27 December 2024

Manchester City's quest to end their miserable run continues after a 1-1 draw with Everton on Boxing Day, leaving them with just one win in their last 13 games in all competitions.

City got off to an excellent start and took the lead through Bernardo Silva in the 14th minute, the Portuguese international collecting a clever pass from Jeremy Doku and slotting the ball home from a Jarrad Branthwaite deflection.

Silva should have had a second goal and City's profligacy in the first half was punished as Elimane Ndiaye sent an instinctive shot – Everton's first touch in the City penalty area – curling into the top corner to tie things up at the break.

Jordan Pickford pointed to his trusty water bottle for instructions to save Erling Haaland's penalty shortly after the restart. The striker headed home a rebound that eventually came his way, only to see the offside flag immediately raised and add to City's frustration.

Bernardo Silva

Silva was on goal/Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images

*Ratings provided by FotMob*

player

classification

Goalkeeper: Stefan Ortega

6.1/10

lord: Rico Lewis

7.0/10

Capacity building: Manuel Akanji

5.8/10

Capacity building: Nathan Ack

7.2/10

pound: If Guardiol

7.7/10

Direct message: Matthew Kovacic

7.5/10

RM: Savinio

8.1/10

poison: Bernardo Silva

7.9/10

poison: Phil Foden

7.5/10

the mom: Jeremy Doku

7.6/10

street: Erling Haaland

6.7/10

sub: Kevin De Bruyne (75' for Doku)

6.2/10

sub: Jahmai Simpson-Bossie (85' for Ake)

nothing

sub: Ilkay Gundogan (85 for Kovacic)

nothing

Subs not used: Scott Carson (GK), Spike Britts (GK), Max Allen, James McAtee, Nico O'Reilly, Devin Mombama.

Indian education

N'Diaye scored an excellent goal/Molly Darlington/Getty Images

*Ratings provided by FotMob*

player

classification

Goalkeeper: Jordan Pickford

7.6/10

lord: Seamus Coleman

6.9/10

Capacity building: James Tarkowski

7.2/10

Capacity building: Jarrad Branthwaite

7.0/10

pound: Vitaly Mikulenko

6.0/10

RM: Jack Harrison

6.7/10

poison: Uriel Mangala

6.7/10

poison: Idrissa Jana Jay

6.9/10

poison: Abdullah Doucoure

6.7/10

the mom: Indian education

7.8/10

street: Dominic Calvert-Lewin

6.3/10

sub: Armando Broga (70' for Calvert-Lewin)

6.9/10

sub: Jesper Lindstrom (81' for Ndiaye)

nothing

sub: Nathan Patterson (89' for Coleman)

nothing

Subs not used: Joao Virginia (goalkeeper), Jake O'Brien, Michael Keane, Harrison Armstrong, Beto, Youssef El Shermati.

Player of the Match – Savinho (Man City)

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