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Shinji Okazaki sent the visitors into a 28th-minute lead, but just five minutes later, Riyad Mahrez was denied by Mark Bunn from the penalty spot and that miss proved crucial as Rudy Gestede equalised for Villa 15 minutes from time

Chelsea’s first real chance came in the 16th minute when Willian found space inside the Everton box, but his low strike was kept out by the diving Tim Howard. Moments later, Kevin Mirallas had the ball in the back of the net down the other end, but the Belgian was correctly called offside

Sergio Aguero scored either side of half time and set up a third late on, as an at times inconsistent Citizens side returned to winning ways by cruising past their sorry opponents

The winning goal on Tuesday was certainly a lucky one as Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey fumbled Joleon Lescott’s header over the line.
It came in the 58th minute and Villa have scored just five first-half goals this season, a league low

Manuel Pellegrini will most likely look back at the midweek Premier League fixtures as a missed opportunity for his side in the title race.
With Arsenal dropping points and Tottenham Hotspur losing, victory for City would have seen them move above the Gunners on goal difference and be just one point off the top of the table

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