Aguero fires brace but Palace hold City
Manchester:fernandinho’s owngoal in the 90th minute saw Manchester City draw 2-2 with Crystal Palace on Saturday, bringing English Premier League leaders Liverpool even closer to the title.
City’s draw means Liverpool can extend their lead to an almost insurmountable 16 points by beating Manchester United on Sunday.
Not even Sergio Aguero’s fearsome goal-scoring form could earn City a win over a tenacious Crystal Palace team.
With City staring at a possible defeat courtesy of Cenk Tosun’s 39th-minute goal for Palace, Aguero scored twice in the last 10 minutes, taking him to six goals from his last three Premier League games. However, Palace were not done and levelled in the 90th when Wilfried Zaha’s ball went in off Fernandinho.
ARSENAL IN 1-1 DRAW
With Pierre-emerick Aubameyang suspended, Arsenal lacked the attacking firepower to see off Sheffield United in a 1-1 draw.
John Fleck salvaged a draw for Sheffield with a bouncing shot in the 83rd after two 18-yearolds had combined for Arsenal’s opening goal. Gabriel Martinelli was the scorer, knocking the ball in from close range after fellow youngster Bukayo Saka’s cross was deflected and looped over the Sheffield defense.
But Arsenal could have built a bigger lead. Martinelli sent two other first-half chances wide, while Arsenal was aggrieved not to be awarded a penalty by the video assistant referee when Jack O’connell missed the ball and made contact with Nicolas Pepe’s legs in the box.
SPURS FRUSTRATED
Dele Alli was left fuming in the Tottenham dugout as last season’s Champions League finalist slipped further away from qualifying for next season’s competition with a 0-0 draw at Watford.
A penalty save by goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga kept Tottenham in the game before a goalline clearance from Watford’s Ignacio Pussetto stopped Tottenham sneaking a victory in stoppage time.
Jose Mourinho’s team last won in the league against Brighton on December 26.
The frustration was clear when Alli threw an object to the ground in the dugout after being substituted. Watford is six league games unbeaten and has picked up 14 points from a possible 18 in that time.