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Crystal Palace and Manchester City Draw in Thrilling Selhurst Park Encounter
London, December 7, 2024 – Selhurst Park witnessed a thrilling draw between Crystal Palace and Manchester City, ending 2-2, this Saturday. The match, part of the Premier League’s matchday 15, was marked by intensity and a back-and-forth scoreline.
Crystal Palace took the lead early, with D. Muñoz scoring in the 4th minute, assisted by W. Hughes. Manchester City responded swiftly, equalizing in the 30th minute through E. Haaland, assisted by M. Nunes. Crystal Palace regained the advantage in the second half, M. Lacroix scoring in the 57th minute, again assisted by W. Hughes. Manchester City leveled the score in the 68th minute with a goal from R. Lewis, assisted by B. Silva.
The game became even more dramatic in the closing stages. Manchester City’s R. Lewis received two yellow cards, the second resulting in a red card, in the 84th minute, leaving his team a man down. Despite their numerical disadvantage, City held on for the draw. Crystal Palace also received a yellow card in the final minutes.
The statistics reflect the even nature of the encounter: Manchester City dominated possession (69%), but Crystal Palace had more shots on target (3 compared to City’s 4).
Substitutions crystal palace: at minute 72 J. Devenny came in and E. Eze went out., at minute 77 E. Nketiah came in and I. Sarr went out.
Substitutions manchester city: at minute 79 J. Doku came in and Savinho went out., at minute 86 J. Grealish came in and K. De Bruyne went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Crystal Palace
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