City held draw with Everton
City were forced to increase their points in the English Premier League on Saturday night, drawing 1-1 with Everton.
KATHMANDU: Manchester City is tied with Everton at home after failing to hold a one-goal lead.
City were forced to increase their points in the English Premier League on Saturday night, drawing 1-1 with Everton.
With this tie, City missed out on a chance to close the points gap with Arsenal at the top. With 36 points from 16 games, City is in second place. Everton finished 16th in the Premier League with 15 points from 17 games.
Erlin Holland’s goal in the 24th minute gave City the lead at Etihad Stadium. Holland scored from inside the box after receiving a pass from Riyad Mahrez.
The visiting team Everton, who lost one goal in the first half, returned to the game with Demarai Gray’s goal. Gray avoided Everton’s defeat by making use of Idrissa Gueye’s pass.
Similarly, Manchester United defeated Wolves 1-0 after Marcus Rashford’s decisive goal in the match on Saturday.
