Manchester City vs Crystal Palace: Roy Hodgson's side hand champions major title blow
Re-live the action from the Etihad Stadium
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Champions Manchester City will trail Premier League leaders Liverpool by four points on Christmas Day after a shock 3-2 loss to Crystal Palace.
Andros Townsend scored one of the goals of the season as Roy Hodgson's inspired Palace came from behind to condemn City to their first league defeat at the Etihad Stadium since April.
Townsend struck with a 30-yard volley after Jeffrey Schlupp had cancelled out Ilkay Gundogan's opener on a rain-soaked afternoon.
A penalty from Luka Milivojevic sealed victory although Kevin De Bruyne's cross-cum-shot gave City, who also hit the post through Leroy Sane, late hope.
The defeat was City's second in three league games and handed the title initiative to Liverpool, whom they face on 3 January. Re-live the action in the blog below:
10 minutes
Manchester United with their first extended spell of possession of the game, though Cardiff are holding their defensive shape well so far.
11 minutes
Anthony Martial runs at Bruno Ecuele Manga and earns a corner off the Gabonese defender after getting to the byline.
Ashley Young delivers, but Sol Bamba rises relatively unopposed to head the corner away.
13 minutes
Aron Gunnarsson's long throws are a real weapon for Neil Warnock's side, and Cardiff have both centre-halves waiting for the latest launch.
Manchester United again cope well, and there is a nasty clash of heads when the ball is hoisted back into the box.
Luke Shaw and Callum Paterson are the players involved, and both are receiving treatment.
15 minutes
Luke Shaw is up and ready to rejoin affairs, but Callum Paterson might have more of an issue.
The Scottish utility-man has found some form up front since being moved there at the start of the season, and thus Neil Warnock will be pleased to see Paterson soon back on his feet and reintroduced with Shaw as play resumes.
20 minutes
The game has just lost its way a little after a relatively lively start.
Manchester United do seem to be playing with a bit more freedom than in the final days of Jose Mourinho's tenure.
21 minutes
Sol Bamba strides out of defence and has Josh Murphy surging away in acres of space down the left, but fail to looks the wideman's way.
Bamba is thus out of position after giving the ball away and it takes an excellent block from Greg Cunningham to prevent Marcus Rashford from scoring his second.
To his credit, Bamba is back in time to prevent further Manchester United efforts with the clearance, but he and his team need to be careful not to leave themselves exposed.
24 minutes
Ashley Young swings in a free kick from wide on the left...
Paul Pogba is the intended target but Sol Bamba is there ahead of him to flick it behind for a Manchester United corner.
25 minutes
It is another great cross from Ashley Young and Phil Jones appears to have timed his run perfectly, but the centre-back can't get enough purchase on his header to trouble Neil Etheridge in the Cardiff goal.
27 minutes
The Cardiff crowd are up for this one.
They rise to salute Sol Bamba as the Ivorian powerfully (and very fairly) slides in on Marcus Rashford on the halfway line.
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