Man City

Haaland scores his 21st Premier League goal of the season, but Man City have to settle for a point against Everton and lost more ground to Arsenal.

[Southampton](/football/team?id=376) (Jan. [Ben Godfrey](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/212953/Ben-Godfrey) and landed awkwardly on his ankle. 14). 6). It was his 27th of the season and his 21st in the Premier League -- just two short of the tally which saw Mo Salah and [Son Heung-min](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/149945/Son-Heung-Min) share the Golden Boot last season. 8) before a Carabao Cup quarterfinal in [Brentford](/football/team?id=337) before the World Cup break -- will give the other contenders encouragement they can cause a shock. We controlled the game for the majority of the time and had a lot of chances, but couldn't seem to get that [second] goal. [Alex Iwobi](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/175063/Alex-Iwobi) was robbed of the ball on the halfway line and with three Everton players caught forward, City worked the ball through [Jack Grealish](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/172850/Jack-Grealish) and Mahrez before Haaland scored the first goal. [Report: Man City 1-1 Everton](/football/english-premier-league/story/4839328/man-city-drop-points-in-title-race-after-being-held-by-everton-at-home) [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights)

United were struggling to break down a Wolves rearguard with his replacement Alejandro Garnacho wasting the visitors' best chance to break the deadlock.

"Everyone has to adhere to the rules and if you react like this, it is the right answer." But he was unable to inspire his side to a victory against a resolute Leeds side who hung on for a point. "He was bright, he was lively and he scored a goal to give a good reaction," Ten Hag said.

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Arsenal closed out 2022 with a 4-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday that gives them a seven-point lead at the ...

“Everyone has to adhere to the rules and if you react like this, it is the right answer.” But he was unable to inspire his side to a victory against a resolute Leeds side who hung on for a point. Rashford was sent on at the interval for Garnacho and sealed the points in the 76th minute when he held off Wolves’ substitute Jonny before lashing the ball home from close range.

These are your Manchester City evening headlines for January 1, 2023. Akanji demands Man City defensive improvement. Manuel Akanji has insisted his ...

A point leaves City seven points off Arsenal heading into 2023, and Stones said the dressing room mood reflected the missed opportunity in the title race. Rodri had given the ball away uncharacteristically and Everton punished City in style, with the Blues unable to respond and find a winner. Aymeric Laporte is a prime example.

Premier League: Here are the standings as on January 1 after 17 rounds of fixtures.

Wolves, too, remained in 18th place after its loss. Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool follow in the fifth and sixth places, respectively. Manchester United moved up one place to squeeze into the top four.

Arsenal ended 2022 seven points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table. Arsenal beat Brighton 4-2 in the final EPL game of 2022.

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We travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea on Thursday 5 January in the Premier League, with the match kicking off at 20:00 (UK). The game will be broadcast ...

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Manchester City are not worried about the Premier League title race despite losing ground on Arsenal...

"I'm not scared. "I was expecting this moment. "About the performance, I'm not disappointed," Conte said.

JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD: Sometimes it is hard not to feel sorry for Premier League managers. If they speak every few days, there are occasions when what ...

But to create these chances we have to make the process and sometimes for that you need other types of players. Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez are preferred in the wide areas and, on the surface, Foden’s ongoing omission seems confusing because City are undoubtedly a better team with him in it. Of the established players who are available, only Phil Foden, Joao Cancelo and Kyle Walker started all of City’s three matches in December from the bench. Usually his messages to the squad are hidden inside answers about an altogether different topic and that was the case this weekend. City’s aggregate score in those games is 11-0. Foden, meanwhile, has started just one of City’s last six in all competitions. ‘Sometimes you choose the players for how happy they are. ‘Lately, as I get older, I mainly look at the body language. ‘Every time it is difficult to choose the team for me — always top players are not playing,’ Guardiola said. The collective will rarely be publicly admonished — even when Guardiola has torn strips off them inside the dressing room. [after chucking in a laboured display to only draw here. Everton were superb defensively, and stifled midfield for long spells, but City were nowhere near par.

Pep Guardiola has revealed how the City players' body language in training has emerged as one of his key first team selection criteria.

This is one of my main decisions when I choose the line-up. You cannot play good when the body language is not correct. “Sometimes I pick them for the body language, for how happy they look and how they are there.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City find themselves seven points behind leaders Arsenal in the Premier League title race but still have 22 fixtures left to play ...

[Arsenal](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/arsenal-fc) after failing to beat relegation candidates [Everton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/everton-fc) at the Etihad. City's German rivals are currently third in the Bundesliga table. Arsenal will be considered as the real deal if they're still seven points ahead of City after their meeting next month. But the body language depends on them and sometimes they are not good." Their first encounter against Arsenal is set to take place at the Emirates on February 15. [Arsenal took advantage](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/brighton-arsenal-saka-odegaard-nketiah-28849047) of City's disappointing result by beating [Brighton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/brighton-and-hove-albion-fc) 4-2 at the Amex on the same day. [Erling Haaland](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erling-braut-haaland) opened the scoring for Guardiola's side before Demarai Gray's stunning strike [salvaged a 1-1 draw](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/man-city-everton-erling-haaland-28849070). "Mainly lately - perhaps as I am older - I look at the body language in the training sessions and everything. This is one of my main decisions when I choose the line-up. "You cannot play good when the body language is not correct. Guardiola knows this and has told his players they must prove their worth if they want to start. Yet Guardiola expects much more from his glittering squad during the coming weeks.

Pep Guardiola addressed why Phil Foden has only started one of Manchester City's last six fixtures.

The body language depends on them and sometimes they are not good and it is more difficult." "You cannot play good when the body language is not correct. He said: "We have to play with 11. [Grealish's ](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/jack-grealish)contribution to City's play, and Guardiola defended his £100m forward after missing three golden chances at Leeds before registering his first two assists of the campaign. "Phil can play in one thousand positions. We can’t play with 13.

Manuel Akanji says there is everything is still to play for in terms of the Premier League title race as City gear up for the decisive second half of the ...

[Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola)’s side is to maintain consistency and to seek to build the pressure on the league leaders. SIGN UP TO ACCESS EXCLUSIVE CONTENT](https://www.mancity.com/city-plus) “In the end we have to manage to keep the clean sheet and there’s going to be some tough games where the opponent is defending well, and we’ve got to do a better job to keep the clean sheet. “If we can do that, we might be better the next time – it’s something we have to improve.” “It’s something we have to (do) better in the next game. “Of course, Arsenal are first but in the end there are lots of games to play and we have to play them twice.

Phil Foden has been a substitute for five of Manchester City's past six league games. We consider the reasons for his omission from the side.

[Everton](https://theathletic.com/football/team/everton/). [Manchester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-city/) supporters are asking the same question of Pep Guardiola. Development will be non-linear and definitely not permanent. [Lionel Messi](https://theathletic.com/football/player/lionel-messi-HlEFpLdbHt68CnvJ/). What is important is to understand the game.” [Jack Grealish](https://theathletic.com/football/player/jack-grealish-D9VhhPVj6LYzpmVZ/). Coupled with their late loss against [Brentford](https://theathletic.com/football/team/brentford/) before the [World Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/world-cup/) break, it is the first time they have gone two home matches without a win since May 2021. [half-spaces](https://theathletic.com/2968882/2021/11/23/whats-so-special-about-the-half-spaces-with-help-from-rene-maric/). [Seamus Coleman](https://theathletic.com/football/player/seamus-coleman-AzYEiBc0z7HqMrtB/) recovering to tackle. [Brighton](https://theathletic.com/football/team/brighton-and-hove-albion/) in October 2021. [Rodri](https://theathletic.com/football/player/rodri-UhisEcoXihIhvXgn/) to bypass it with a ball over the top… [England](https://theathletic.com/football/team/england/) followers: why won’t Gareth Southgate start [Phil Foden](https://theathletic.com/football/player/phil-foden-XPGfB4Asse0ZuH48/)?

Arsenal were 3-0 up before Brighton pulled a goal back, with Bukayo Saka opening the scoring in the second minute and Martin Odegaard.

Fulham continued their excellent return to the top-flight, while piling the agony on bottom of the table Southampton with a 2-1 win at Craven Cottage. Leeds United produced a dogged defensive display to end Newcastle United's six-game winning run, with a 0-0 draw at Saint James' Park. Arsenal were 3-0 up before Brighton pulled a goal back, with Bukayo Saka opening the scoring in the second minute and Martin Odegaard scoring a second in the 39th minute, on Saturday.

The Gunners stretched their Premier League lead to seven points with a 4-2 win at Brighton on Saturday, having seen their two closest challengers — Manchester ...

“They made a fantastic goal and when that happens you say congratulations but in general we did really well.” We have to have consequences and it is what I expect on the pitch. We have to be more clinical and we know Rashy can score the goals and that’s what he did." “Of course at the start of the season if you asked us if we wanted this (position at New Year's) we would bite your hand off,” said Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka, who netted the first goal against Brighton after little more than a minute. I slept in, overslept, but it can happen,” Rashford said. Third-place Newcastle also saw a six-game winning streak end with a 0-0 draw against Leeds.