Phil Foden will not wish to see a replay of the hoof that struck Jean-Philippe Mateta’s shin and felled him in Manchester City’s penalty area and led Paul Tierney to point to the spot deep in added time. The referee was correct: Foden’s agricultural challenge was a cast-iron penalty and so up stepped Michael Olise with cucumber cool to roll the ball to Edison’s right for the equaliser, City’s goalkeeper guessing the wrong way.
This sealed the proverbial nightmare for Foden, whose anguish was deepened by him ceding possession for the Palace sequence that led to the penalty. The video assistant referee checked Tierney’s decision – possibly for a push on Foden – but the penalty stood and after the restart Palace again roved up the champions’ end and might have grabbed the winner, City thwarting a late, late corner.
