Roy Hodgson pulled off a shocker at Etihad as his lowly-rated side stunned Manchester City at Eithad to salvage a crucial one point.
Jack Grealish fired Manchester City into the lead early in the game. In the second half, Lewis Hall added to the tally as City edged close to a seamless win.
While the Premier League champions edged close to their second consecutive Premier League victory, Crystal Palace spoiled the party late in the game. The Eagles struck twice in the last 15 minutes of the game to peg back the host from victory.
Mateta opened the scoring for Crystal Palace in the 76th minute before Michael Oliseh scored from the penalty spot to seal the win.
The draw came more of a shock and a setback to Pep Guardiola who has recently struggled with a spate of poor performances.
Erling Haaland was a costly absence for Manchester City going into the game. City created several chances in the first half but lacked finishers in the class of Haaland to make them count.
While Guardiola must have fumed with the match outcome, his counterpart Roy Hodgson seemed to be the winner in the contest as he was caught smiling through on the pan of the camera at the blast of the final whistle.
Roy Hodgson held on with his smile as he shook hands with Pep Guardiola after the match.
The Eagles are now 15th on the Premier League table with 17 points after the draw while Manchester City are fourth on the table with 34 points, 3, 2, and a point away from Liverpool, Arsenal, and Aston Villa on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd position on the table, respectively.
Liverpool will have a chance to extend the lead over Manchester City to 6 points if they defeat Manchester United while Arsenal will go five point clear of the Manchester club as well if they win Brighton.
With the first half of the season set to be rounded up soon, City will need to return to winning ways soon to stay on the race to defend the title.
Jack Grealish fired Manchester City into the lead early in the game. In the second half, Lewis Hall added to the tally as City edged close to a seamless win.
While the Premier League champions edged close to their second consecutive Premier League victory, Crystal Palace spoiled the party late in the game. The Eagles struck twice in the last 15 minutes of the game to peg back the host from victory.
Mateta opened the scoring for Crystal Palace in the 76th minute before Michael Oliseh scored from the penalty spot to seal the win.
The draw came more of a shock and a setback to Pep Guardiola who has recently struggled with a spate of poor performances.
Erling Haaland was a costly absence for Manchester City going into the game. City created several chances in the first half but lacked finishers in the class of Haaland to make them count.
While Guardiola must have fumed with the match outcome, his counterpart Roy Hodgson seemed to be the winner in the contest as he was caught smiling through on the pan of the camera at the blast of the final whistle.
Roy Hodgson held on with his smile as he shook hands with Pep Guardiola after the match.
The Eagles are now 15th on the Premier League table with 17 points after the draw while Manchester City are fourth on the table with 34 points, 3, 2, and a point away from Liverpool, Arsenal, and Aston Villa on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd position on the table, respectively.
Liverpool will have a chance to extend the lead over Manchester City to 6 points if they defeat Manchester United while Arsenal will go five point clear of the Manchester club as well if they win Brighton.
With the first half of the season set to be rounded up soon, City will need to return to winning ways soon to stay on the race to defend the title.