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
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
The teams are out on the pitch now, and there will be a minute's applause before kick-off in remembrance of Pele.
Manchester City vs Everton
Everton have lost each of their last nine Premier League games against City - only against Portsmouth have they ever lost more consecutively in their league history (13 between 1947 and 1956).
Manchester City vs Everton
Lampard makes four changes from the defeat to Wolves last time out, and he switches to a back five here. Calvert-Lewin returns from a thigh injury, while Coady is also available after being ineligible to face his parent club. Gray and Godfrey are also brought in. Maupay and McNeil drop to the bench, while Yerry Mina is injured and Anthony Gordon is missing due to illness.
Manchester City vs Everton
Pep Guardiola makes just one change to the side that beat Leeds on Wednesday as Silva is brought in for Gundogan, who starts on the bench. Alvarez is also named as a substitute after returning from the World Cup.
Manchester City vs Everton
EVERTON SUBS: Abdoulaye Doucoure, Tom Davies, Mason Holgate, Ruben Vinagre, Asmir Begovic, Dwight McNeil, Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane, Neal Maupay.
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