December 07, (THEWILL) – Manchester City fought back twice to claim a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, extending their challenging away run to six matches without a victory in 2024. Daniel Muñoz opened the scoring early for Palace, latching onto Will Hughes’ precise through ball and calmly finishing past Stefan Ortega in the fourth minute.
Erling Haaland equalised before half-time, nodding home his 13th league goal of the season from Matheus Nunes’ cross, temporarily restoring parity for the EPL champions. Palace regained the lead shortly after the break when Maxence Lacroix powered a header home from Hughes’ corner, rising above Kyle Walker to give the home side a momentary advantage.
However, Rico Lewis quickly responded with a stunning strike into the top corner, set up by Bernardo Silva and bringing City level once more. The match took a dramatic turn in the 84th minute when Lewis received a second yellow card for a challenge on Trevoh Chalobah, reducing City to 10 men.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, the visitors managed to hold onto a point, maintaining their position in fourth place in the EPL table. The result leaves City eight points behind the league leaders, having played one more game than their title rivals.
Crystal Palace, meanwhile, move four points clear of the relegation zone, demonstrating their fighting spirit in a competitive encounter.
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