‘Gave away two points’: Champs slip up again as star’s collapse overshadows PL action — Wrap
Luton captain Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest that forced the abandonment of his team’s Premier League match at Bournemouth on Saturday as Manchester City threw away a 2-0 lead against Crystal Palace.
Champions City were cruising towards victory before conceding two late goals.
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Palace have been something of a bogey team for City boss Pep Guardiola since he arrived in England in 2016 — they are one of only three teams to have won at the Etihad more than once, along with Manchester United and Chelsea.
City, without injured topscorer Erling Haaland, enjoyed nearly three-quarters of possession in the first half but had only Jack Grealish’s goal to show for their dominance.
They seemed destined to move to within one point of Premier League leaders Liverpool, who face Manchester United on Sunday, when Rico Lewis thumped the ball into the bottom left corner in the 54th minute.
But Palace scored against the run of play to give themselves hope in the 76th minute when Jeffrey Schlupp shrugged off the attentions of the City defence and crossed for Jean-Philippe Mateta to poke home.
And the home fans watched in horror when referee Paul Tierney pointed to the penalty spot after Phil Foden fouled Mateta.
Michael Olise made no mistake, slotting home in the 95th minute to make it 2-2 and boos rang around the Etihad at the final whistle.
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