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Fernandinho’s 90th minute own goal cost Manchester City three points at
Etihad as the goal enables Crystal Palace to get undeserved 2-2 draw.
On-loan Everton striker Cenk Tosun headed a 39th-minute opener for the
visitors, who looked like holding out for three points until Aguero slid
home Gabriel Jesus' 82nd-minute cross.
That was Aguero's 250th goal in City colours and his pinpoint header
from Benjamin Mendy's cross five minutes later seemingly settled the
issue.
Kevin De Bruyne was to the fore as City pushed Palace back during the
opening stages and he struck a sumptuous free-kick against the underside
of the crossbar in the 14th minute.
Zaha was arguably unfortunate to have a penalty appeal rejected when he
went down under Stones' 17th-minute challenge, but Palace were
celebrating when Gary Cahill nodded James McCarthy's corner back across
goal for an unmarked Tosun to head home.
Vicente Guaita denied Bernardo Silva either side of the interval,
although a cute Palace break saw his opposite number Ederson forced to
deny Tosun a second.
Aguero was ready to strike from the penalty spot inside the final 20
minutes, but referee Graham Scott overturned his handball verdict
against Jairo Riedewald after a VAR review.
City's all-time record score duly took matters into his own hands by
getting on the end of an excellent delivery from substitute Jesus, and
his header from Mendy's centre sent the home supporters into raptures.
However, Zaha prayed on the defensive frailties the hosts have exhibited
for much of the season, with Fernandinho erring under pressure from
Palace substitute Connor Wickham.
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