PEP ZAHA VAR AWAY
Eagles stun City as Laporte sees red and Jesus ‘goal’ is ruled out
before Grealish was again the provider, this time for Jesus who also failed to test the keeper.
Zaha thought he had a second just before the hour mark after nutmegging Ederson, but the effort was ruled out for offside.
And City thought they had levelled after substitute John Stones picked out Foden and Jesus headed in at the back post, but VAR went against them again.
Jordan Ayew wasted a chance to kill the game off before Cancelo tested Guaita from distance.
Ederson thwarted Gallagher from point-blank range, but the midfielder deservedly sealed the deal with his late strike.
Eagles boss Patrick Vieira said: “We knew that we were not going to have much possession, so we’d have to work hard – and I’m really pleased with how we did that.
“We felt we were really close to winning football matches and today I’ve seen a side of the team which I’ve not seen before.
“When you come to a place like City you expect to suffer, but also hope some of the decisions go in your favour. We have to be pleased with that.”