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'

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Grealish tries to pounce on a loose touch by Iwobi and there's a clash of knees. The Everton man is back up and moving gingerly and Grealish is also able to carry on after receiving treatment on his knee.

31 December 2022 16:22

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The fans give a huge cheer as the linesman's microphone pack is finally replaced the referee gets the game back underway with an Everton throw-in.

31 December 2022 16:19

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31 December 2022 16:18

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Despite this year's World Cup break, Haaland's 21 goals are the most scored by a player before the turn of the tear in a single Premier League season.

31 December 2022 16:17

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There's a break in play here as there's a problem with the linesman's microphone pack. He has a new one brought to him and once that's in place, we'll be back underway.

31 December 2022 16:15

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Onana plays a brilliant switch out to Mykolenko in space on the left and he gets his head up before curling a low cross into the box. Calvert-Lewin is in the middle, but Akanji clears it just ahead of him.

31 December 2022 16:14

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De Bruyne puts another good delivery from a corner into the box and Rodri brings it down with his back to goal. It's not the best first touch and he can't turn to get a shot away.

31 December 2022 16:12

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31 December 2022 16:10

Manchester City vs Everton

City have picked up where they left off in the first half as they put Everton under early pressure here. De Bruyne slides it into Haaland, but he can't shake Coady, who is staying tight to his side.

31 December 2022 16:10

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31 December 2022 16:08