Everton v Manchester City, 17 February 2021

Score3-1 to Manchester City
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGoodison Park
Kick-off: 8.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 47 Everton won: 18 Drawn: 9 Manchester City won: 20 Everton scored: 57 Manchester City scored: 68 Manchester City had now won ten of the last 15 meetings in the Premier League (lost one).

1 Everton

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Richarlison 38 G

Goals:

Phil Foden 32 G
Riyad Mahrez 63 G
Bernardo Silva 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Yerry Mina
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Ben Godfrey
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Midfielder Tom Davies
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Midfielder/Forward Gylfi Sigurdsson

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
João Cancelo Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Seamus Coleman for Yerry Mina 18
Josh King for Alex Iwobi 69
James Rodríguez for Tom Davies 69

Substitutions:

Kevin De Bruyne for Raheem Sterling 80
Fernandinho for Rodri 90

Cards:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 28 Y
Richarlison 45 Y

Cards:

Raheem Sterling 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Niels Nkounkou
Defender/Midfielder Seamus Coleman
Midfielder André Gomes
Midfielder Bernard
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder Tyler Onyango
Midfielder James Rodríguez
Forward Josh King

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Eric García
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Forward Sergio Agüero

Comments:

League position: 7th Everton had now lost three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2016. The Toffees had now lost 30 of their last 42 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day at the top of the table (won three). Richarlison scored his first goal in the Premier League at Goodison Park since the visit of Southampton on 9 July 2020.

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City became the first team to win their first ten games in the top division from the start of a year; previously nine by Bolton Wanderers in 1906 in League Division One and Manchester United in 2009 in the Premier League. City had now conceded three goals in their last 12 games in the Premier League. They were now unbeaten in their last 24 games in all competitions since the 2-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur on 21 November 2020.

1 Everton

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

Goals:

Richarlison 38 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Yerry Mina
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Ben Godfrey
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Midfielder Tom Davies
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Midfielder/Forward Gylfi Sigurdsson

Substitutions:

Seamus Coleman for Yerry Mina 18
Josh King for Alex Iwobi 69
James Rodríguez for Tom Davies 69

Cards:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 28 Y
Richarlison 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Niels Nkounkou
Defender/Midfielder Seamus Coleman
Midfielder André Gomes
Midfielder Bernard
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder Tyler Onyango
Midfielder James Rodríguez
Forward Josh King

Comments:

League position: 7th Everton had now lost three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2016. The Toffees had now lost 30 of their last 42 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day at the top of the table (won three). Richarlison scored his first goal in the Premier League at Goodison Park since the visit of Southampton on 9 July 2020.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Phil Foden 32 G
Riyad Mahrez 63 G
Bernardo Silva 77 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
João Cancelo Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Kevin De Bruyne for Raheem Sterling 80
Fernandinho for Rodri 90

Cards:

Raheem Sterling 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Eric García
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Forward Sergio Agüero

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City became the first team to win their first ten games in the top division from the start of a year; previously nine by Bolton Wanderers in 1906 in League Division One and Manchester United in 2009 in the Premier League. City had now conceded three goals in their last 12 games in the Premier League. They were now unbeaten in their last 24 games in all competitions since the 2-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur on 21 November 2020.