Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4:2 away in a match of the 32nd round of the English Premier League. The success was the second in a row for City, who have not lost in the Premier League since the beginning of 2024, and the hosts suffered a second defeat in a row and remain winless in the championship since the end of February, reports BTA.
The home team from Crystal Palace made it 1-0 in the third minute when Jean-Philippe Mateta was brought forward excellently and beat City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega.
The visitors came close to leveling in the 11th minute after a dangerous strike by Spaniard Rodri, but Dean Henderson saved his goal. Two minutes later, however, Kevin de Bruyne scored an equalizer for Manchester City, sending the ball into the top right corner to make it 1:1.
The Crystal Palace goalkeeper intervened in time after Erling Holland's header in the 19th minute, and in the 38th minute Jordan Ayew could have put the home team ahead again, but hit the post.
The players of Crystal Palace had claims for a penalty in the 45th minute, but the referee signaled the game to continue.
Manchester City took the lead two minutes after the restart in the second half. 19-year-old Rico Lewis found himself in a good position and fired past Henderson to give the “citizens” a 2-1 lead.
The visitors increased their lead in the 66th minute when De Bruyne found Erling Holland with a neat pass and the Norwegian striker was on target to make it 3-1, scoring his 30th goal of the season. The situation was reviewed with the VAR system and the goal was awarded.
A little later, in the 70th minute, Kevin de Bruyne scored his second goal of the game, assisted by Rodri, and for Manchester City's 100th goal, becoming the third-highest scorer in the club's history.
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Crystal Palace's French striker Odson Edouard made the final 2:4 in the 86th minute of the match.