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'City responded like champions'
FT: Everton 1-3 Man City
Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport at Goodison Park
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Manchester City had to come from behind to beat Everton as the champions kept pace with Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola's side are aiming to lift the trophy for the fourth consecutive season and had looked like falling eight points behind the Reds, but recovered with three second-half goals to lift themselves to fourth in the table.
In blustery conditions, Everton weathered an early storm from City as Jordan Pickford made crucial saves to twice thwart Julian Alvarez, as well a keeping out Jack Grealish's poked effort at full stretch.
The hosts took the lead with their first meaningful attack of the game when Jack Harrison slotted in from close range and he could have had a second against his former club but was denied by Ederson's stunning save.
But City responded like champions after the break through Phil Foden, who picked the ball up outside the area and smashed in a low finish past the reach of Pickford.
The visitors turned it around on 64 minutes courtesy of Julian Alvarez's penalty after Amadou Onana handled in the box and Bernardo Silva curled into an open net after Pickford's miscued clearance to leave Everton hovering just one point above the relegation zone.
Read the full match report here.
'I wouldn't judge Everton too much on tonight'
FT: Everton 1-3 Man City
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Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
I think it is harsh ultimately because everyone would have expected City to come here and win.
I have not seen Everton make mistakes that have cost them goals that much and we saw that today. You can't give that to Manchester City and expect to come away with a result.That was where the game changed.
There is an upward progression. I wouldn't judge them too much tonight but they need to start picking up points quickly.
'City are not giving the title away lightly'
FT: Everton 1-3 Man City
Michael Owen
Former Real Madrid striker on Amazon Prime Video
The real team that is going to be the big danger to everyone is Manchester City. Everyone wants to watch City drop points.
That would have been a dagger in the hearts [of the title contenders], especially as Everton had the lead.
They are certainly not giving it away lightly.
'Stones' injury doesn't look good'
FT: Everton 1-3 Man City
Manchester City
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola speaking to Amazon Prime: "I remind them [of their abilities] every day. We have standards to keep. That makes us have more responsibility so the standards cannot go down.
"I thought the first half was really good. In the second half we had to attack quicker with wingers and runners and we did really well. They showed again how special they are. We know after six games with just one win, the people were asking, which is normal because it is all about results but we are close and so do Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Aston Villa. We want to be there.
"Our away supporters are always very good. They are sometimes more than at the Etihad I would say! It's nice they travel here to be with us and it's nice to be with them.
"We said we needed to move to structure to play more direct to the wingers. We created 5-10 minutes of chances. Phil Foden in the end just took the ball and put it in the net! We arrived more often in the final third in the second half."
On the penalty decision: "I didn't see the images, sorry, I will let you know. I don't know the rules. It's a penalty here, not a penalty here. If you go to Europe the rules are completely different. Maybe one day they will clarify it. But I didn't see the pictures.
On John Stones' injury: "It doesn't look good but we will see. It's his ankle."
'Pickford should have done better'
FT: Everton 1-3 Man City
Michael Owen
Former Real Madrid striker on Amazon Prime Video
Jordan Pickford will probably look back at it and think he shouldn't be beaten from that far out at the near post [for City's first goal].
For someone who is so slight, Phil Foden got an awful amount of power behind that strike.
A night to remember
FT: Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace
Chelsea
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What a night for young defender Alfie Gilchrist, who has been at Chelsea since joining as an under-11 from QPR. The 20-year-old came on as a late substitute to make his Premier League debut - and celebrated like a fan at the final whistle.
'The decision isn't wrong, the law is wrong'
FT: Everton 1-3 Man City
Former referee Mark Clattenberg on Amazon Prime: "No one is saying that the decision is wrong [for Onana's handball] but we are saying that by the way the law is written, it is wrong and therefore that is something that needs changing.
"We are seeing some given and some not given every week."
'I must be from a different planet'
FT: Everton 1-3 Man City
Everton
Everton boss Sean Dyche speaking to Amazon Prime: "They are a very good side, we know that. We know they make chances and you have to try to stop those which we didn't do.
"We can debate the penalty all day. It has been by managers on Zoom calls to say it's a farce but that's the way it goes.
"That's completely natural. He's not putting his arm up to save it, he's literally jumping in to try to block the ball. How that is given as a penalty is bizarre in my world but I must be from a different planet. Tonight the linesman gives that and he's 18 yards away so I don't know who is giving what any more.
"Who knows? All the managers are debating it. Someone needs to stand up at some point and realise that can't be a penalty because he's just throwing himself in front of it to try to block the ball, that's it.
"Manchester City came out in the second half and played much longer which we didn't deal with. In the first half we were very good tactically. We had a great chance to get back in it. The penalty changes the feel of the game but when they get their noses in front, they are a hard team to get back to.
"It's one point minus 10. On paper these two games are very tough but the mentality was very good. James Garner was outstanding. Dwight McNeil has had a couple of personal things he had to deal with and his mentality was superb. There's a lot of good things in tonight's performance that shows they are giving everything."
'The law needs changing'
FT: Everton 1-3 Man City
Former referee Mark Clattenberg on Amadou Onana's handball: "It certainly changed the game. It was a big decision.
"The difference for me is because it's a shot on goal. If you block the ball with an outstretched arm and it's a shot, referees will look to penalise them.
"The law needs changing and it needs the coaches and players to get around and work out what it should be."
'Hwang has been phenomenal'
FT: Brentford 1-4 Wolves
Wolves
Wolves captain Max Kilman to Amazon Prime: “It was acrazy first-half. Credit to the boys up front they worked really hard and createdsome good chances and we pounced on the counter-attack and managed to score.
On Gary O’Neil: “We are working really hard as ateam. His [Gary O’Neil’s] ideas have been brilliant, tactically changing dependingon the team we are playing. The boys are really engaging and working well.
“Every game it’s the little details he wants to make sureour perfect. From the start he has come in and the set up is different. He hasbeen great at that.”
On Wolves’ ambitions for the season: “We don’t like to set targets.We take it game by game and see where it gets us at the end.”
On Hwang Hee-chan: "He has been phenomenal this season. His eye for goal, he works so hard. Credit to him, he has been working his socks off and getting the rewards. Amazing player and amazing guy as well."
How the table looks
FT: Everton 1-3 Man City
Here is the table and Everton's standing in it.
They remain 17th, just one point above the bottom three, following that 10-point deduction.
They travel to Wolves, who recorded a big 4-1 win over Brentford earlier, in their final match of 2023.
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'Football people know it wasn't a penalty'
FT: Everton 1-3 Man City
Roberto Martinez
Portugal manager on Amazon Prime Video
For me, it is not a penalty at all. For me, football people know that it is not a penalty.
The celebration of City to get that decision told the story. It shows the hunger.It's something that needs to be reviewed. But the law is something that doesn't match the game.
'We messed up on a couple of things'
FT: Everton 1-3 Man City
Everton
Everton goalscorer Jack Harrison speaking to Amazon Prime on a missed opportunity: "Yeah definitely, I think after the way we started the game - we started really well and were really organised. They are a great side so maintaining that for 90 minutes was always going to be difficult.
"Unfortunately today we messed up on a couple of things and that's costly against the best sides so we just have to be aware of that going forward."
On the penalty: "Personally I haven't seen it back and everything happens so quick. We tried to bounce back but unfortunately we weren't able to do so."
On their position in the table: "There's still a long season left. We can only control what we can do and keep going game by game. Everyone will be resting and recovering to prepare for the next game."
On scoring against his former club Manchester City and speaking with Pep Guardiola afterwards: "He's always been very nice with me and has a conversation with me. He's a great guy and one of the best managers. It's nice to get a goal against an old club but I'm grateful for my time there and will always have great memories."
'Hwang is a dream to manage'
FT: Brentford 1-4 Wolves
Wolves
Wolves boss Gary O’Neil to Amazon Prime: "We were veryclinical. When we had our chances we took them really well. Not a game we hadalot of control because Brentford werequite aggressive, but we knew we would have one-on-ones and we managed topunish them on a couple of occasions. Winning 4-1 away in the Premier Leaguedoesn’t happen every day so one for us to enjoy."
On winning on the road: “It’s difficult. Away gamesin the Premier League are tough. We knew Brentford would be direct, physical,they were aggressive. Can we make sure we take our opportunities? Matheus Cunha’squality on the pass at the end was fantastic, Hwang Hee-chan’s running on behind,obviously a blow to lose him, but he was killing them with runs behind."
On what it's like to manage Hwang: "He's a dream. Just write his name down and let him get on with it."
"When it falls to him at the goal I get really relaxed because he's got fantastic quality. He shows it all the time in training."
'They keep believing'
FT: Everton 1-3 Man City
Michael Owen
Former Real Madrid striker on Amazon Prime
Premier League champions, world champions, European champions and the manager keeps telling them to believe!
'We blew them away in the second half'
FT: Everton 1-3 Manchester City
Manchester City
Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden speaking to Amazon Prime: "I thought we played really well in the first half and it seems to have been the same story as previous games. The manager just said to believe in ourselves at half-time because we're a top team.
"In the second half, wow. I think we blew them away with the way they played. I want to praise Everton because I think they've been doing really well recently and are a top side. They make it difficult. I'm really happy with the result. It's a difficult place to come."
On his goal catching out Jordan Pickford: "Maybe because I hit it so quick, I might have caught him by surprise, yeah. I'll have to see it back but I was delighted to see it hit the back of the net.
"I think we needed that first goal to give us momentum. After that, we blew them away and played tremendous football.
"I've had a good run of games. You know how much I like playing in the middle as well. Long may that continue."
On almost scoring another goal: "Oh my god, yeah, I hit it so well and it was so close. On another day it might have gone in! The most important thing was we won so I'm delighted.
"Bernardo Silva is one of the most tremendous footballers I've seen. He uses his brain in the game and he's someone I always try to learn off.
"We have massive players to come back in with the likes of Erling [Haaland], Jeremy Doku and Kevin [De Bruyne] so three important players. When they come back, hopefully they make the team stronger. I'm looking forward to them coming back."
'Big mistakes killed the game'
FT: Brentford 1-4 Wolves
Brentford
Brentford boss Thomas Frank speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "We lost the game fair and square. It was not a 4-1 defeat, wemade two big mistakes which doesn’t help us and we conceded two other goals wedefinitely could avoid but let’s give a bit of credit to Wolves.
"Besides that, we did a lot of things right. We performed well,we just made too many big mistakes that killed the game."
On missing chances: “I learnt this in England - when itrains it pours. This moment in time it doesn’t go our way. We had so many promisingattacks and big chances that could have given us a little bit. But it didn’t.It’s normal like this when things go against you that you need to show resilienceand toughness."
On suffering their sixth defeat in seven games: “It’s thefirst time we’ve lost by more than one goal if you take Liverpool and Evertonout of the equation. You can easily say two of the goals were very avoidable,then you never know how the game goes so this was a hard one because theperformance was good, but big mistakes.
"We just need to put in the good performance and things willturn around."
On losing rhythm: "I think it was good we didn’t play ManCity, we had so many players out. I don’t put too much into things like that.It doesn’t matter. It’s the next game you focus on."
On Ivan Toney: "He will be available from 17 January."
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'A tough and difficult season'
FT: Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace
Chelsea
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino, speaking to MOTD: "We created many chances. I am really pleased with the performance. You need to adapt to the team and it's an important step for Christopher Nkunku.
"The Premier League is really tough and we need to be consistent. The first half of the season has been really up and down and it's been tough and difficult. But we're positive and we need to show that we can compete."
On the decision for Noni Madueke to take the penalty in place of suspended duo Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer: "It was Conor [Gallagher] and I said to him 'it's you but if you're not confident enough give it Noni'. I am so glad and so happy. He came from the bench and showed this hunger and confidence."
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Match Results and Overview:
- The article discusses the match between Everton and Manchester City, ending with a 3-1 victory for Manchester City.
- Manchester City, led by Pep Guardiola, aims to secure their fourth consecutive Premier League title.
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Key Moments in the Everton vs. Manchester City Match:
- Everton took the lead with a goal from Jack Harrison but eventually lost to Manchester City, who responded with three second-half goals.
- Phil Foden scored a crucial goal for Manchester City, and Julian Alvarez and Bernardo Silva also contributed to the comeback.
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Expert Analysis and Comments:
- Post-match commentary includes analysis from former players and managers, such as Leon Osman, Michael Owen, and Roberto Martinez.
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Injury Update:
- Manchester City's John Stones suffered an ankle injury, and the severity is yet to be determined.
- Analysis on Jordan Pickford's goalkeeping performance and a suggestion that he could have done better for one of the goals.
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Quotes from Managers:
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- Everton's manager, Sean Dyche, expresses his views on the penalty decision and the overall performance of his team.
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Performance Highlights from Other Matches:
- Chelsea won 2-1 against Crystal Palace, with a mention of a young defender, Alfie Gilchrist, making his Premier League debut.
- Wolves secured a 4-1 victory over Brentford, with Hwang Hee-chan receiving praise for his phenomenal performance throughout the season.
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Table Standings:
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