Moments before the HT whistle, it would get much worse for Pep Guardiola’s men, when Aymeric Laporte took down Wilfried Zaha as the Palace attacker attempted to break away in behind, forcing the referee to send the City defender off.
Despite being down a man, it would be City who came out in the second half with the bit between their teeth. On the hour mark, Gabriel Jesus appeared to level proceedings however there was an offside in the buildup to the goal, quelling the City celebrations. Palace would put City out of their misery in the 88th minute with some super combination play at the end of a counter-attack. Conor Gallagher side-footed the ball off the post and into the back of the net, to secure a famous victory for Patrick Viera’s men.
The Eagles’ victory is only their second in the 13 Premier League meetings between the two clubs, and sees the London club create new club history, after scoring 2 or more goals in seven straight away games for the first time. To make matters worse for Manchester City, the defeat snaps a promising eight-game unbeaten streak.
