CRYSTAL Palace put three goals past defending champion Manchester City, including a stunning volley by Andros Townsend, to win 3-2 Saturday in the biggest upset of the English Premier League so far.

Meanwhile, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer began his reign as Manchester United manager with a 5-1 win against Cardiff.

Chelsea lost 1-0 at home to Leicester in another surprise result, with Jamie Vardy’s winner allowing Arsenal to move level on points with their fourth-place London rival after a 3-1 win over Burnley.

United is eight points back in the race for a top-four finish as goals from Marcus Rashford, Ander Herrera, Anthony Martial and a Jesse Lingard double in the Welsh capital meant that for once this season it was a good day for the red half of Manchester.

Palace hadn’t won a league game at City since 1990 and went behind to a header from Ilkay Gundogan in the 27th minute. Fabian Delph curled in a right-footed cross from the left and picked out an unmarked Gundogan, who planted a firm header past Vicente Guaita. Jeffrey Schlupp equalized for the visitors in the 33rd when he beat Ederson with a low left-footed shot across goal, before a magnificent left-footed shot from Townsend into the top-right corner put Palace ahead.

A free-kick won by Wilfried Zaha was lofted into the area and only half cleared by City. Bernardo Silva attempted to head away but the ball dropped invitingly toward Townsend around 30 meters out and he met it with a ferocious volley that flew into the roof of the net.(SD-Agencies)