Everton faced off against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a win on the road in the Premier League. The Toffees made a decent start to the game and managed to get to the half-time break with a 0-0 scoreline.
The Merseyside club finally conceded the opening goal in the 71st minute when Erling Haaland scored with a powerful strike. Haaland doubled Man City’s lead in the 85th minute as Everton crashed to a tough 2-0 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Everton player performed during the match against Man City.
GK: Jordan Pickford – 6/10
He made one good save at the back but conceded two late goals today.
RB: Ben Godfrey – 7/10
Godfrey cleared the danger when he could and was a threat going forward.
CB: James Tarkowski – 7/10
He made a lot of important clearances inside his half and was good on the ball.
CB: Jarrad Branthwaite – 6.5/10
Branthwaite kept things solid at the back for most of the game but got overpowered by Haaland in the lead-up to Man City’s second goal.
LB: Vitaliy Mykolenko – 6/10
He was far from convincing when defending inside his half and made one good run with the ball.
CM: Idrissa Gueye – 6.5/10
Gueye got stuck in with a few solid tackles and made one inviting chance in the final third.
CM: James Garner – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch.
RW: Ashley Young – 6/10
Young performed his defensive duties well but lacked quality in the opponent’s half.
CAM: Jack Harrison – 6/10
He caused a few problems for his marker but never looked like he would score.
LW: Dwight McNeil – 6.5/10
McNeil was a threat at times but failed to register a goal.
ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin – 6.5/10
He worked hard but there was no goal for him.
Substitutes:
RB: Seamus Coleman – 6/10
He failed to keep things tidy at the back.
CM: Amadou Onana – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
ST: Beto – 6/10
Beto hardly got a sniff at goal.
LW: Youssef Chermiti – N/A
CM: Lewis Dobbin – N/A
