Crystal Palace 0 Man City 2:Shaun Wright-Phillips and Carlos Tevez ensured Manchester City avoided a Carling Cup upset with second-half goals in a 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace.

Joleon Lescott made his debut in a full-strength City line-up, but Neil Warnock's Championship side were on top at the interval having almost gone ahead through Darren Ambrose and Freddie Sears.

But Wright-Phillips fired the visitors ahead five minutes into the second half and Tevez headed his first goal in City colours to see Mark Hughes' side through to round three.