Phil Foden will not wish to see a replay of the hoof that struck Jean-Philippe Mateta’s shin in Manchester City’s penalty area and led Paul Tierney to point to the spot deep in added time.
This sealed the proverbial nightmare for Foden after Michael Olise sends Ederson the wrong way from the spot.
It was, though, a classic rope-a-dope comeback from the visitors, who in the 76th minute were 2-0 behind. Jack Grealish had put the host ahead early in the game.
This impressed the watching Gareth Southgate, as did Rico Lewis, whose scent for a scoring zone had him deep in Palace’s area to hammer in City’s second on 54 minutes. Handing him his first ever goal in the Premier League.
Palace’s dying-moments effort is the latest to frustrate City – the count now standing at five games in which they have conceded from the 80th minute onwards. The 3-3 draw with Tottenham here at the start of the month featured an added-time leveller from Dejan Kulusevski.
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s finish for Liverpool the week before with 10 minutes remaining meant a share of the points for the visitors, too. This followed Cole Palmer’s last-gasp penalty for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the previous league game for another draw. On 8 October Gabriel Martinelli’s 86th-minute finish consigned City to defeat at Arsenal.
Even before Mateta’s tap-in, Guardiola’s agitation was tangible on the touchline as he observed his men easing off, the manager later saying his frustration was accentuated by Palace having few chances apart from those for their goals.
Palace’s completion of the comeback means City could be up to 12 points behind the leaders, Liverpool, by the next time they play.
