PK miss due to poor scoring ability → failed to win 6 consecutive games + 1 win in 13 games Man City, 11 shock draw against Everton
Dec 27, 2024
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Manchester City drew 1-1 with Everton in the 18th round of the 2024-2025 English Premier League (EPL) at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on the 26th (Korea time).
With this draw, Manchester City will have a disastrous result with only one win (three draws and nine losses) in 13 games. There has been no win in the last five games.
Manchester City played in a 3-2-4-1 formation. Elling Holan was on the one-top and Jeremy Doku, Phil Foden, Bernardu Silva and Savinho were on the second line. Matteo Kovacic and Rico Lewis worked together in the center. Joshko Gvardiol, Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji built the defense. Stephane Ortega defended the goal.
Everton operated a 4-5-1 formation. Dominic Calvert Lewin was on the front-line one-top, and Ilim Ndiaye, Abdullaye Dukure, Orel Mangala, Idrissa Gueye and Jack Harrison were on the midfield. Vitaly Mykolenko, Jared Branswaite, James Tacowski and Seamus Coleman made up the four backs. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Jordan Pickford.
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Everton succeeded in the chase. In the 36th minute of the first half, Ndiaye finished off a cross that Akanji had not handled properly with a right footed shot to break the Manchester City goal. The first half ended 1-1.
Manchester City was the first team to take the opportunity in the second half. Manchester City won a penalty in the 6th minute of the second half when Savinho tripped over Mykolenko while breaking through the box. But Holan as a kicker was the problem. Holan's shot was blocked by Pickford. After the save, Gvardiol touched the ball with a header and Holan pushed it back, but the offside was pointed out in the previous situation and was not recognized as a score.
Manchester City have stepped up their attacks with Kevin De Bruyne. However, Manchester City's attack failed to penetrate Everton's defense until the end of the second half. In the end, the match ended in a 1-1 draw between the two teams.
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