Crystal Palace and Manchester City shared the points in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
It was a result that extended the reigning champions' winless away run to four league matches, while they have now won just one of their last nine games in all competitions.
Palace caused Pep Guardiola's side plenty of problems and earned a point that continues their recent upturn in form.
Daniel Munoz gave the home side the lead within four minutes, passing City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega after a pass from Will Hughes.
But Erling Haaland ended the Premier League's three-match drought, equalizing for the visitors with a header after 31 minutes.
The two sides also shared a goal each in the second half, with Maxence Lacroix and Rico Lewis both finding the net.
Lewis, meanwhile, was sent off in the 84th minute for a second bookable offense, just as City finally took control of the match.
But neither side was able to find a winner and after the draw City remain fourth in the Premier League and eight points behind leaders Liverpool. Crystal Palace, meanwhile, has risen one place to sixteenth and is four points above the bottom three.
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Data debrief: City's jitters persist
City went into the match having lost their last five games on the road in all competitions, and their poor away form did not improve after dropping two more points at Selhurst Park.
Guardiola's team have also conceded twice in each of the last four away games. The visitors generated an xG of 1.41 from 12 attempts, which is only slightly better than Palace's xG of 1.3 from the same number of attempts.
Although Guardiola's side had four shots on target, one more than the home side, they failed to find a winner and settled for the point.
Palace, meanwhile, is unbeaten in their last four Premier League games.
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