On the evening of April 12 (Vietnam time), Man City hosted Crystal Palace in round 32 of the Premier League with the pressure to win to have a chance to return to the top 5.
However, it was quite a surprise when the away team opened the score early. In the 8th minute, from an attack on the left wing, Eberechi Eze accelerated and defeated goalkeeper Ederson with a lot of space.
In the 21st minute, Richards headed Palace double the gap when both goalkeeper Ederson and Ruben Dias did not intervene in time. Just 5 minutes later, Eze shot into the Man City net for the second time, but the goal was canceled due to an offside error.
The Etihad team went through a very difficult moment, but De Bruyne's free kick in the 33rd minute rekindled the hope for the blue team. Less than 3 minutes later, Omar Marmoush finished from close range, equalizing 2-2.
Early in the second half, De Bruyne just assisted Mateo Kovacic to shoot into the far corner, putting The Citizens ahead. This situation caused the game to reverse, control belonged to the home team.
In the 55th minute, from a long pass from goalkeeper Ederson, McAtee scored the 4th goal for Man City. Unfortunately, Ederson was injured and could not continue playing. His replacement was Ortega.
In the 78th minute, Nico O'Reilly finished close to the goal, the ball lightly touched a Palace player and went into the net.
In the end, Man City won with a score of 5-2, thereby temporarily entering the top 4 when the two opponents Chelsea and Newcastle had not played. On the other side, Crystal Palace are still 11th in the rankings, their 7-match unbeaten streak has also ended under the reigning champions.
