City drop more Premier League points

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Crystal Palace 2 - 2 Manchester City

Manchester City battled back twice to secure a draw against Crystal Palace but their inconsistent form shows no signs of improving.

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City’s midweek victory over Nottingham Forest had sparked hopes of a resurgence, but Palace might feel hard done by not to have claimed all three points at Selhurst Park.

The home side made a dream start, with Will Hughes finding wing-back Daniel Muñoz in acres of space to fire in the opener after just four minutes. Palace could have doubled their lead before Erling Haaland rose brilliantly to head in Matheus Nunes' cross and bring City level.

Palace regained the advantage when Maxence Lacroix met Hughes’ corner with a powerful header, only for City to strike back again. Bernardo Silva teed up Rico Lewis, who unleashed a stunning strike into the top corner from the edge of the box.

Lewis' evening then ended early when he was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Trevoh Chalobah, leaving City to hang on for the point.

The result leaves City eight points adrift of league leaders Liverpool, having played a game more, while Palace remain four points clear of the relegation zone.

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This dodgy spell of form has extended to one win, the 3-0 victory over Forest on Wednesday, in nine matches. This run goes back to October. It's just not good enough. There was plenty to be concerned about against Palace. Kyle Walker was found wanting for both of their goals. Is it time to drop him?

If it weren't for Ruben Dias making four crucial blocks to stop shots from Crystal Palace, the situation could have been much worse. Thankfully, Haaland scored his only his third since September. 

The next few games are huge. We travel City to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. Then there's the Manchester Derby against United next weekend. That's a match I'm already dreading.

Location: Selhurst Park Stadium, Holmesdale Rd, London SE25 6PU, UK

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