Man Metropolis v Everton LIVE: Premier League rating and newest updates as Haaland begins and De Bruyne benched

18 min: As I write that, Metropolis make an excellent alternative first by means of Alvarez on the left facet of the field after which Doku in the identical place, however each efforts are blocked. Jordan Pickford has not been required a lot to date.

16 min: I’ll endeavour to dig out the precise determine, however I can’t think about Erling Haaland has touched the ball greater than two or 3 times on this match, to date. Metropolis have the ball however not in harmful positions. But.

13 min: What that pause within the sport has achieved for Everton is simply take the sting out of the stadium a bit of. The preliminary noise has dipped and all of it feels a bit of flatter. Metropolis must discover a approach to convey again the power.

11 min: After a little bit of remedy, Ederson is OK to proceed. There will likely be a good couple of minutes added on on the finish of this half for that stoppage.

8 min: A pause in play after a conflict within the Metropolis field between Ederson and Everton defender Ben Godfrey. Godfrey went into the problem totally dedicated and the Metropolis keeper appears to be injured.

5 min: Metropolis are patiently probing, and Everton are defending with occasional reveals of aggression. This time it’s Tarkowski who clatters by means of the again of Alvarez on the midway line, conceding a foul. A second later Everton pinch the ball and swap it to the left for McNeil, who crosses, and Metropolis clear. Brighter by Everton, that.

2 min: There’s the primary signal of Jeremy Doku’s electrical tempo, as he dribbles into the Everton field and forces a nook from a nothing place. The nook is nicely defended by Everton, however simply how early they’re on the again foot right here is fairly ominious for the remainder of their afternoon.

And we’re off! Manchester Metropolis have instantly taken possession of the soccer.

The gamers are out on the pitch on the Etihad Stadium. Sean Dyche has a rugby spot excessive up within the stands, wanting over every part, as a consequence of his touchline ban at this time.

5 minutes till this Premier League weekend will get beneath manner! Right here’s a reminder of the 2 groups at this time:

Man Metropolis: Ederson, Stones, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Matheus Luiz, Rodri, Foden, Alvarez, Doku, Haaland.

Subs: Walker, Grealish, De Bruyne, Ortega, Bernardo Silva, Gvardiol, Bobb, Wright, Lewis.

Everton: Pickford, Godfrey, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Younger, Garner, Gueye, McNeil, Harrison, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Patterson, Keane, Onana, Virginia, Beto, Coleman, Chermiti, Hunt, Dobbin.

Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)