Crystal Palace (16th - 13 points) took the lead twice, once in each half, and only then did Man City look like they might score. Erling Haaland bagged the last goal in the game, his 12th of the season, now one behind Mohamed Salah for the Golden Boot.

Manchester City visit Selhurst Park this weekend as they face Oliver Glasner’s Crystal Palace.City will be hoping their convincing win over Nottingham Forest during the week will revitalise them

Four-time defending champion City ended a seven-game winless run on Wednesday by beating Nottingham Forest, but dropped more points with the draw at Selhurst Park. It could have been worse for City as Palace led twice.

Follow live coverage as Crystal Palace face Manchester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

The only reason Palace are near the bottom of the league are the injuries to key players. Now players are coming back to full fitness they will climb the table. This performance was very good but there's far more to come.

Here are three things we learned from the draw at Selhurst Park: A new defender is needed more than a new midfielder Arguably the biggest cause of City’s recent poor form has been a lack of options in defence.