Manchester City 2-0 Everton: Goals and Highlights
Summary
Manchester City 2-0 Everton. Premier League Matchday 8. Etihad Stadium. 53,289 Attendance. Pep Guardiola’s side go top of the Premier League with 13 points.
Erling Haaland scores his 10th and 11th league goals of the season as Everton slip to 10th with 11 points under David Moyes. City have 61.1% possession and are clinical, while Everton miss chances despite a good performance from Iliman Ndiaye.
Goals
Manchester City take the lead in the 58th minute when Erling Haaland heads past Jordan Pickford from a Nico O’Reilly cross down the left. Five minutes later, in the 63rd minute, Haaland scores again, firing a low left footed shot through James Tarkowski’s legs and under Pickford from a Savinho pull-back down the left.
Player of the Match
Erling Haaland is Player of the Match with his clinical brace, his 23rd goal of the season across all competitions. His aerial ability and finishing, his 11th game in a row with a goal for club or country, is the difference between a tight game and a comfortable win.
Match Highlights
The first half was end to end, with Everton’s Beto missing a sitter in the 14th minute, failing to convert Ndiaye’s low cross from six yards out, but an offside flag later ruled it out. City hit the crossbar when Jake O’Brien headed Phil Foden’s corner, while Pickford saved from Savinho and Jérémy Doku. Gianluigi Donnarumma matched him, saving Ndiaye’s effort in the 41st minute.
City’s second half surge, driven by O’Reilly and Foden, overwhelmed Everton, who saw James Garner’s shot deflected wide and a handball appeal waved off. Subs Oscar Bobb and Bernardo Silva added energy, but Haaland’s double sealed it. Moyes lamented Beto’s miss, while Guardiola praised City’s patience. City had 7 shots on target to Everton’s 1, they dominated. City now face Monaco in the Champions League, Everton face Arsenal.
