Coal for City of Manchester on a traditional ‘Boxing Day’ which began with the visit of Everton at the Etihad Stadium. The one in Pep Guardioladidn’t hang around for another day, extending their bad streak (just one win in the last 13 games) with a draw (1-1) that could take the leader 14 points away Liverpoolthat tonight (9:00 pm) will receive the Leicester and that, in addition, it has one less game than the current champion.
With what we have, as up to eight members of the ‘citizen’ first team are absent (Rodri, Rúben Dias, Kyle Walker, Ederson, Grealish, Stones, Matheus Nunes and Oscar Bobb), and three changes compared to their last KO , at Villa Park (2-1), the city He launched himself in vain for three points.
Farewell to Pickford’s streak
And it didn’t take long to surround the goal of Jordan Pickfordwho came as the goalkeeper with the most ‘clean sheets’ (matches without conceding) in the English championship (seven). Guardiolthree minutes later, a header crashed against the English international’s right post, extending his unbeaten streak to 310 minutes.
After leaving a clean sheet against wolves (4-0), Arsenal (0-0) and Chelsea (0-0), Pickford He took the ball out of his net before the end of the first quarter of an hour. Docfrom the left, released the ball inside and Bernard Silvawith the invaluable help of Branthwaiteadded his second Premier goal of the season.
He continued to dominate cityclose to doubling their advantage with a pair of deliveries behind the ‘toffee’ defense that Haaland was unable to resolve, and, above all, in a trivela of Bernardall the time in the world to control and secure his shot, which ended up licking the post.
But the cross of this record team is still behind. In the second strategy of Everton, That’s it He tied the score and brought the ghosts back to the Etihad. Akanji He held a center from the right just enough and the first OMalone at the far post, he shot Stephen Ortegaraised the number of points received by the team to 26 city in this negative taint.
Haaland didn’t miss the penalty
The field began to tilt toward the sky blue goal, regaining control after passing through the locker room. Savinovery active, tested the reflexes of Pickfordthat rejection through his feet is sent Kovacic. A very clear double chance preceded by a missed penalty Haaland.
Mykolenko wrong size and run inside the area Savinobut Pickfordold dog, wins psychological battle against Norwegian ‘cyborg’. After making a series of jokes before the shot, the Washington goalkeeper guessed the intentions of Haalandwho scored on the rebound, was offside.
Nor the entry of DeBruyne resurrected a city downcast, who may have lost the point gained in the last minutes and who are crying out for reinforcements in the next winter market.
match lineup
18
82
24
8
25
6
26
47
9
20
11
1
23
19
27
6
32
8
16
9
11
10
Etihad Stadium
Jordan Pickford1
Seamus Coleman23
51′
89′
Vitalii Mykolenko19
41′
84′
Idrissa Gueye27
James Tarkowski6
84′
Jarrad Branthwaite32
86′
Orel Mangala8
78′
93′
Abdoulaye Doucouré16
Dominic Calvert-Lewin9
69′
13′
Jack Harrison11
74′
Iliman Ndiaye10
35′
80′
Replacements
João Virginia12
Nathan Patterson2
89′
84′
Michael Keane5
Jake O’Brien15
74′
Jesper Lindström29
80′
84′
Harrison Armstrong45
Veto14
Youssef Chermiti17
Armando Broja22
69′
coach
Pep Guardiola
Sean Dyche
Source: La Verdad
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