Manchester City's title hopes crushed.

City are now nine points behind league leaders Chelsea, having played a game more. The reigning Premier League champions dominated the opening session at Selhurst Park, but were dealt a brutal punch in the 34th minute when Glenn Murray netted home from close range.
City felt the goal should have been canceled, claiming that both Murray and Scott Dann were offside in the build-up, with replays showing the two decisions to be marginal.
But the effort was allowed to stand, and Jason Puncheon's free-kick early in the second half rubbed salt into City's wounds, with Yaya Toure's in the late minutes doing little to ease city's pains.