FT: Everton 0-1 Man City, Foden scores late to give City all 3 points at Goodison Park

Full Time – Everton 0-1 Man City

Man City win a hard-fought three points after a well taken goal from Phil Foden. But all the talk will be about whether the Toffees should have been given a penalty after the ball hit Rodri’s arm.

Champions always find a way to grind out a win! 💪

(with a little* help from VAR)
*a lot pic.twitter.com/kzjPjUOACn

— 90min (@90min_Football) February 26, 2022

Gooooaaal Everton 0-1 Man City

Phil Foden pounces on an unfortunate deflection to break the deadlock

https://twitter.com/MessiMX30ii/status/1497650422890201088?s=20

Second Half

Will the scores remain the same or will Man City turn things around?

And we're off for the second half at Goodison Park.

Can Everton continue to hold league-leaders Man City?

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— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) February 26, 2022

Half-time Everton 0-0 Man City

A very even contest in Goodison Park. Liverpool would be loving the state of things right now.

No team was able to find the breakthrough in a largely uneventful first half… pic.twitter.com/61uNpHsPpr

— 90min (@90min_Football) February 26, 2022

Zichenko in tears

Ukraine pair Oleksandr Zinchenko and Vitaly Mykolenko shared a touching moment on Saturday, as they shared an embrace in the build-up to the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Everton.

Oleksandr Zinchenko in tears before kick-off as both teams show their support for Ukraine.

Heartbreaking.💔🇺🇦pic.twitter.com/Zeo4oWw8S5

— SPORTbible (@sportbible) February 26, 2022

Kick-off

We are underway!

Team News

Your team to take on Man City! 🔵💪#EVEMCI pic.twitter.com/YI75cx3LRc

— Everton (@Everton) February 26, 2022

📋 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📋

XI | Ederson, Stones, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan (C), Bernardo, Foden, Sterling

SUBS | Carson, Slicker, Walker, Ake, Jesus, Grealish, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Mahrez#ManCity | @HaysTechnology pic.twitter.com/M8n7fTpUrw

— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 26, 2022

Pep Guardiola’s side suddenly have some more pressure on them as they find themselves well and truly in a Premier League title race.

For much of the season it has seemed like Man City might run away with it at the top of the table, but a recent defeat to Tottenham has got Liverpool right back in the hunt. The Reds trail City by just three points.

With Jurgen Klopp’s side in Carabao Cup final action this weekend, City have the chance to pull away slightly again with victory at Goodison Park this evening.

Everton have showed promising signs under Frank Lampard, particularly at home to Leeds, but there have also been defeats on the road against Newcastle and Southampton.

The Toffees are 17th in the table so cannot afford to keep picking up defeats, but their season is unlikely to be defined by what they manage against City.