At 17:00 in the English Premier League, there were yet another 18th round matches. At the "Etihad" Stadium, there was a real surprise. Title-contending "Manchester City" fell at home to London's "Crystal Palace" and increased their gap from the leader "Liverpool." The match started off well for "Man City" - in the 27th minute, Ilkay Gundogan put the "citizens" ahead with a precise shot. However, the first goal brought big problems for the "citizens" team. In the 33rd minute, Jeffrey Schlupp equalized the score, and just two minutes later, Andros Townsend put the visitors in the lead with an impressive strike. In the second half, "Crystal Palace" was not ready to give up points easily to the hosts and in the 51st minute, they had a chance to increase the lead to two goals. Kyle Walker committed a foul in the penalty area, leading to a penalty kick for the hosts. Luka Milivojevic did not waste this opportunity, and a sensational result of 1-3 was recorded at the "Etihad" Stadium. In the 85th minute, "Man City" managed to come back into the game when Kevin De Bruyne scored another impressive goal, but the equalizer from the hosts did not come, and "Crystal Palace" forced the English champions to lose for the second time this season. The "Man City" team in second place increased the gap from "Liverpool" to four points. In other matches, "Leicester City" also achieved an unexpected victory. Jamie Vardy's only goal caused trouble for London's "Chelsea" team. "Chelsea" increased their gap from the leaders to 11 points after the defeat. Other matches ended with victories for "Bournemouth," "Southampton," and "Watford," while "Newcastle" and "Fulham" shared a point. The latter managed to keep a clean sheet for the first time this season. Results: "Man City" 2 - 3 "Crystal Palace" 27' [1 - 0] I. Gundogan 33' [1 - 1] J. Schlupp 35' [1 - 2] A. Townsend 51' [1 - 3] L. Milivojevic (penalty) 85' [2 - 3] K. De Bruyne
"Chelsea" 0 - 1 "Leicester" 51' [0 - 1] J. Vardy
"Bournemouth" 2 - 0 "Brighton" 21' [1 - 0] D. Brooks 77' [2 - 0] D. Brooks 74' L. Dunk ("Brighton") sent off the field
"Huddersfield" 1 - 3 "Southampton" 15' [0 - 1] N. Redmond 42' [0 - 2] D. Ings (penalty) 58' [1 - 2] P. Billing 71' [1 - 3] M. Obafemi
"Newcastle" 0 - 0 "Fulham"
"West Ham" 0 - 2 "Watford" 30' [0 - 1] T. Deeney (penalty) 87' [0 - 2] G. Deulofue
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