Summary

  • Man City will move to within one point of leaders Liverpool with win

  • Crystal Palace start 15th - three points above relegation zone

  1. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Man City 2-3 Crystal Palace

    Palace have done it! What an incredible result.

    Read about it here.

    Thanks for your company.

    Andros TownsendImage source, Reuters
  2. Postpublished at 90 + 4 mins

    Man City 2-3 Crystal Palace

    Roy Hodgson is out of his seat barking orders at his players.

    His team are seconds from a famous win!

  3. PENALTY APPEALpublished at 90 + 3 min

    Man City 2-3 Crystal Palace

    Jordan Ayew goes sprawling inside the Manchester City penalty area after Ederson comes rushing off his line.

    No penalty!

  4. YELLOW CARDpublished at 90 + 2 mins

    Man City 2-3 Crystal Palace

    Palace keeper Vicente Guaita is booked for time-wasting.

  5. CLOSE!published at 90 + 2 mins

    Man City 2-3 Crystal Palace

    Huge chance for Gabriel Jesus but his header flies over the bar.

  6. Postpublished at 90 + 1 min

    Man City 2-3 Crystal Palace

    No one is leaving the Etihad.

    Palace fans are suddenly biting their nails as City pile forward in search of an equaliser.

    The visitors have all 11 players back.

  7. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Man City 2-3 Crystal Palace

    Four minutes added time!

  8. goal

    GOAL - Man City 2-3 Crystal Palacepublished at 85 mins

    Kevin de Bruyne

    Is the comeback on?

    Lots of City fans are leaving the ground but are now rushing back to their seats after Kevin de Bruyne's cross-shot finds the net.

    Pep Guardiola springs out of his seat.

    This isn't over.

  9. Postpublished at 84 mins

    Man City 1-3 Crystal Palace

    Chance for City but Leroy Sane can't connect. Pep Guardiola is deep in conversation with his coaching team.

    Palace are minutes away from a sensational result.

    Leroy SaneImage source, Reuters
  10. Postpublished at 81 mins

    Man City 1-3 Crystal Palace

    It's all City. There's a real sense of urgency about them but Palace are producing a strong defensive perfromance.

  11. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 76 mins

    Man City 1-3 Crystal Palace

    Leroy Sane clips the post straight from a free-kick.

    Palace are hanging onto a two-goal lead. A huge closing few minutes coming up.

  12. YELLOW CARDpublished at 75 mins

    Man City 1-3 Crystal Palace

    Late crunching challenge from Patrick van Aanholt on Kevin de Bruyne who goes down in a heap.

    It's a yellow for the Palace man. De Bruyne is good to continue.

    Kevin De Bruyne goes down injuredImage source, Reuters
  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 71 mins

    Man City 1-3 Crystal Palace

    Ilkay Gundogan goes agonisingly close from 22 yards before Raheem Sterling is hooked for Riyad Mahrez.

    Time is running out for City!

    Riyad MahrezImage source, Getty Images
  14. City fans trying to get their side goingpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Man City 1-3 Crystal Palace

    Chris Bevan
    BBC Sport at Etihad Stadium

    "Come on City" is the roar from the home fans as they urge their side forward - but you can tell what sort of afternoon they having from the way they are making just as much noise when they whistle Eagles keeper Vicente Guaita for taking his time at goal-kicks.

    All the while, the pocket of Palace fans behind Ederson's goal continue to bounce around, getting even more animated every time their side threaten to break forward.

  15. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Man City 1-3 Crystal Palace

    Palace are defending for their lives. They are making it hard for the hosts who are becoming increasingly desperate.

    It's a phenomenal effort by Roy Hodgson's team.

  16. Postpublished at 64 mins

    Man City 1-3 Crystal Palace

    Another City change coming up. Riyad Mahrez is getting ready.

  17. More encouragement for Liverpool fanspublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Man City 1-3 Crystal Palace

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  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 62 mins

    Man City 1-3 Crystal Palace (15:00 GMT)

    Here comes the cavalry.

    Can Kevin de Bruyne save Manchester City?

    He's on for skipper Fabian Delph.

    Kyle Walker gets a stay of execution.

    Kevin De BruyneImage source, Reuters
  19. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Man City 1-3 Crystal Palace

    Max Meyer with a curling attempt from inside the penalty area drifts narrowly wide.

    Palace are not shutting up shop.

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    #bbcfootball or text 81111

    O Cube: City needs a new right-back. This Walker is too error prone.

    Khael: Walker's past 10 mins has been an absolute nightmare.

    Shane: Kyle Walker is such a liability for Man City.