Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew doesn't believe they ended Manchester City's title hopes last night.

Pardew offered hope to Manuel Pellegrini and the chasing pack by insisting Chelsea could yet suffer a wobble.

He said: "It's difficult now, nine points the gap, a long haul.

"Psychologically for Chelsea, with all the pack closing in on them, the next defeat or draw for Chelsea will be a big test. You wouldn't want to lose that kind of lead.

"City are going to have to play on that. There's a long way to go still, a lot of points up for grabs.

"But I can only look at us: we came up against a committed team; they weren't lacklustre or poor. They were very good and we had to ride our luck."