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MANCHESTER. Manchester City defeats Everton 2-0 after E. Haaland scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks with the support of Lee Betts and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Rebecca Welch. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.52 degrees Celsius or 47.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
- 19 Total 5
- 3 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 3
- 11 Shots blocked 1
- 137 Attack 54
- 80 Dangerous attack 17
- 97 Ball safe 71
- 13 Free Kicks 7
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 72% while Everton was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 80 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 19 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Everton shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Everton received 2 yellow cards (James Garner and Idrissa Gueye).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Manchester City has 52 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Everton will stays with 19 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will host Chelsea on the 17th of February with a 22-20 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (5 draws).
Everton will host Crystal Palace on the 17th of February with a 10-4 head to head stats in favor of Everton (10 draws).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson
, John Stones , Rúben Dias , Nathan Aké , Manuel Akanji , Rodri , Phil Foden , Matheus Nunes , Julián Álvarez , Jérémy Doku and Erling Haaland .The home team had on the bench: Jack Grealish
, Stefan Ortega, Oscar Bobb, Jacob Wright, Rico Lewis, Kyle Walker , Josko Gvardiol, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne .Substitutions
Manchester City made 4 changes: Matheus Nunes for Kevin De Bruyne (57′), Manuel Akanji for Kyle Walker (57′), Jérémy Doku for Jack Grealish (87′) and Julián Álvarez for Bernardo Silva (77′).
Player of the match: Erling Haaland
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Erling Haaland.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 11 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.Everton – Formation
Everton started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Sean Dyche played with: Jordan Pickford
, Ben Godfrey , James Tarkowski , Jarrad Branthwaite , Vitaliy Mykolenko , Idrissa Gueye , James Garner , Ashley Young , Jack Harrison , Dwight McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin .They had on the bench: Nathan Patterson, Michael Keane, Amadou Onana
, João Virgínia, Beto , Youssef Chermiti , Mackenzie Hunt, Lewis Dobbin and Séamus Coleman .Everton could not rely on the presence of Séamus Coleman (injured).
Substitutions
Everton made 5 changes: Ben Godfrey for Séamus Coleman (56′), Dwight McNeil for Lewis Dobbin (88′), Idrissa Gueye for Youssef Chermiti (89′), Ashley Young for Amadou Onana (78′) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Beto (77′).
Player of the match: Ben Godfrey
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Everton was Ben Godfrey.
His rating is
with 9 passes (44% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Brentford – 0-2
- Tottenham Hotspur – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-1
- Nottingham Forest – Newcastle United – 2-3
- Manchester City – Everton – 2-0
- Luton Town – Sheffield United – 1-3
- Liverpool – Burnley – 3-1
- Fulham – AFC Bournemouth – 3-1