Erling Haaland’s opening goal was cancelled out in style by Everton winger Demarai Gray who scored massive equaliser as Manchester City stumbled.
Everton defended for their lives in the second half and survived 11 minutes of added time in which City threw everything they could at the Toffees but could not score a winner.
PLAYER RATINGS – Manchester City 1, Everton 1
Ederson: 6. Completely beaten by Demarai Gray’s goal.
Rico Lewis: 6. Targetted early on but stood up to it well and did good work in midfield.
John Stones: 6. Poleaxed by Jordan Pickford as he came out to meet a Kevin De Bruyne free kick. Flying header came back off the post from KDB free kick.
Manuel Akanji: 6. Solid defending and some good passes out.
Nathan Ake: 6. Did a lot of good defensive work and covered ground well.
Rodri: 7. Stopped a crucial break from Alex Iwobi which led to the City opening goal. Good passing performance in midfield again but a sloppy pass was intercepted which led to the Everton equaliser.
Kevin De Bruyne: 7. Some good balls into the box including a free kick which only came off the post. Daft yellow card might have been red for a foul on Amadou Onana. Superb run in the second half left Everton players in his wake but he couldn’t craft the winner.
Bernardo Silva: 6. Booked for diving but still a nuisance to Everton when he went forward.
Riyad Mahrez: 7. Mazy run created the opening goal as he varied his usual cut in from the right. Had a late shot saved by Jordan Pickford.
Jack Grealish: 6. Incisive runs down the City left attracted plenty of fouls.
Erling Haaland: 7. Early scare for City after he went down following a first minute reducer by Ben Godfrey. Hit the side netting and opened the scoring with a fine first time finish from Riyadh Mahrez’ square pass. Celebrated a free kick like a goal near the end of the first half but little service in the second half.
Ilkay Gundogan (on for Rico Lewis, 87): No time to mark
Julian Alvarez (on for Bernardo Silva, 87): No time to mark
Phil Foden (on for Jack Grealish, 87): No time to mark
GOALS – Manchester City 1, Everton 1
Man City 1, Everton 0: 24. Erling Haaland was on the spot for his 27th of the season after Riyad Mahrez changed directions while cutting in from the right before squaring it for the big Norwegian.
Man City 1, Everton 1: 64. Demarai Gray raced into the City box under close watch by two City defenders, turned twice and the curled a great ball past Ederson from 18 yard inside the top corner of the far post.
MATCH STATS – Manchester City 1, Everton 1
Man City: Ederson, Lewis (Gundogan 87), Stones, Akanji, Ake, Rodri, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo Silva (Alvarez 87), Mahrez, Grealish (Foden 87), Haaland
Man City Subs not used: Ortega, Walker, Phillips, Cancelo, Gomez, Palmer
Booked: Bernardo Silva 16 (simulation); De Bruyne 30 (foul on Amadou Onana); Haaland 44 (foul on Ben Vitaliy Mykolenko)
Goal: Haaland 16
Everton: Pickford (C), Patterson (Coleman 70), Godrey (Doucoure 90+1), Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Iwobi, Gueye (Davies 78), Onana, Gray, Calvert-Lewin (Maupay 70)
Everton Subs not used: Begovic, Holgate, McNeil, Vinagre, Price
Booked: Patterson 33 (foul on Bernardo Silva) Tarkowsky 45+1 (dissent); Onana 63 (foul on Rodri); Maupay 90+11 (foul on Nathan Ake)
Goal: Gray 64
Referee: Andy Madley