Late drama at Hill Dickinson Stadium saw Everton score three goals in just 15 minutes to take a shock 3-1 lead, before a late Manchester City comeback fueled by goals from Erling Haaland and Jerémy Doku kept their Premier League title hopes alive.
In a match that pulsated with intensity, City appeared to be cruising after Doku’s first-half opener.
However, the game was turned on its head in a chaotic second-half spell. A brace from Thierno Barry and a powerful header from Jake O’Brien left Pep Guardiola’s side staring at a defeat that would have handed the momentum firmly to Arsenal.
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Erling Haaland scores straight from kick-off after Everton’s third goal
With the Everton faithful still celebrating Barry’s second and Everton’s third in the 81st minute, Manchester City produced an instantaneous response.
Straight from the ensuing kick-off, the ball was worked to Mateo Kovacic, who clipped a sublime pass over the Toffees’ backline.
Erling Haaland, showing the predatory instincts that have defined his season, latched onto the ball and deftly chipped an advancing Jordan Pickford.
The goal, timed just seconds after the restart, silenced the stadium and provided the spark for a desperate City onslaught in the final minutes.
Just MOMENTS after conceding, Haaland has got a goal for Manchester City to make it 3-2 ? pic.twitter.com/eLSnEUvk4Z
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 4, 2026
Jeremy Doku scores 97th minute stunner to make it 3-3
As the clock ticked into the seventh minute of stoppage time, City’s persistence finally paid off.
Doku, who scored the opener with a left-footed curler was at it again in the last minute of the game.
As the ball fell to him from a 96th minute corner, the winger cut inside from the left wing, weaving past two tired Everton defenders before unleashing a magnificent curling strike that…
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