Manchester Teams Stay In Premier Title Chase Manchester City rode its luck in beating Crystal Palace, 1-0, to move provisionally to the top of England's Premier League on Saturday, while Manchester United won by the same score at Norwich to stay in the title picture. The Manchester powerhouses dipped into their reserves for a second game in three days and produced disjointed displays that were rescued by second-half winners. Edin Dzeko's 66th-minute goal maintained City's record of scoring in every home game for more than three years - a run of 60 matches - and lifted the team to 2 points above Arsenal, which plays Newcastle on Sunday. Danny Welbeck came off the bench to score the winning goal in the 57th minute at Carrow Road as United - missing the injured striker Wayne Rooney - earned a fourth straight league win. Hull thrashed third-to-bottom Fulham, 6-0. West Ham will also be in the bottom three going into 2014 after twice squandering a lead in a 3-3 draw with West Bromwich Albion. Aston Villa drew, 1-1, against Swansea. Cardiff, playing without a manager, hosted last-place Sunderland in the late game. City's 10th league win in 10 matches at Etihad Stadium this season was far from straightforward, with Manager Manuel Pellegrini's decision to make six changes from the 2-1 victory over Liverpool on Thursday disrupting City's attacking rhythm. City goalkeeper Joe Hart played with a gash under his left eye after a collision with Palace striker Cameron Jerome in the first half, but he produced some fine saves after the break to preserve City's perfect home record. "I think the team that wants to win the title must have different faces," said Pellegrini, whose team is unbeaten in its last 11 games in all competitions. PRICING DISCREPANCY Hotel rooms are expected to cost almost 50 percent more in Rio de Janeiro during the World Cup than when the city hosts the 2016 Olympics, in part because the organizer FIFA's official accommodations agency has not set maximum room rates like those promised in Rio's winning bid for the Olympic Games. FIFA is working with the Swiss company Match Services as the official accommodations agency for the World Cup. Match signed contracts with the vast majority of hotels in Rio and other cities that will host matches, and offers rooms via FIFA's website at high rates that have prompted an investigation by the Brazilian government into possible cartel-like practices. Industry studies, documents from Rio's Olympic organizing committee and an Associated Press review of hotel prices offered by Match all showed the discrepancy between housing costs for the two events. The cost difference between the events is in large part a result of the local Olympic organizing committee capping hotel prices. Analysts said simple economics is also in play: More fans are expected during the World Cup than the Olympics, and more hotel rooms will be available during the 2016 Games because of ongoing construction. Rio will have nearly 10,000 more hotel rooms in 2016. TIMEOUTS ENDORSED Russia Manager Fabio Capello and Juventus Coach Antonio Conte voiced support for the introduction of timeouts during matches, a move they said would benefit players, managers and commercial partners. While timeouts are used extensively in baseball, basketball and American football in the United States, such a rule change in soccer would face resistance from many in the game who argue that breaks would interrupt the flow of matches. "Timeouts would be nice things to have as, from the bench, it is difficult to communicate a message during the game," said Conte, who is aiming to secure a third successive Serie A title with Juventus this season. So a two-minute timeout would be useful for a manager. Capello also said it would provide a tactical advantage for coaches, along with potential health and commercial benefits. "Timeouts to hydrate would leave players in better shape and would allow the clubs to get more revenue," said Capello, who has won titles in Italy and Spain.