Summary

  • Kolarov slots home from tight angle

  • Nasri with composed dinked finish

  • Man City go top of Premier League

  • Nine straight PL wins for Man City

  1. goal

    GOAL - Everton 0-1 Man Citypublished at 60 mins

    Aleksandar Kolarov

    Out of the blue...Manchester City have the breakthrough and Raheem Sterling is at the heart of the move.

    He finds Aleksandar Kolarov with an intelligent pass and the full-back beats Tim Howard is beaten at his near post.

    Appeals for offside but Phil Jagielka looked to be playing him on.

    Aleksandar KolarovImage source, AFP
  2. Everton 0-0 Man Citypublished at 59 mins

    Manchester City are on the break. Everton's defenders are out of position and there's three light blue shirts waiting for a decent delivery.

    Here's Bacary Sagna with the cross...and it's awful. Over hit. The chance is gone.

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 23 August 2015

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  4. Everton 0-0 Man Citypublished at 56 mins

    Plenty of endeavour from both sides but far too often the final pass is not good enough. Time for someone to step forward and take this by the scruff of the neck. A moment of magic from Sergio Aguero or Romelu Lukaku?

    Sergio Aguero and Gareth BarryImage source, Reuters
  5. Everton 0-0 Man Citypublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 23 August 2015

    The Goat should know. Feed them and they will score.

  6. Everton 0-0 Man Citypublished at 50 mins

    Everton have hardly managed to escape their own half. City are menacing, constantly stroking the ball around the edge of the area searching for an opening. 

    Sergio AgueroImage source, EPA
  7. Everton 0-0 Man Citypublished at 49 mins

    Dull game? Not sure I agree, Robbie...

  8. Everton 0-0 Man Citypublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 23 August 2015

    Robbie Savage
    BBC Radio 5 live

    "It's the first time Silva has found himself in any space. The reason it's been a dull game is because he's not been allowed to take any space. Both teams are playing the same formation and cancelling each other out."

    David Silva has a shotImage source, Reuters
  9. Everton 0-0 Man Citypublished at 47 mins

    Just as they did in the first half, City come flying out of the traps.

    A neatly-worked move sees Raheem Sterling play the ball through the legs of an Everton player to David Silva whose clean strike thumps against Tim Howard's post.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 23 August 2015

  11. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Everton 0-0 Man City

    We're back under way at a very wet Goodison Park.

  12. Everton 0-0 Man Citypublished at 17:04

    Repeats of Romelu Lukaku's goal being repeated on television monitors at half-time. Having seen it again, he wasn't offside by much.

    Romelu LukakuImage source, AP
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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 23 August 2015

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  14. Everton 0-0 Man Citypublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 23 August 2015

    Here's a comparison of all 22 players' average positions in that first half. You can see how narrow and deep Everton were, compared to Man City's width.

    Average positionsImage source, Opta
  15. 'Plenty to look forward to'published at 16:58 British Summer Time 23 August 2015

    Everton 0-0 Man City

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Goodison Park

    Quote Message

    Plenty of quality on show but no goals. Manchester City a real threat but Everton have grown into this - plenty to look forward to in the second half. Everton pressing more and more as the half went on.

  16. Everton 0-0 Man Citypublished at 16:56

    Could Fernandinho be heading for a ban soon? The Manchester City midfielder has now been booked in four of his last five Premier League games.

    Fernandinho is bookedImage source, AFP
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    Get Involvedpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 23 August 2015

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  18. HALF-TIMEpublished at 16:50

    Everton 0-0 Man City

    No goals but what an intriguing match. Thoroughly enjoyable half.

    Lukaku rounds Joe HartImage source, Getty Images
  19. Everton 0-0 Man Citypublished at 45 +3min

    High drama at the end of the half.

    Romelu Lukaku clips the top of the Manchester City bar with a 20 yard free kick after Fernandinho is booked for hacking down a surging Tom Cleverley.

    Romelu Lukaku takes a free kickImage source, Reuters
  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 45 +2min

    Everton 0-0 Man City

    One youngster replaces another. Here's Tylas Browning for Galloway.

    Brendan Galloway is substitutedImage source, Reuters