Summary

  • City close gap on Chelsea to three points

  • Yaya Toure scores from the spot

  • Aguero forced off with knee injury

  • Everton now 11th in the table

  1. Postpublished at 20:21 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    That is where we leave you on another busy day of Premier League football.

    Chelsea's Premier League lead has been reduced, QPR are out of the relegation zone, while more pressure is heaped onto Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

    Watch Match of the Day on BBC One and online at 22:20 for all the action and join us again for live text commentary of two more top-flight matches on Sunday from 10:00 GMT.

    Until then, we bid you farewell. It has been a pleasure.

  2. Manager reactionpublished at 20:16 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is also asked whether it was important they showed they could win without Sergio, after the striker limped off with a knee ligament injury early on: "I always say this team is not just Sergio Aguero. We also miss Jovetic and Dzeko was just back and able to play 20-25 minutes. David Silva too, all of them are very important offensive players so I think the way we won today is important for the trust in the defence that we know how to win just 1-0."

  3. Manager reactionpublished at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    More from Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini's news conference:

    Will Stevan Jovetic be fit to play Roma: "We will see tomorrow. We hope. It is just a small problem with his hamstring."

    On the possibility of going to Rome without 5 key players. Biggest challenge as City manager? "Of course to have to play such an important game without such important players is a difficult challenge. But I never complain about injured players. We have a squad and we must try to win on Wednesday to continue in the Champions League."

  4. Real chasing recordpublished at 20:11 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Cristiano Ronaldo is on target again as Real Madrid lead Celta Vigo 1-0 in La Liga. They are chasing an 18th straight win, which would equal Barcelona's league-record. You can follow live text commentary here.

  5. Martinez upset with officialspublished at 20:07 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Everton boss Roberto Martinez is now being quizzed in his post match news conference. He is not happy.

    No penalty and a stonewall red card for Eliaquim Mangala for his high boot into Samuel Eto'o, according to him. He certainly has a point on that last one.

  6. Football Remembers weekpublished at 20:05 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Over the course of 'Football Remembers' week, fans, teams and schools are being asked to upload their own pre-match pictures to this website, external via social media by using #FootballRemembers. , external

    Liverpool v SunderlandImage source, liverpool/twitter

    Liverpool v Sunderland.

    Manchester City v EvertonImage source, Manchester City/Twitter

    Manchester City v Everton.

    The website, external shall act as a moment of record of football in 2014, a century on from of the most iconic moments of World War I, the 1914 Christmas Truce football match, and will be preserved for future generations in the digital archives of the British Library.

  7. Newcastle shock Chelseapublished at 20:04 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    In case you missed it earlier, the biggest upset of the day in the Premier League came at Newcastle where Alan Pardew's men ended Chelsea's unbeaten start to the campaign with a 2-1 win.

    Blues boss Jose Mourinho had insisted that it was "impossible" to remain unbeaten all season and he was proven right.

    What a turnaround for Newcastle as they sit in seventh

  8. Text us on 81111published at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Anon: Apart from the Roma game, if there's a good time for Sergio Aguero to get injured, it's now, with games away to Leicester, home to Crystal Palace, away to West Brom, then home to Burnley and Sunderland. Time for Edin Dzeko to find some form.

    That Roma game is quite a biggie though.

  9. Aguero huge doubt for Champions Leaguepublished at 19:58 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Despite Manuel Pellegrini's slight contradiction in the last interview, it would seem as though Sergio Aguero is almost definitely going to be missing Wednesday's must-win Champions League match with Roma. What a blow it would be for City if he doesn't recover from that knee injury. Further assessment tomorrow never sounds good though does it?

  10. Manager reactionpublished at 19:55 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini, speaking to Sky Sports about Sergio Aguero: "It is not good news, I don't think he will be able to play next week.

    "We must wait for the diagnostic, the important thing he will not play against Roma, that is a very important game. We have other players and we will see how it is tomorrow and whether he can play.

    "He was more calm [in the dressing room afterwards]. We will see how things are tomorrow but for the moment we are not sure. Edin is not able to play 70-80 minutes, a maximum 30-40 minutes, that is why I made the change I did."

  11. Manager reactionpublished at 19:54 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini talking to BBC Sport: "We returned to our normal performance. I always said that nobody can win the title in November or December. We have to play seven games in December, so it is a key month and not easy. We shall see in the next four games who is doing better but after that January is also very important.

    "James Milner always gives what he has, whether he starts or is a substitute. He gives a lot of character to our team. Big goalkeepers just need to one save, Everton had only one chance and I don't think they deserve to score when they shoot once and Joe made a very good save.

    "It is bad news because it is his knee ligament, but we will see tomorrow what the problem is."

  12. Postpublished at 19:53 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    606 phone-in
    BBC Radio 5 live

    Radio 5 live's Darren Fletcher, a Nottingham Forest fan, has thrown down the gauntlet to caller John, a Derby fan, who thinks on current form his side can beat the Premier League leaders Chelsea in their Capital One Cup quarter-final [on Tuesday 16 December]:

    "They've got absolutely no chance. If Derby beat Chelsea in the Capital One Cup, I will do 606 from the gantry in a Derby shirt with SAVAGE 8 on the back. If not, John's got to go to work in a Forest shirt."

    Derby beat Brighton 3-0 at the iPro Stadium this afternoon.

  13. Manager reactionpublished at 19:51 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Everton boss Roberto Martinez: "I thought in the first half, if anything, we got a big shock with the decision of awarding the penalty and our confidence was not the same. I think in the second half we were able to relax a little bit, having reset at half time, and we were more ourselves. It made for a very good game of football.

    "They had a good opportunity which got a great save out of Tim Howard but then we had a number of good chances. The total danger from then was around Manchester City's box.

    "It was a wrong decision. When you see a ball come into the box, James Milner takes the ball away from the direction, there was contact but no contact of trying to make a foul. Football is a contact sport and for that to be a penalty is a big, big difference."

    On Ross Barkley: "He lost his balance, he thought a challenge was coming. He tried to get up and fight for the ball. The referee made the wrong assessment. When Ross is on the ball, too many times there is contact but he stays on his feet and he gets punished for that."

  14. Postpublished at 19:50 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini tells the BBC, Sergio Aguero has damaged his knee ligaments but is unsure how serious the problem is after the Argentine limped off early.

  15. Text us on 81111published at 19:48 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Sam in Manchester: Strange game after Sergio Aguero went off. Thought Jose Pozo did well against men twice his size and could have scored. Samir Nasri and James Milner reaching brilliant form as well. Bring on Roma on Wednesday, with or without Sergio I am confident!

  16. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Gary Lineker
    BBC Sport

    Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker: MOTD running order: Newcastle v Chelsea, Stoke v Arsenal, Man City v Everton, QPR v Burnley, Hull v WBA, Tottenham v Crystal Palace, Liverpool v Sunderland. A programme of two halves.

    See all the day's action on Match of the Day from 22:20 GMT tonight on BBC One.

  17. Opportunity for the Hammerspublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    What an opportunity for West Ham United on Sunday afternoon. The Hammers would move into third with victory at home to Swansea, albeit temporarily ahead of Manchester United and Southampton meeting on Monday.

    West Ham in third? Not many would have predicted that in the summer - with the exception of Big Sam of course.

    There will be full live text commentary of the match from Upton Park.

  18. Postpublished at 19:42 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Everton boss Roberto Martinez is being interviewed now by the BBC. Anyone get the feeling he won't agree with Manchester City's penalty? We will bring you his quotes.

  19. Player reactionpublished at 19:41 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Manchester City midfielder James Milner, speaking to Sky Sports: "It is very important but all we can control is what we do on the pitch and not what Chelsea do.

    "We need to concentrate on our job, it would have been very easy to slip up after Chelsea's result but you need to win these kind of games to win the title and we ground it out.

    "The game against Roma is massive, we need to stay in the Champions League and we can take the momentum from this game and hopefully complete the job."

  20. Text us on 81111published at 19:39 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2014

    Ross in Kent: Looks like Jose Mourinho's bus has broken down whilst Manuel Pellegrini's bus is starting to gather some speed.

    Darren in Runcorn: Ross Barkley can't hold a place down in the Everton team due to average performances. Clever by Roberto Martinez to let the young man know reputation alone doesn't guarantee a starting place.

    Sam in Leicester: Do the Premier League present a yellow cap to Gareth Barry when he gets his next booking?

    Barry moved to 99 bookings in the Premier League this evening, the joint most in the Premier League, alongside Lee Bowyer and Kevin Davies.