Alternate Mario Balotelli and James Milner scored the goals as Manchester City ended their miserable run against Everton with a 2-0 victory Eastlands on Saturday.
Everton won seven of the eight previous games between the teams, including four consecutive wins in Manchester.
But if Balotelli, Roberto Mancini, with a first win at Goodison Park club with a goal midway through the second half before the end of Milner added a second.
Everton won seven of the eight previous games between the teams, including four consecutive wins in Manchester.
But if Balotelli, Roberto Mancini, with a first win at Goodison Park club with a goal midway through the second half before the end of Milner added a second.
The victory saw the city to make a point clear of rivals Manchester United at the top of the table, while United need a point in their match at Stoke on Saturday after retrieving the first place.
The city is now in charge of Bayern Monaco on Tuesday, five wins from their six Premier League this season.
Everton started brightly, with Jack Rodwell shot just wide of the region on board, and Leighton Baines also going to close after cutting from the left flank.
City struggled to reach the last third of the expenditure, and had only Sergio Aguero came to pass, when David Silva is processed on the first fret.
They also threatened when Edin Dzeko jumped by Phil Jagielka bad news, but the past in Bosnia and Tim Howard touch took him too wide.
Samir Nasri has also led range just outside the area of the city seemed to shake their anxiety soon as Aguero wide shot, after being spotted by Yaya Toure low pass.
Everton task became more difficult when Rodwell, Phil Neville and Leon Osman were all warned in a few minutes.
But the frustration continued when the city Dzeko hook shot off target much more than an accurate Micah Richards on the right.
Howard also made a fine save, pushing curling shot with Dzeko Aguero can not get a touch.
Gareth Barry 25 yards and was organized by Howard as Everton, with only midfielder Tim Cahill playing on its own attack, hard to get out of their own half.
Sylvain Distin was forced to return a cross past the post Silva as the pressure continued after the break, with Aguero lift even a shot off the crossbar just outside the area.
Leon Osman had a bet that Joe Hart as Everton had a rare break forward.
Another break saw Everton Seamus Coleman introduced in the middle of the city before reaching a deep cruciform Cahill a little further into the top corner.
City manager Roberto Mancini has hinted at his growing frustration, when he changed Dzeko with Balotelli with an hour gone.
Everton then suffered a blow when Cahill, who came off second best challenge Vincent Kompany was intended to replace Louis Saha, who appeared to be ankle injury
And Howard was a victory away from the stinging blow as Nasri Everton sought to make the change.
But in the middle of the second half, the city has finally made his breakthrough when Aguero cut from the right and deflected the ball to Balotelli, who found the bottom corner of the net from 20 yards via a deflection.
The city was close to adding a second keyword, Balotelli and when the Spaniard Silva took a low shot came back off the post.
The hosts added a second when Silva directs high-cut and Milner shot past Howard.
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