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Manchester City held to draw by stubborn Everton
Baku, December 26, AZERTAC
Manchester City’s final home match of 2024 ended in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Everton, according to the City’s official website.
Pep Guardiola’s defending champions had most of the ball but couldn’t take advantage against a resilient and dogged Toffees.
Our only goal came after 14 minutes when Bernardo Silva swept home from a tight angle.
Iliman Ndiaye then levelled out of the blue for the visitors before the first half was out.
Erling Haaland had the chance to put us back ahead early in the second period but saw his penalty saved by Jordan Pickford.
City pushed until the end but weren’t able to force a winner against Sean Dyche’s side.
It means we won 18 of our 27 home matches in all competitions in 2024, scoring 65 goals.
