Pickford becomes the first goalkeeper to save a Haaland penalty in the Premier League
Liam Carter
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
Manchester City is enduring a genuine crisis. The "Citizens" have forgotten the taste of consistent victories, with dropped points becoming a common occurrence. Once again, Pep Guardiola's side failed to secure three points, drawing 1-1 with Sean Dyche's Everton.
City opened the scoring in the 14th minute, but the "Toffees" equalized just 22 minutes later. Erling Haaland had a golden opportunity to secure the win for City, but he missed a penalty — failing to beat Jordan Pickford from the spot. This save became a historic moment for the English goalkeeper.
Details. Pickford has now become the first goalkeeper to save a penalty from Haaland in the Premier League.
To date, the Norwegian forward has converted 15 of 17 penalties in the league (his only prior miss was a shot that hit the post against Sheffield United in 2023).
Additionally, Pickford is now the first goalkeeper this season to save two penalties in the Premier League (one against Anthony Gordon and one against Haaland).
Reminder. Following today's match, Manchester City remains in sixth place in the Premier League table.
