In the Premier League, Manchester City did not falter against low-flying Everton. The Citizens fell behind – without De Bruyne, Doku and Haaland – but they corrected the imbalanced situation in the second half. More than 300 kilometers away, Romeo Lavia finally celebrated his Chelsea debut after four months.
In the penultimate match of 2023, Manchester City travels to Everton, which has been performing strongly in the English Premier League in recent weeks. In addition, the Citizens still have to do without stars Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland. So being alert was the message at Goodison Park.
It also happened just before the half-hour mark. City had dominated the entire match until then, but then Rodri's lights went out – not like usual. The Spanish midfielder simply passed the ball to McNeil, who gave Harrison the score 1-0. The home team also entered the end of the first half with this slight lead.
But after the break, City completely corrected the situation. Foden made it 1-1 with a shot from distance and ten minutes later Alvarez gave the visitors the lead from the penalty spot. This penalty kick came after a handball by Red Devil Amadou Onana inside his team's penalty area. In the final stage, Bernardo Silva scored the final score 1-3.
Lafia finally celebrates her Chelsea debut
Happy end to the year for Romeo Lavia (19). More than four months after his €64m move, the Belgian midfielder, who has been struggling with an ankle injury, has made his debut for Chelsea.
Against Crystal Palace, he appeared at Stamford Bridge just under an hour later. Thanks to a late penalty goal scored by Madueke (2-1), Lafia was able to immediately cheer on his debut. Chelsea travel to Luton Town on Saturday (1.30pm). Will there be time to play again?
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End of the second half
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1-3 goal for Bernardo Silva!
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Yellow card for Jack Grealish
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Jack Harrison replaces Arnaut Danjuma
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Yellow card for Jarrad Branthwaite
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Matheus Nunes is replaced by Mateo Kovacic
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Andre Gomez is replaced by Michael Keane
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Beto was replaced by Dominic Calvert-Lewin
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1-2 goals (penalty kick) by Julian Alvarez!
A sad moment for Amadou Onana. After a handball from the Red Devil in his team's penalty area, the ball goes into the penalty area for the guests. Julian Alvarez goes after the ball and the Argentine world champion never fails, although Pickford will be there for a while. The city is getting out of everything.
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Yellow card for Jordan Pickford
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Yellow card for Andre Gomez
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Yellow card for Manuel Akanji
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1-1 goal for Phil Foden!
Everton are keeping everything locked down, so Foden is trying it from afar. With success: with a low kick he takes Pickford to the short corner. To return everything.
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The second half started
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The second half started
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The end of the first half
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The end of the first half
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John Stones is replaced by Josko Gvardiol
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John Stones is replaced by Josko Gvardiol
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Yellow card for Nathan Patterson
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