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By Chris BevanBBC Sport at Goodison Park
Last updated on 4 minutes ago.From the section Premier League
Jordan Pickford made a succession of second-half saves before being beaten with eight minutes to goPhil Foden's late winner restored Manchester City's six-point lead at the top of the Premier League, but Everton were denied a penalty in a controversial finale at Goodison Park.
It looked like the defending champions would drop points for a second successive week until some awful defending let Foden in to score from close range with eight minutes to go.
There was more drama when City midfielder Rodri appeared to handle a dropping ball inside his area, but the home side were not given the chance to equalise from the spot after a VAR check.
That decision brought disbelief from Toffees fans inside Goodison, particularly those in the Gwladys Street End who were closest to the incident, and referee Paul Tierney was booed off at the final whistle.
It was a thrilling conclusion to an enthralling match, which had seen Everton take the game to City in the first half before Pep Guardiola's side imposed themselves after the break.
Jordan Pickford made a succession of saves to keep City at bay, notably a double stop to deny Kevin de Bruyne and Bernardo Silva in quick succession, but he was ultimately undone by his own team-mates.
Mason Holgate's attempt to block Bernardo Silva's cross only succeeded in wrong-footing Michael Keane, allowing Foden to nip in and round Pickford to score.
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Player of the match
FodenPhil Foden
with an average of 7.06
Everton
Squad number30Player namevan de Beek
Squad number1Player namePickford
Squad number24Player nameGordon
Squad number16Player nameDoucouré
Squad number6Player nameAllan
Squad number23Player nameColeman
Squad number7Player nameRicharlison
Squad number2Player nameKenny
Squad number17Player nameIwobi
Squad number4Player nameHolgate
Squad number36Player nameAlli
Squad number5Player nameKeane
Squad number11Player nameGray
Squad number34Player nameEl Ghazi
Manchester City
- Squad number47Player nameFoden
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Squad number27Player nameJoão Cancelo
Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number5Player nameStones- Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
Squad number14Player nameLaporte
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
Squad number7Player nameSterling- Squad number16Player nameRodri
Line-ups
Everton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Pickford
- 23Coleman
- 4Holgate
- 5Keane
- 2Kenny
- 6AllanBooked at 57mins
- 16Doucouré
- 17IwobiSubstituted forEl Ghaziat 88'minutes
- 30van de BeekBooked at 27minsSubstituted forAlliat 71'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 24GordonSubstituted forGrayat 77'minutes
- 7Richarlison
Substitutes
- 3Patterson
- 11Gray
- 14Townsend
- 15Begovic
- 19Mykolenko
- 32Branthwaite
- 33Rondón
- 34El Ghazi
- 36Alli
Man City
Formation 4-3-3
- 31EdersonBooked at 87mins
- 5Stones
- 3Rúben Dias
- 14Laporte
- 27Cancelo
- 17De Bruyne
- 16Rodri
- 8GündoganSubstituted forMahrezat 77'minutes
- 47FodenBooked at 89mins
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 7SterlingSubstituted forGabriel Jesusat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Walker
- 6Aké
- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 10Grealish
- 11Zinchenko
- 25Fernandinho
- 26Mahrez
- 33Carson
- 84Slicker
Live Text
Match ends, Everton 0, Manchester City 1.
Second Half ends, Everton 0, Manchester City 1.
Offside, Manchester City. Rúben Dias tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
Dele Alli (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ederson (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dele Alli (Everton).
Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
Dele Alli (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by João Cancelo.
Phil Foden (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Everton. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Alexander Iwobi.
Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
VAR Decision: No Penalty Everton.
Offside, Everton. Demarai Gray tries a through ball, but Jonjoe Kenny is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Richarlison (Everton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dele Alli with a through ball.
Goal! Everton 0, Manchester City 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
Dele Alli (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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