Manchester City vs Crystal Palace: Roy Hodgson's side hand champions major title blow

Re-live the action from the Etihad Stadium

Manchester City: A look back at 2018

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:

[22 December 2018 12:27 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Burnley have never taken a point off of Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium...

The players are on the pitch, and kick off is imminent.

[22 December 2018 12:30 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang combine on the centre spot and the game is underway.

[22 December 2018 12:31 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

1 minute

Arsenal start with a four across the defence. There was some chatter that Mohamed Elneny may have started at centre-back, but the Egyptian is alongside Matteo Guendouzi and Grait Xhaka in midfield.

[22 December 2018 12:33 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

2 minutes

Chances at both ends!

Joe Hart is forced into an outstanding save low to his right as Ainsley Maitland-Niles finds space down the right, while James Tarkowski does well to react quickly and clear with Arsenal players ready to turn the rebound home.

Burnley break and Ashley Westwood is freed by Ashley Barnes breaking through the middle, but the midfielder's finish is scuffed somewhat, flicking off Bernd Leno and earning Burnley an early corner.

[22 December 2018 12:34 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

4 minutes

A quick start to this game. Chris Wood is left alone by the Arsenal defence (believing him to be offside) and the home side are fortunate that Wood has to come back to the ball and thus unable to run away from them.

[22 December 2018 12:37 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

6 minutes

Mohamed Elneny miscontrols towards his own goal, allowing Jack Cork to nip in and surge beyond Elneny.

Cork rather wastes a good opportunity to force a chance, turning down both the shot and the pass and running himself into a group of Arsenal defenders, and Elneny eventually works back to dispossess him.

[22 December 2018 12:38 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

7 minutes

Granit Xhaka fires in a low curler from about 30 yards out, but the curl takes it safely into Joe Hart's midriff and the goalkeeper gathers.

[22 December 2018 12:39 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

8 minutes

Alexandre Lacazette does well to find space on the left and the cross comes across to the far post.

Mohamed Elneny leaps highest and heads powerfully towards the far corner, but there are enough Burnley bodies there to block and scramble the ball away after a couple of ricochets.

Both side with early chances, but it remains 0-0.

[22 December 2018 12:41 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

10 minutes

Burnley settle things down for the first time in this game's rather hectic infancy, showing competency in stroking the ball between midfield and defence.

[22 December 2018 12:43 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

12 minutes

A loose ball bounces kindly for Burnley but Chris Wood's volleyed pass for Jack Cork (once again charging forward from midfield) is overhit.

A shame for the visitors - Cork was free and a better weighted pass would have offered him an excellent opportunity.