LONDON :Manchester City's Rico Lewis bagged a second-half goal before being shown a red card in the dying minutes as his struggling team could only manage a point in a 2-2 Premier League draw with Crystal Palace at a wet and windy Selhurst Park on Saturday.
Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Manchester City - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - December 7, 2024 Manchester City's Rico Lewis is shown a second yellow card by referee Robert Jones resulting in a red card Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
Erling Haaland also scored for Pep Guardiola's City, who have just one victory in their last six league games and remained fourth in the league standings on 27 points after 15 games. Palace are four points above the drop zone in 16th. City were shaky at the back early on and Daniel Munoz got Palace on the scoresheet in the fourth minute when he latched onto a pass from Will Hughes and slotted it into the far corner past Stefan Ortega.
Maxence Lacroix put Palace ahead against the run of play in the 56th minute when he leapt, completely unmarked, to head in Hughes' corner. City were coming off a thoroughly dominant 3-0 home victory over Nottingham Forest which marked a return to winning ways after what had been a tough run of results, but the celebration was short-lived.
If the draw felt like a loss for City, the feeling was far different for Palace, who finished the week unbeaten after a mid-week draw with Newcastle United.
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