Etihad Stadium, Manchester – Sunday na today we dey witness another serious Premier League gball fight between Manchester City and Everton. Two teams wey get different plans, but today, dem go clash for pitch as City dey hunt for top spot while Everton wan show say dem fit still hang for fifth place. Na better day for football lover dem as dem dey expect plenty goals from dis match.
As e be now, Manchester City dey run like hungry lion wey dey chase its prey. Dem never lose any game for seven matches across all competitions, and Erling Haaland, that one wey dey score goals like say e dey collect money for am, don score ten goals for di league dis season alone. No forget say dem still dey miss Rodri wey get hamstring injury, but dem get enough firepower to do meer should no be wahala.
Everton, on di other hand, get small wahala of wetin dem go do today. Dem don just win Crystal Palace last week, but wetin push dem ahead today na di absence of Jack Grealish, wey dey on loan from City. However, dem get Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall back after im serve suspension, how far that one go affect di game? Na wetin we go find out.
Di match don kick off and fans dey ginger dem players like mad. For first half, both teams dey try but no be so much show of goals yet. Dem dey calculate una moves, like dem dey play chess. But sharp fans don notice say City dey dominate possession while Everton dey more defensive. Na only time go tell if Everton fit change di game.
As di match dey go on, na penalty foul dey fly up and down. Referee no wan hear word at all. If dem no careful, one player go fit run enter referee like say him na dem do di foul, e go fit collect card. 0 – 0 for first half and crowd dey vex small.
Second half start and be like say City don change dem game plan because dem don score first goal! Na Erling Haaland wey do di scoring as him header don put dem ahead. Heavy! Nico O'Reilly send one sweet cross wey Haaland no waste time collect before he bury am for net like say e dey cook for kitchen.
But Everton no go gree make dem feel like say dem don lose already. Beto and Iliman Ndiaye dey try make am happen for dem side, but wahala dey, dem dey miss chances like say dem wan do buffet. If dem no fit focus better, dis game go pass dem by.
Referee blow for full time, and match don end with Manchester City 1, Everton 0. Wetin dis mean be say City don grab di three points wey dem need to dey at di top of di table. Wetin cear be say Everton go need tall strategy improvement if dem wan survive di fire wey dey approach dem for di league, otherwise, dem fit dey for relegation fight at di end of di season!
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