Manchester City kept up the pressure on league-leading Arsenal as they defeated struggling Crystal Palace 1-nil in a hard-fought victory, cutting the deficit at the top to two points.
At Selhurst Park, Pep Guardiola's team had to wait patiently for their chance to catch up to the Arsenal, who will be visiting London rivals Fulham on Sunday (14:00 GMT).
After Michael Olise's last-second challenge on Ilkay Gundogan, Erling Haaland converted the penalty kick for his 28th goal of the season to end the game. He struck the ball into the bottom corner in the 78th minute.
Rodri's first-time effort forced Vicente Guaita to react, and Jack Grealish pulled a low shot over after bursting into the penalty area, but the visitors were unable to capitalize on a determined opening.
In the first half, Haaland, who scored his first Premier League hat-trick in the same match in August, came the closest, but the league's leading scorer astonishingly missed the goal after Nathan Ake's delivery into the six-yard box.
Palace's late attempt to tie the score against City's retreating defense was unsuccessful as the hosts failed to get a shot on target for the third straight Premier League game, a record.
The defeat extended Palace's alarming league winless streak to 10 matches - the longest in the division - and left Patrick Vieira's side just four points above the relegation positions.
With the second leg of their Champions League last-16 match against RB Leipzig coming up before their FA Cup quarterfinal match against Burnley, City's triumph is a good way to start another vital week.
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