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Manchester City’s wild draw at Everton hands Arsenal title edge despite Doku’s late strike

Somewhere in London, a celebrated former Everton midfielder may have raised a toast to his old club. Manchester City avoided a damaging defeat with virtually the last kick of the game at Everton but two dropped points handed Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal the advantage in their pursuit of a first league title in 22 years.

Jérémy Doku opened the scoring in magnificent style and ended the scoring in similar fashion in the 97th minute – six minutes of stoppage time had been signalled – to rescue a point for Pep Guardiola’s visitors. They had been stunned by a second half Everton fightback that saw David Moyes’ team take a 3-1 lead through substitute Thierno Barry’s second goal of the night. But Doku, curling a sublime shot around Jordan Pickford after collecting a Phil Foden corner outside the area, extended City’s unbeaten run to 12 matches and showed this team will not disappear without a fight.

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May 4, 2026 Premier League Everton Manchester City

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