Last-gasp Doku goal salvages City draw at Everton, but still a blow to title hopes

Everton's Iliman Ndiaye in action with Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Manchester City's Marc Guehi. REUTERS

Manchester City's Jeremy Doku struck deep into injury time as Pep Guardiola's side rescued a 3-3 draw at Everton on Monday, but the dropped points dealt a significant blow to their Premier League title hopes.

City trail leaders Arsenal by five points but with a game in hand after a chaotic contest in which Everton fought back thanks to a huge defensive blunder by City's Marc Guehi, and now need Arsenal -- who have 76 points after 35 games -- to stumble in one of their final three games to keep their chances of lifting the trophy alive.

Doku, who also scored City's opener in the 43rd minute, fired into the top corner from the edge of the box in the 97th minute to level after a wild second half that featured a Thierno Barry double and a goal from Jake O'Brien.

Barry intercepted Guehi's horrific pass back to goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to level in the 68th minute and open the floodgates. O'Brien gave Everton the lead in the 73rd minute and Barry completed his double in the 81st.

But City were not backing down as Erling Haaland pulled one back in the 83rd minute before Doku's late-game heroics.