That equalizer from Peterson sure took Crystal Palace by surprise but it's not like it was anything out of the ordinary, they had it coming all this while given how much City dominated them in the first half.
That match was back on level terms, and with the way things were now, Palace were just trying to stay in the game, and that entailed making sure that they didn't concede another goal.
They had more possession of the ball than they did in the second half but so far they had been unable to do anything meaningful with it, and that was because the way City were pressing them was causing them to lose the ball in silly ways just after getting hold of it.
The match was in the fifty-ninth minute now, and just as expected Manchester City were the ones holding onto the ball.
Merino had to send the ball rolling back to Rafa to avoid losing it under the challenge of two defensive midfielders.
