frank Lampard really needs a result as the Toffees fight the drop, but Pep Guardiola’s side look unstoppable once more as they hunt another league title

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Over a season, a great goalscorer will prove more prolific than the scorer of a great goals. Over 90 minutes, however, the inevitable was cancelled out by the memorable. Erling Haaland got his seemingly mandatory strike, but Demarai Gray delivered a magnificent one. Manchester City encountered unexpected resistance and Frank Lampard grasped at a lifeline to end Everton’s losing run. This was only a draw but there is a case for anointing it his best result of the season, as well as perhaps his most needed.

Certainly it seemed the most improbable. Everton had not taken a point from their previous nine league games against City. A goal down, facing up to a fifth successive defeat in all competitions, their fears of relegation mounting, they did not muster a shot of any description until Gray sprang a surprise. What they lacked in quantity, however, they provided in quality.

We will bring you all the reaction and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Manchester City vs Everton LIVE: Premier League updates

• City XI - Ederson, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish
• Everton XI - Pickford, Patterson, Coady, Tarkowski, Godfrey, Mykolenko, Gana, Onana, Iwobi, Gray, Calvert-Lewin
• Haaland puts City ahead with a first-time finish on 24'

Manchester City vs Everton

31 December 2022 15:26

Manchester City vs Everton

Mahrez goes down just inside the box after tripping over his own feet, but De Bruyne keeps it alive for City. He curls a cross towards Haaland at the far post, but Pickford comes out to collect it.

31 December 2022 15:25

Manchester City vs Everton

31 December 2022 15:22

Manchester City vs Everton

31 December 2022 15:22

Manchester City vs Everton

There was a coming together in the box as Pickford punched the free-kick away and Stones stays down. Gueye landed on him, but he's okay after treatment.

31 December 2022 15:22

Manchester City vs Everton

It's Grealish that gets away down the left this time before he's tripped by Patterson. City win a free-kick, but Pickford punches De Bruyne's cross away.

31 December 2022 15:21

Manchester City vs Everton

Yellow Card Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva

31 December 2022 15:18

Manchester City vs Everton

All of City's threat is coming down their left side at the moment as Silva gets away from Patterson again. He puts a good cross into the box, but none of his team-mates are in there.

31 December 2022 15:18

Manchester City vs Everton

City are starting to up the pressure now as they keep Everton penned back in their own half. De Bruyne cuts inside from the left before whipping a cross in, but Godfrey thumps it away in front of Haaland.

31 December 2022 15:16

Manchester City vs Everton

WIDE! De Bruyne catches out Everton's defence with a wonderful throughball to Haaland down the left of the box. He takes it past Pickford with a heavy touch but still tries to sneak it in from the byline, only to hit the side netting.

31 December 2022 15:14