Manchester City vs Crystal Palace 2-3 AllGoals & Highlights 22/12/2018

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Manchester City vs Crystal Palace 2-3 AllGoals & Highlights 22/12/2018

Liverpool will lead the Premier League by four points at Christmas after Manchester City suffered a shock 3-2 defeat to [vs] Crystal Palace[/b].


Andros Townsend scored a s£nsat!onal goal-of-the-season contender as Crystal Palace dealt Manchester City's Premier League title defence a body blow with a stunning 3-2 win at the Etihad Stadium.

City enjoyed a regal dominance up until Ilkay Gundogan's 26th-minute opener but Jeffrey Schlupp levelled six minutes later before Townsend turned the contest on its head with an outstanding long-range volley.


Luka Milivojevic increased City's misery and delight at Anfield with a 51st-minute penalty that means Liverpool will celebrate Christmas with a four-point lead at the Premier League summit.
Kevin De Bruyne's overhit cross sailed in five minutes from time but Pep Guardiola's side were unable to undo the damage in the late rally that followed.

Gundogan was involved alongside Bernardo Silva in carving through Palace for Leroy Sane to shoot wastefully into the side-netting in the 10th minute.


The Germany midfielder showed his countryman how it was done when he eased into the box to head home Fabian Delph's searching cross.

Schlupp allowed Gundogan to run off him for the opener but more than atoned by shifting outside a tired Kyle Walker challenge and arrowing a strike into the bottom right corner.