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Rico Lewis rescued a point for Manchester City in their 2-2 draw Crystal Palace before being sent off late in the second half at Selhurst Park.
Erling Haaland canceled out Daniel Munoz’s fourth-minute opener with his 13th Premier League goal of the season to draw level with Mohamed Salah in Golden Boot races.
Summer signing Maxence Lacroix fired Palace in front for his first goal for the Eagles after the break, but the sides were back on level terms after a fine finish from Lewis in the 68th minute.
He was sent off with a controversial second yellow in the 84th minute, but the visitors managed to fight back from the lead and save themselves from falling further behind Liverpool in the title race.
Munoz fired the hosts ahead in the fourth minute from Will Hughes’ pass, Stefan Ortega got an outstretched glove on the ball but could not prevent the opener.
Dean Henderson required treatment after he faced Haaland, and the Norwegian striker was soon back in the home penalty area, but was off balance as he chased the ball.
The unmarked Ismaila Sarr would have liked more than the chance he missed, but Palace did not relent with Eberechi Eze threatening as he danced around the box, although the offside flag was eventually raised.
Lacroix, deep in the home half, could only nod Ilkay Gundoganwho hit Henderson’s right post and Savinho sent the ball wide.
Hughes was next to try to double Palace’s lead, but his effort took a hard deflection and the resulting corner was cleared, and while the Eagles made a few more promising moves, it wasn’t long before Haaland leveled the sides.
The equalizer was facilitated by Matheus Nunes’ pinpoint delivery to Haaland, who dutifully rose to meet the shot before nodding the equalizer into the top corner.
City began to settle and Savinho came close to giving the visitors the lead before the break when he broke into the Palace 18-yard box before curling a shot just over the bar.
The second half started less frenetically than the first, but it took just six minutes for summer signing Lacroix to send the home support into raptures, rising above Kyle Walker to nod Palace in front.
Palace shouted for a penalty when Jean-Philippe Mateta was brought down when he collided with Ortega, but their protests were turned down.
Lewis leveled the sides with just over 20 minutes remaining, latching on to Bernardo Silva’s pass before unleashing a stylish strike into the top corner.
Henderson made a diving block to deny Savinho’s dangerously deflected effort before Lewis was sent off for a second yellow in the 84th minute.
Lewis, who had earlier been booked for dissent, was adjudged to have slipped on Trevoh Chalobah late on, although – with VAR unable to intervene – replays suggested it might have been the other way around.
Henderson eventually denied City a late winner, while the hosts could not capitalize on the man advantage.