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Matchday 2 · Friday 28 August, 21:00 · Selhurst Park

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City: line-ups and result

Crystal Palace 13 · 3 points
  • 56' G. Donnarumma (og)
1 - 4
Manchester City 1 · 9 points
  • 17' Erling Haaland
  • 54' Rayan Cherki
  • 59' Rayan Cherki
  • 84' Erling Haaland

Line-ups Crystal Palace vs Manchester City

Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1 · Pierre Sage
1 Henderson
17 Tomiyasu
26 Richards
6 Canvot
3 Mitchell
18 Kamada
20 Wharton
25 Khalaili
9 Nketiah
10 Pino
22 Larsen
  • 63' Evann Guessand Jørgen Strand Larsen
  • 68' Dwight McNeil Eddie Nketiah
  • 68' Zavier Gozo Yeremy Pino
  • 74' Axel Disasi Takehiro Tomiyasu
  • 75' Óscar Mingueza Anan Khalaili

Line-up for Crystal Palace: Henderson, Tomiyasu, Richards, Canvot, Mitchell, Kamada, Wharton, Khalaili, Nketiah, Pino, Larsen

Bench
  • 44 W. Benitez
  • 5 A. Disasi 74'
  • 30 O. Mingueza 75'
  • 2 D. Munoz
  • 19 W. Hughes
  • 8 J. Lerma
  • 11 D. McNeil 68'
  • 29 E. Guessand 63'
  • 12 Z. Gozo 68'
Absentees Crystal Palace

Riad, Sarr, Mateta (injured)

Manchester City 4-2-3-1 · Enzo Maresca
1 Donnarumma
24 Gvardiol
6 Guéhi
3 Dias
45 Khusanov
5 Anderson
33 O'Reilly
42 Semenyo
10 Cherki
47 Foden
9 Haaland
  • 75' Mateo Kovačić Joško Gvardiol
  • 82' Ryan McAidoo Rayan Cherki
  • 82' Ayyoub Bouaddi Elliot Anderson
  • 89' Vitor Reis Abdukodir Khusanov
  • 89' Kaden Braithwaite Nico O'Reilly

Line-up for Manchester City: Donnarumma, Gvardiol, Guéhi, Dias, Khusanov, Anderson, O'Reilly, Semenyo, Cherki, Foden, Haaland

Bench
  • 28 G. Rulli
  • 21 R. Ait-Nouri
  • 82 R. Lewis
  • 22 Vitor Reis 89'
  • 61 K. Braithwaite 89'
  • 30 C. Echeverri
  • 56 R. McAidoo 82'
  • 8 M. Kovacic 75'
  • 32 A. Bouaddi 82'
Absentees Manchester City

Doku (injured)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Crystal Palace

  1. Tyrick Mitchell Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Ben Chilwell Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Daichi Kamada Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists
  4. Eddie Nketiah Forward 0 goals 1 assists

Manchester City

  1. Erling Haaland Forward 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Rayan Cherki Midfielder 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Joško Gvardiol Defender 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Antoine Semenyo Midfielder 0 goals 2 assists
  5. Marc Guéhi Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Crystal Palace

Player Starts Min. Form
Dean Henderson 3/3 270 solid
Jaydee Canvot 3/3 270 mixed
Chris Richards 3/3 270 mixed
Adam Wharton 3/3 270 solid
Daichi Kamada 3/3 269 solid
Tyrick Mitchell 3/3 254 strong
Anan Khalaili 2/3 200 solid
Yeremy Pino 2/3 192 solid

Manchester City

Player Starts Min. Form
Gianluigi Donnarumma 3/3 270 strong
Rúben Dias 3/3 270 strong
Marc Guéhi 3/3 270 excellent
Antoine Semenyo 3/3 270 solid
Erling Haaland 3/3 270 excellent
Abdukodir Khusanov 3/3 269 solid
Joško Gvardiol 3/3 255 strong
Elliot Anderson 3/3 235 strong

Stats

Crystal Palace Match Manchester City
  • 0.66 xG 2.21
  • 28% Possession 72%
  • 9 Shots 18
  • 1 Shots on target 9
  • 7 Shots off target 7
  • 2 Corners 6
  • 8 Fouls 11
  • 3 Offsides 0
  • 1 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

CRY home Per match MCI away
0.00 Points 3.00
1.00 Goals for 4.00
4.00 Goals against 1.00
0.82 xG for 2.25
2.25 xG against 0.82
2.0 Corners 6.0
L Home and away form W

Head-to-head record Crystal Palace vs Manchester City

30 previous meetings
4 Crystal Palace 5 draws 21 Manchester City
  • Goals per match3.20
  • Both teams scored37%
  • Over 2.5 goals63%
  • May 2026 Manchester City 3 - 0 Crystal Palace
  • Dec 2025 Crystal Palace 0 - 3 Manchester City
  • May 2025 Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Manchester City
  • Apr 2025 Manchester City 5 - 2 Crystal Palace
  • Dec 2024 Crystal Palace 2 - 2 Manchester City
  • Apr 2024 Crystal Palace 2 - 4 Manchester City
  • Dec 2023 Manchester City 2 - 2 Crystal Palace
  • Mar 2023 Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Manchester City
  • Aug 2022 Manchester City 4 - 2 Crystal Palace
  • Mar 2022 Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Manchester City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Crystal Palace vs Manchester City?

The referee for Crystal Palace vs Manchester City was Andy Madley.

Who is unavailable for Crystal Palace against Manchester City?

Crystal Palace are without Chadi Riad (knee injury), Ismaïla Sarr (groin injury) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (hamstring injury).

Who is unavailable for Manchester City against Crystal Palace?

Manchester City are without Jérémy Doku (calf injury).

What formation do Crystal Palace play?

Crystal Palace have used a 3-4-2-1 formation in their last 3 matches under P. Sage.

What formation do Manchester City play?

Manchester City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 3 matches under E. Maresca.

How did the last meeting between Crystal Palace and Manchester City finish?

On 13 May 2026, Manchester City vs Crystal Palace finished 3-0.

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