Man City had a 13-point lead ahead of their closest followers in January and tonight – their title charge is in danger after a visit to the Eagles’ nest. After they could not find a way past a stubborn Crystal Palace side in a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park, the Cityzens are now only 4 points away from second placed Liverpool who also have a game less. Pep Guardiola’s hunt for a fourth Premier League title in five seasons really hit a snag.There is something with Palace and what they do to City this term – the Eagles defeated the table toppers at Etihad in the first part of the campaign and tonight City failed to win at Palace for only the second time in six consecutive seasons.Gunners hunt down the Foxes with ease – fifth win in a row for Arteta’s menFrom the first whistle, the pattern of play was obvious – City dominated possession in the early minutes of the game, but the home side showed their ability on the counter attack when the opportunity arose. In with 20 minutes remaining in the half, a Kevin De Bruyne flick from the near post nearly found its way to the net but crucially a fingertip-save from Vicente Guaita kept the scoreline level.Guardiola’s side continued to knock on Palace’s door, but thanks to some heroic defending the visitors could not find a way to smash it down before the half-time break came.Is Old Trafford going down in history? Manchester United consider knocking down their famous stadiumTen minutes into the second half, De Bruyne came close once again – he fired a shot at goal from close range after being slipped in behind, but the post rescued Guaita, who was soundly beaten. The gravity of the chance did not stop there – the ball went from the post to the ‘weaker’ right foot of Riyad Mahrez who sent a rocket but the Spanish custodian denied the powerful attempt.Manchester City created a bundle of chances and it began to look like it would be one of those nights were nothing would simply end up inside the net. The Palace defenders will be lauded as the heroes of the match as they hung on in the face of waves of pressure from the league leaders – ensuring the home side picked up a hard-fought point.🗣 “You need a little bit of luck as well. You need as well to perform well and we did it.”Patrick Vieira on Crystal Palace being the only team to not concede to Manchester City this season pic.twitter.com/NtgIG4BQD7— Football Daily (@footballdaily) March 14, 2022 Palace faithful will more than appreciate four straight games unbeaten – at the beginning of the season, they were labeled as one of the favorites to be relegated and now the happiness grows as the Eagles find themselves only one point from breaking into the top half of the Premier League table.As far as the Manchester’s Sky Blues go- is this the hurdle that will cost them the championship and let Liverpool pass by?PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 29SaturdayBrighton – Liverpool 0-2 (0-1)/Diaz 19, Salah 61 pen/Brentford – Burnley 2-0 (0-0)/Toney 85, 90+4/Man Utd – Tottenham 3-2 (2-1)/Cristiano Ronaldo 12, 38, 81 – Kane 35 pen, Maguire 72 og/SundayLeeds – Norwich 2-1 (1-0)/Rodrigo 14, Gelhardt 90+4 – McLean 90+1/Everton – Wolverhampton 0-1 (0-0)/Coady 49/Southampton – Watford 1-2 (1-2)/Elyounoussi 45 – Cucho 14, 34/Chelsea – Newcastle 1-0 (0-0)/Havertz 89/West Ham – Aston Villa 2-1 (0-0)/Yarmolenko 70, Fornals 82 – Ramsey 90/Arsenal – Leicester 2-0 (1-0)/Partey 11, Lacazette 59 pen/MondayCrystal Palace – Man.City 0-0*** odds are subject to change***
