Iliman Ndiaye: Doku rescues Manchester City with 97th-minute equalizer
iliman ndiaye was on the Everton side that pushed Manchester City to the edge before Jérémy Doku’s 97th-minute equalizer made it 3-3. Manchester City had led at halftime, fell behind 3-1, then clawed back to leave the match level and their title chase thinner by two points.
Doku gave Manchester City the lead in the 43rd minute, and Jordan Pickford kept Everton in touch with important saves before the break. After halftime, Everton changed the flow through Thierno Barry, Jake O’Brien and Barry again, before Erling Haaland and Doku pulled Manchester City level late.
Manchester City and Everton trade control
Manchester City looked set after Doku’s first goal, but Everton stayed organized early and used the second half to force errors. Barry equalized in the 68th minute after a mistake by Marc Guéhi, then O’Brien headed Everton ahead 2-1 five minutes later from a corner.
Barry made it 3-1 in the 81st minute, a lead that put Manchester City under real pressure at Everton. Pep Guardiola kept Nathan Aké and Tijjani Reijnders on the bench, while Mateo Kovacic later helped create the move that let Haaland cut the gap to 3-2.
Doku and Haaland drag City back
Haaland’s goal gave Manchester City a route back, but the decisive moment came deep into stoppage time. Doku struck again in the 97th minute to complete his brace and leave Manchester City with a point instead of a defeat.
For Everton, the draw preserved the impact of a strong second-half surge and the goals from Barry and O’Brien. Iliman Ndiaye’s name sat inside a match that mattered most for Manchester City, because the result left City second in the standings and Arsenal two points ahead after the final whistle.
Arsenal lead after City drop points
Manchester City leave the match with two points lost in the title race and no room for error in the table. Arsenal’s two-point cushion now sits above Guardiola’s team, turning Doku’s late equalizer into a rescue act rather than a winning moment.
