Demarai Gray’s gorgeous equaliser dented Manchester City‘s Premier League title bid and eased the stress on Frank Lampard as Everton claimed a 1-1 draw on the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Lampard’s struggling workforce appeared set for extra distress when Erling Haaland continued his unbelievable goalscoring type within the first half, sweeping house handy City the lead together with his twenty first Premier League aim.
Everton didn’t register a single shot till the sixty fourth minute, however they solely wanted one probability as Gray whipped an excellent effort into the top-right nook to cap a devastating break.
Pep Guardiola’s males appeared startled by Gray’s intervention, as their failure to discover a winner handed Arsenal the initiative within the title race on New Year’s Eve.
Haaland went shut early on when he hit the side-netting from a good angle after rounding Jordan Pickford, however he was to not be denied 24 minutes in.
Jack Grealish’s neat work down the left allowed Riyad Mahrez to sq. for Haaland, who completed past Pickford in a crowded penalty space to place City forward.
Former Everton defender John Stones hit the submit with a diving header as half-time approached, and City appeared destined so as to add to their lead as they pinned the Toffees again.
However, the guests silenced the Etihad with their first try of the sport after the hour mark, with Gray breaking clear and recovering from a stumble to arc a terrific effort into the far nook from the left of the realm.
Pickford denied Mahrez from shut vary as City threw gamers ahead in desperation late on, however Everton stood agency by means of 11 minutes of stoppage time to assert an enormous level in the direction of their survival bid – a lot to the delight of Arsenal.
