TOUR BLIMEY ... Kolo hobbled off on the hour
mark
Barnsley 1 Man City
1
City's billionaires looked set for a humbling defeat at
Barnsley after Daniel Bogdanovic had given the hosts the lead.
But Petrov tapped in a gut-wrenching leveller in the
games final stages.
Luke Steele had kept Barnsley in it, pulling off a
miraculous double save from Craig Bellamy and Emmanuel
Adebayor.
And when big money defender Toure was hauled off with
an ankle injury on the hour mark, the hosts began to sniff an
upset.
Bogdanovic then cashed in - racing through the City
backline before hammering home on 84 minutes.
But just as the hosts looked set to record a famous
win, Petrov popped up to salvage a draw.
NO ENTRY ... John Terry blocks a Reading
charge
Reading 2
Chelsea 2
Boss Carlo Ancelotti tinkered at the Madjeski, putting
out an experimental diamond line-up.
But the Italian's tactical shake-up backfired - and the
Blues were left shellshocked when Reading pinched a shock
opener.
Jimmy Kebe broke the deadlock for the Royals,
side-stepping Petr Cech's charge and rolling into an empty net.
Scott Davies - who was on-loan at lowly Aldershot last
season - then doubled the lead seconds before the break.
Youngster Davies arced a free kick round the wall and
past Cech's desparing dive.
But with Reading heading for shock win, Salomon Kalou
set up a grandstand finish.
And Carlo's men were let off the hook when Alex Pearce
shanked into his own net with minutes left on the clock.