With a second-half burst, Manchester City defeated Everton 3-1 in Liverpool for the 19th matchday of the Premier League and fell to -5 off the top and Liverpool, awaiting what Arsenal will do against West Ham on Thursday to the “Emirates” and leaving the “sweets” at +1 from the relegation positions.
Pep Guardiola’s players came in “furious” and put “suffocating” pressure on Pickford’s goal, but they paid for the double individual fault in the 29th minute, with McNeil turning the ball to Harrison who put Emerson in for 1-0.
In the replay, the “citizens” did not manage to put pressure on the opponent’s goal itself and Foden’s volley was needed in the 53rd minute from outside the area to equalize.
This gave the psychology and the trigger to the champions of England, who began to press again “suffocatingly” on the hosts’ goal and in 64′ Ake’s turn found the hand of Onana in the large area, a penalty was awarded and Alvarez made the 1 -2.
Calvert-Lewin missed a great chance to make it 2-2 in the 75th minute, but Pickford’s error brought the ball to Bernardo Silva, with the Portugal international ‘hanging’ the away England international goalkeeper in the 86th minute for 1- 3.
In stoppage time, Foden had a goal for the visitors’ 1-4.
The 19th matchday:
Tuesday, 26/12
Newcastle-Nottingham Forest 1-3
(24′ pt. Isaac – 45’+1′, 53′, 60′ Wood)
Bournemouth-Fulham 3-0
(44′ Kluifert, 62′ pen. Solanke, 90’+4′ Sinistera)
Sheffield United-Luton 2-3
(61′ McBurney, 69′ Ahmadozic-17′ Doughty, 77′ aut. Robinson, 81′ aut. Man Slimane)
Burnley-Liverpool 0-2
(6′ Nunies, 90′ Zota)
Manchester United-Aston Villa 3-2
(59′, 71′ Garnazzo, 82′ Hoylund – 21′ McGinn, 26′ DeDocker)
Wednesday, 27/12
Brentford-Wolves 1-4
(16′ Wisa – 13′ Lemina, 14′, 28′ Chan, 79′ Bellegarde)
Chelsea-Crystal Palace 2-1
(13′ Mudrik, 88′ pen. Madueke – 45+1′ Olisse)
Everton-Manchester City 1-3
(29′ Harrison-53′ Foden 64′ pen, Alvarez, 86′ Bernardo Silva)
Thursday, 28/12
Brighton-Tottenham (21:30)
Arsenal-West Ham (22:15)
The next (20th) matchday:
Saturday 30/12
Luton-Chelsea (14:30)
Aston Villa-Burnley (17:00)
Crystal Palace-Bradford (17:00)
Manchester City-Sheffield United (17:00)
Wolves-Everton (17:00)
Nottingham Forest-Manchester United (19:30)
Sunday 31/12
Fulham-Arsenal (16:00)
Tottenham-Bournemouth (16:00)
Monday 01/01
Liverpool-Newcastle (22:00)
Tuesday 02/01
West Ham-Brighton (21:30)
Source: Sport Fm
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