Manchester City suffered a surprise match as they hosted Crystal Palace in the 17th round of the Premier League, drawing 2-2. Manchester City's Jack Grealish and 19-year-old Rico Lewis each scored a goal for the side, but Crystal Palace's Mateta and Michael Olise also contributed to the draw.
There were many highlights from this game, so let's review them together. City were threatening early on, with Julián Alvarez heading in a team-mate's cross in the fifth minute but it was saved by Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson. Ruben Dias then had a long-range shot that went wide of the goal.
In the 24th minute, Foden played a pass to Jack Grealish, who opened the scoring with his feet from inside the box, and although the goal was suspected to be offside, the goal was confirmed by the VAR referee to give City a 1-0 lead over Crystal Palace.
It was Grealish's third consecutive Premier League game and the first time in his career that he had scored in three consecutive Premier League gamesThere was a brilliant first-half performance, and in the 31st minute, Manchester City midfielder Rodri managed to find Gvardiol with a long ball, but his shot was blocked by Henderson. In the 40th minute, Foden fired a long-range shot from outside the box and hit the side-netting.
In the 44th minute, Palace won a free-kick on the edge of the box, and Michael Olisse took the free-kick straight over the goal. In the second half, City were awarded a free-kick in the 53rd minute and Alvarez headed straight into the net, but Rodri was offside in front of goal and interfered with the goalkeeper, so the goal was disallowed.
However, just two minutes later, City's 19-year-old Rico Lewis netted his first Premier League goal to give City a 2-0 lead over Crystal Palace. But Crystal Palace did not give up, in the 76th minute, Schlupp crossed from the bottom of the penalty area, and the outflanked Mateta in front of the goal scooped the goal and pulled a goal back, Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester City.
In stoppage time, in the 95th minute, Foden was fouled, Crystal Palace won a penalty, Michael Olise scored from the penalty spot to complete the equalizer, and Crystal Palace drew 2-2 away to Premier League champions Manchester City, with both sides taking one point each.
Manchester City dropped points again, winning just one of their four Premier League games this month, with one defeat and two draws in the remaining threeAfter this draw, Manchester City currently has 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, accumulating 34 points, and remains in fourth place in the Premier League standings, three points behind Liverpool, the leader of the table, who have a game less.
The match didn't result in a win for Manchester City, but it did bring a lot of great moments and was undoubtedly an unforgettable game for the fans.