FULL-TIMEpublished at 19:23 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020
Man City 2-1 Everton
That is that.
Man City are 14 points behind leaders Liverpool
Everton have lost since the sacking of Marco Silva
Saj Chowdhury
Man City 2-1 Everton
That is that.
Man City 2-1 Everton
City win a free-kick after Kevin de Bruyne is upended.
That should be that.
Man City 2-1 Everton
Raheem Sterling comes on for Riyad Mahrez.
Man City 2-1 Everton
Dominic Calvert-Lewin flies in on a challenge on Fernandinho.
A definite yellow, but it was in the orange territory IMO.
Man City 2-1 Everton
David Silva returns to the XI after six games out with injury. He replaces Phil Foden.
Meanwhile, Everton have a corner!!
Tom Davies heads wide.
At ease Etihad.
Man City 2-1 Everton
What if there a VAR check for a pen at one end, but then a VAR check for a pen at the other end and then one of the teams score?
Anyway, Jordan Pickford saves another Gabriel Jesus effort.
Man City 2-1 Everton
Gabriel Jesus almost grabs his hat-trick with fierce drive against Jordan Pickford's right-hand post.
That happened while the VAR check on the pen was happening.
No pen, in the end.
But what happens if a team scores while a VAR check for a pen goes on - but then the pen is awarded?
Man City 2-1 Everton
Phil Foden dances into the area but then goes down under a challenge.
Andre Marriner isn't interested but are the Stockley Squad?
Man City 2-1 Everton
Moise Kean goes for the spectacular from a cross form the right - and fires wide.
Should he have gone with his head?
City still have 14 minutes to mess things up
Richarlison
All about Claudio Bravo here.
The keeper, for some rather inexplicable reason, fires a backpass at pace to Fernandinho, who frankly didn't have much of chance to control it.
The ball eventually finds its way to Dominic Calvert-Lewin on the right side of the area, whose low ball to the far post is fired in by Richarlison.
Man City 2-0 Everton
Joao Cancelo earns a free-kick for his side after Fabian Delph brings him down 35 yards out from the Everton goal.
Delph gets a yellow for his troubles.
From Kevin de Bruyne's resulting dinked free-kick, Riyad Mahrez fires wide.
Man City 2-0 Everton
Moise Kean comes on for Gylfi Sigurdsson - Tom Davies takes the armband.
Man City 2-0 Everton
Chris Bevan
BBC Sport at Etihad Stadium
Just like after their first goal, there are loud roars from the City fans when Everton restart the game after Gabriel Jesus makes it 2-0 - they are celebrating because that means VAR cannot rule it out.
This is Premier League football in 2020. Get used to it...
Man City 2-0 Everton
BTW Theo Walcott came on for Seamus Coleman.
Walcott's display against Newcastle wasn't brilliant, so this is chance to make amends.
Gabriel Jesus
Make that seven goals in five.
Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus is fed in the area by Riyah Mahrez and, in his stride, fires a low strike into Jordan Pickford's bottom right.
An excellent finish.
Man City 1-0 Everton
Gabriel Jesus has scored six goals in his past five Premier League appearances against Everton.
Man City 1-0 Everton
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is close to scoring for a third successive match - a header that takes a slight deflection and drifts out for a corner.
Nothing comes from the corner.
Gabriel Jesus
I'm fully awake now.
Gabriel Jesus produces a lovely curled finish, from Ilkay Gundogan's pass, that Jordan Pickford gets a hand to but not enough of a hand.
The match needed it.
Man City 0-0 Everton
You know when you feel a little sleepy and you need a stimulant to keep you awake - this match isn't the stimulant.
Man City 0-0 Everton
Joao Cancelo goes on another searching run down the right, but his ball into the area has a bit too much weight on it.