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

SO CLOSE! City win set-piece after set-piece but can't pick out a blue shirt in the box. Their latest corner is taken short to Mahrez, who whips a cross into the far post and Alvarez can't get the touch he needs to find the back of the net.

31 December 2022 17:04

Manchester City vs Everton

31 December 2022 17:03

Manchester City vs Everton

Yellow Card Neal Maupay

31 December 2022 17:01

Manchester City vs Everton

Akanji is the only City player apart from Ederson back in his own half, and he goes for a more direct route. He lifts it over the top to Foden, who pulls it back from the byline, but Coady clears his lines again.

31 December 2022 16:59

Manchester City vs Everton

BLOCK! Mahrez creates some space down the right again and lifts a good cross into the far post. Foden peels away to head it on goal, but Coleman makes an important block before Gundogan's effort is also closed down.

31 December 2022 16:57

Manchester City vs Everton

Everton are being penned back inside their own box as they look to protect the point. City switch it from left to right and De Bruyne whips a shot across goal which Pickford pushes away.

31 December 2022 16:56

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31 December 2022 16:53

Manchester City vs Everton

31 December 2022 16:53

Manchester City vs Everton

Substitution Benjamin Matthew Godfrey Abdoulaye Doucouré

31 December 2022 16:53

Manchester City vs Everton

Again, the City fans aren't happy as Godfrey goes down off the ball and they're claiming more time-wasting is going on. He needs treatment, and we're heading into 11 minutes of stoppage time.

31 December 2022 16:52