MANCHESTER. Manchester City was ultimately too good for Everton with the goal of R. Sterling (44′), Rodri (55′) and B. Silva (86′). Manchester City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (77%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 52,571 spectators. The referee was Stuart Attwell with the assistance of Lee Betts and Harry Lennard. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
- 17 Total 4
- 7 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 173 Attack 52
- 91 Dangerous attack 22
- 98 Ball safe 70
- 9 Free Kicks 5
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 77% while Everton was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was has a more offensive attitude with 91 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Everton shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Manchester City received 1 yellow card (A. Laporte). On the other side, Everton received 1 yellow card (Richarlison).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Manchester City will have 26 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Everton will stay with 15 points like Leicester City to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will host West Ham United on the 28th of November with a 24-5 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (6 draws).
Everton will play away agasint Brentford on the 28th of November with a 0-0 head to head record.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
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45'
86'
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson , Kyle Walker , John Stones , Aymeric Laporte , João Cancelo , Bernardo Silva , Rodri , İlkay Gündoğan , Raheem Sterling , Cole Palmer and Phil Foden .
The home team had on the bench: Riyad Mahrez , Zack Steffen, Fernandinho, Scott Carson, Gabriel Jesus, Nathan Aké , James McAtee, Rúben Dias and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 3 changes: P. Foden for R. Mahrez (58′), A. Laporte for N. Ake (76′) and C. Palmer for J. McAtee (87′).
Best player: Rodri
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Rodri.
His rating is with 1 goal, 115 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Everton – Formation
Everton
Everton started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Rafael Benítez Maudes played with: Jordan Pickford , Séamus Coleman , Ben Godfrey , Michael Keane , Lucas Digne , Anthony Gordon , Fabian Delph , Allan , Demarai Gray , Andros Townsend and Richarlison .
These were the players on the bench: Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Asmir Begović, Jonjoe Kenny, Jarrad Branthwaite, Alex Iwobi , Cenk Tosun, Tyler Onyango, Ellis Simms and Salomón Rondón .
Everton could not rely on the presence of A. Iwobi (injured).
Substitutions
Everton made 3 changes: D. Gray for A. Iwobi (17′), F. Delph for S. Rondon (63′) and Allan for T. Onyango (90′).
Best player: Andros Townsend
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Everton was Andros Townsend.
His rating is with 24 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
