Man City went down in Premier League history in their clash with Crystal Palace with a special milestone. It’s worth noting that they probably wouldn’t have been able to do this if Erling Haaland wasn’t… absent.
Man City entered the match against Crystal Palace without the services of Erling Haaland for the third consecutive match. The Norwegian striker is still recovering from injury.
However, Pep Guardiola’s side showed no signs of missing Haaland in the first half, with Jack Grealish making one of his 14 shots on goal to give the Eagles a 1-0 advantage.
This was the first half in which Man City created a part of Premier League history. And it is difficult for them to do this if Haaland is present and in the starting lineup.
According to OptaJoe, each of the 10 players playing on the field for the Green Man created a chance in the first 45 minutes – something that no team has ever achieved in Premier League history.
Rico Lewis then increased the score to 2-0 in the second half and many thought there would be another easy victory for the Premier League champions.
However, a surprise happened when Palace scored 2 goals in the last 15 minutes. The match ended in a 2-2 draw and Man City continued their disappointing record in the Premier League by only winning 1 of the last 6 matches (draw 4 and lose 1).