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Manchester City lost two points for the second game in a row after a 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion in the 13th round.
Second consecutive tie for the Citizens following a goalless draw against Manchester United on Saturday.
The owners of the field could not decipher the net of goalkeeper Sam Johnston, who conceded a goal for the first time since last November.
The draw is the first between the two teams in the Premier League since 2011, as 13 victories by Manchester City followed in subsequent meetings.
Pep Guardiola appeared to be opposed to the fourth official’s decision to allow 4 minutes of time rather than miss the second half as the tie continues.
A draw in which the Manchester City squad stayed somewhat away from the first by 5 points and had a postponed match, so their balance rose to 20 points, temporarily raising the table to fifth place.
While West Brom won its fourth draw this season, and the seventh point for the weakest defense in the English Premier League.
Description of the match
Guardiola made 4 line-up changes ahead of the Derby, as Riyad Mahrez remained on the bench.
Continuous pressure from Manchester City in the first minutes of the game, with the brilliance of the goalkeeper and the firmness of the defense.
The Citizens got what they wanted with a goal from German Ilkai Gundogan off a cross from Raheem Sterling in the 30th minute.
The goal is the first for the German midfield in the English Premier League after 22 games without scoring since their goal against Leicester City last season.
Raheem Sterling also scored his 32nd goal in the Premier League, tying Ivorian Yaya Touré with Manchester City.
And 3 minutes before the end of the first half, Simi Ajayi surprised the City players, with a shot from inside the penalty area that hit Ruben Diash’s foot and hit Ederson’s net.
Diash’s reverse goal became the first conceded goal against the Citizens in 10 hours and 8 minutes in all competitions, since Giovanni Le Celso’s goal against Tottenham last November.
In the second half, the game continued on the same path, constant pressure from City, but without goals.
Pep played Sergio Agüero in the 75th minute in place of Phil Fodin to increase attacking power, alongside Brazilian Gabriel Jesús.
Agüero’s 266th match with Manchester City in the Premier League is equal to his former teammate, Joe Hart, goalkeeper, and only Spaniard David Silva, who has 309 games, surpasses them.
The calculated minutes instead of the brilliant form of goalkeeper Sam Johnston to no avail.
A 92-minute cross from De Bruyne to Ilkai Gundogan, who brilliantly headed the keeper, and a minute later, Gundogan was about to score the winning goal, but his kick landed in the outside net.
In the 94th minute, Johnston again showed his brilliance, facing Jesus’ header, and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
