Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson saved a
90th-minute penalty as Crystal Palace ended
City's 18-game Premier League winning run in a
dramatic 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park.
The penalty came when Wilfried Zaha was
adjudged to have been brought down by Raheem
Sterling and the referee Jon Moss pointed to the
spot -- but Ederson kept out Luka Milivojevic's
unconvincing effort.
Palace produced an outstanding performance to
limit the chances City were able to create, but
the runaway leaders -- who lost both Gabriel
Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne to injuries -- almost
made a perfect start when Bernardo Silva shot
just wide with four minutes gone.
But the league leaders showed vulnerability as
the game approached the 10-minute mark when
Christian Benteke had a shot blocked after
Ederson had hit a teammate with his attempted
clearance.
City striker Gabriel suffered an injury as he
pursued a pass soon afterwards but was able to
continue after treatment, and moments later City
were under pressure again as a deflected Patrick
van Aanholt effort flew wide.
Palace had to replace defender Scott Dann with
Martin Kelly after Dann was hurt as he brought
down De Bruyne, and City had to make a
substitution with 22 minutes gone as Gabriel
went down again and this time could not
continue.
The forward was tearful as he left the pitch to be
replaced by Sergio Aguero, who came within a
whisker of opening the scoring when his deflected
28th-minute effort cannoned off a post with
keeper Wayne Hennessey beaten.
Benteke headed wide from a Yohan Cabaye corner
as Roy Hodgson's Eagles continued to ask
questions of City, whose frustration showed as
Leroy Sane went into the book for kicking the ball
away.
In a scrappy start to the second half, Van Aanholt
was booked for a challenge on Bernardo Silva, but
as the hour approached the leaders were close to
breaking through when Ilkay Gundogan
exchanged passes with De Bruyne and curled an
effort wide.
Guardiola replaced Gundogan with Sterling soon
afterwards as he looked to inject more urgency,
and Sterling was soon involved in a move that
ended when Aguero's header was gathered by
Hennessey, who denied Sane soon after.
Cabaye went into the book for a challenge on
Sane that gave City a dangerous free kick but De
Bruyne's effort hit the Palace wall.
As the game moved towards its final quarter of an
hour, Palace boss Hodgson brought Jason
Puncheon into the action in place of Cabaye.
With 78 minutes gone, Puncheon's shot was
blocked and, when Zaha crossed low from the
right, Andros Townsend blazed over from close
range.
Aguero was booked for not retreating at a Palce
free kick from which James Tomkins headed wide,
and at the other end De Bruyne had an effort
cleared by Kelly before City brought on Yaya
Toure for Bernardo Silva.
After Palace had missed their late chance from
the spot, Sane broke for City and was fouled by
Kelly, who was booked.
There was then a lengthy delay as Puncheon
fouled De Bruyne, hurting both players, who were
stretchered off after treatment.
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