Everton vs Man City

4 May 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Thierno Barry 68’, 81’
  • Jake O'Brien 73’
  • Jéremy Doku 43’, 90+7’
  • Erling Haaland 83’

Match summary

The points were shared as Everton and Man City drew 3-3. Man City led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jéremy Doku put Man City ahead in the 43rd minute, set up by Mathis Cherki. In the second half, Thierno Barry equalised in the 68th minute, Jake O'Brien put Everton in front with a header in the 73rd minute, set up by James Garner, Barry made it 3-1 in the 81st minute, Erling Haaland pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 83rd minute, set up by Mateo Kovacic, and Doku equalised from a corner in stoppage time, set up by Marc Guehi.

There was little between the sides on chances: Everton created 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Man City 1.44 from 20.

Match stats

25% Possession 75%
14 Shots 21
6 Shots on target 4
5 Corners 9
63 Attacks 135
23 Dangerous attacks 95
201 Passes 629
69% Pass accuracy 90%
26 Tackles 18
15 Fouls 5
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 0

Key events

Everton Man City
Kick-off
18’
Mathis CherkiShot on target
43’
Jérémy DokuLeft foot shot0-1 (Man City)
Michael KeaneFoul
45’
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
BetoFoul
48’
James TarkowskiFoul
53’
Iliman NdiayeShot on target
60’
Thierno BarryBeto
64’
Iliman NdiayeShot on target
65’
Thierno BarryLeft foot shot1-1 (Everton)
68’
Jake O'BrienHeader2-1 (Everton)
73’
73’
Gianluigi DonnarummaArgument
74’
Phil FodenAntoine Semenyo
75’
Mateo Kovacic Nico González
Iliman NdiayeShot on target
76’
Thierno BarryRight foot shot3-1 (Everton)
81’
83’
Erling HaalandLeft foot shot3-2 (Man City)
Jake O'BrienFoul
86’
87’
Omar MarmoushBernardo Silva
Carlos AlcarazKiernan Dewsbury-Hall
90+2’
Nathan PattersonMerlin Röhl
90+2’
Harrison ArmstrongTim IroegbunamInjury
90+6’
90+7’
Jérémy DokuRight foot shot3-3 (Man City)
Full-time3-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.72 1.44 43’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), 0-1 43’ 68’ Thierno Barry (Everton), 1-1 68’ 73’ Jake O'Brien (Everton), 2-1 73’ 81’ Thierno Barry (Everton), 3-1 81’ 83’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 3-2 83’ 90+7’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), 3-3 90+7’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.72 1.44 43’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), 0-1 Doku 43’ 68’ Thierno Barry (Everton), 1-1 Barry 68’ 73’ Jake O'Brien (Everton), 2-1 O'Brien 73’ 81’ Thierno Barry (Everton), 3-1 Barry 81’ 83’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 3-2 Haaland 83’ 90+7’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), 3-3 Doku 90+7’
Everton 1.72 xGMan City 1.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Everton attacking 
81’ Thierno Barry (Everton), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 68’ Thierno Barry (Everton), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 83’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 65’ Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 16’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 76’ Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 18’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 39’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 60’ Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 18’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Beto (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 73’ Jake O'Brien (Everton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 79’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 81’ Merlin Röhl (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Beto (Everton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 18’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Marc Guehi (Man City), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+7’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 25’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Michael Keane (Everton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Phil Foden (Man City), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Abduqodir Khusanov (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Thierno Barry (Everton), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 68’ Thierno Barry (Everton), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 83’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 65’ Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 76’ Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 16’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 18’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 39’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 18’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 60’ Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 46’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Iliman Ndiaye (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 81’ Merlin Röhl (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Beto (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 73’ Jake O'Brien (Everton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 79’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ Beto (Everton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 21’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Marc Guehi (Man City), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+7’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 25’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Michael Keane (Everton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Phil Foden (Man City), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Abduqodir Khusanov (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Everton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Pickford
O'Brien
Tarkowski
Keane
Mykolenko
Iroegbunam 90’
Garner
Röhl 90’
Dewsbury-Hall 90’
Ndiaye
Beto 64’
Man City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Donnarumma
O'Reilly
Guéhi
Khusanov
Nunes
Silva 87’
González 75’
Doku 2
Cherki
Semenyo 74’
Haaland

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jordan Pickford GK900 0.000.151
Jake O'Brien DEF9011 0.080.000
Michael Keane DEF901 0.020.000
James Tarkowski DEF900 0.000.000
Vitalii Mykolenko DEF900 0.000.000
James Garner MID9010 0.000.102
Tim Iroegbunam MID900 0.000.000
Merlin Röhl MID901 0.080.000
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall MID903 0.040.071
Iliman Ndiaye MID904 0.470.021
Beto FWD662 0.150.112
Thierno Barry Sub2422 0.880.000
Harrison Armstrong Sub10 0.000.000
Nathan Patterson Sub10 0.000.000
Carlos Alcaraz Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Everton win 14% Avg odds 6.69
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.61
Man City win 66% Avg odds 1.44

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Everton LWDLL
Man City DDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 2-0 Everton, 18 Oct 25 All Everton vs Man City meetings, next on 29 Dec 26

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