The 2023/24 Premier League season continues, and for the defending champions Manchester City, this season has suffered from a low period of squad changes and frequent injuries. In the Christmas schedule, in the 19th round of Manchester City's away challenge to Everton, in the first half Stones went off due to injury, Harrison scored the goal of his old club, in the second half, Foden hit the world wave to equalize, Alvarez scored a penalty to overtake the score, B seat shot to seal the win, and finally Manchester City won 3-1 away against Everton.
Everton vs. Manchester City, Dyche sent a starting lineup of 250 million euros, Beto was in the forward position, Harrison, Ghana, McNeil sat in the midfield, Andre Gomez, Onana partnered with the double back, Patterson, Tarkovski, Branswaite, Mikolenko formed the defensive line, and Pickford guarded the door. For Manchester City, Pep Guardiola sent a starting lineup of 690 million euros, Alvarez as a single striker, Grealish, Foden, B in the midfield, Rodri, Nunes in the back, Ake, Akanji, Stones, Walker to form a defensive line, Ederson to guard the door.
In the 14th minute of the game, Manchester City had a great chance, Nunes received Alvarez's ball and was saved by the goalkeeper, Alvarez's follow-up shot was slightly off, and Manchester City missed the chance to score. In the 24th minute, Grealish broke down the left and stabbed into the box from a tight angle but was blocked by Pickford. In the 29th minute, Everton pressed in front, Manchester City's backfield pass error was broken, Rodri sent an own assist in the front of the penalty area, McNeil swept in front of the goal, Harrison followed up and scored with a light push, Everton broke the deadlock and led Manchester City 1-0 at home.
In the 32nd minute, Grealish played the ball and Rodri fired wide from the top of the arc. In the 34th minute, Everton took a corner kick from the left, the first point was cleared, Harrison stepped forward into the box and shot was saved by Ederson. In the 36th minute, Beto received a long pass from a teammate and burst into the penalty area and was tackled by Stones, who was returning to the defense, but Stones also paid the price of injury and was finally substituted. At half-time, Manchester City trailed Everton 1-0 away.
In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again, in the 53rd minute, Manchester City attacked, B broke through on the right side and knocked back, Foden suddenly shot a cold arrow from the periphery of the penalty area and scored a goal in the world, Manchester City tied Everton 1-1. After the goal, the morale of the Manchester City players was boosted and the attack was more violent. In the 54th minute, Alvarez broke through on the right and swept down the goal, and Foden was slightly wide when he flanked and grabbed the shot in the penalty area.
In the 64th minute, Manchester City's forward attack caused chaos in the Everton penalty area, Ake grabbed a shot in the penalty area and hit Onana's hand, the referee decisively awarded a penalty, Alvarez took the penalty kick, Manchester City won the score 2-1 away, leading Everton. In the 75th minute, Everton attacked on the right, Harrison broke through the bottom and crossed, and Calvert-Lewin stepped forward into the box to grab the shot slightly wide. In the 87th minute, Pickford's mistake in the penalty area was broken, and the B seat successfully grabbed the ball and scored a goal, and Manchester City expanded the score 3-1.
In the final moments of the game, Foden fired a powerful shot at the post as City won 3-1 at Everton. Looking at the post-match stats, Manchester City had 72 per cent possession and had 23 shots on target, with nine on target. After this game, Manchester City has 37 points, five points behind Liverpool, who have played a game in hand. Pep Guardiola said in an interview after the game that the core of the midfield, De Bruyne, has returned to the training ground and may return in the next round of games.