Crystal Palace vs Manchester City

Crystal Palace

0 - 3

Manchester City

🕒 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Selhurst Park 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Crystal Palace 15 · Manchester City 2

Referee Stats

Darren England

23 matches · 3.78 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.78
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	39%
Home wins	43%
Draws	26%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Crystal Palace outshot their opponent (16-7).
Manchester City controlled possession (61%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Crystal Palace (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 23

Avg: 1.00 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 21

Avg: 1.68 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.11

PPG

1.74

1.00

1.68

1.21

1.11

47%

O2.5

53%

BTTS

53%

37%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Crystal Palace rank15th

Manchester City rank2nd

Crystal Palace points45

Manchester City points78

Crystal Palace: #15 · 45 pts · GD -10

33 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

33-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Crystal Palace last 5 home

L D D W D

Points6/15

Weighted index31

Goals5-5

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Manchester City last 5 away

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 74% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Crystal Palace score at home63%

Crystal Palace clean sheet at home37%

Manchester City score away84%

Manchester City clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Crystal Palace score first37%

Crystal Palace win after scoring first43%

Manchester City score first53%

Manchester City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Crystal Palace 50% · Manchester City 25%

Avg first goal minute: Crystal Palace 36.7' · Manchester City 29.7'

Vs league average

Crystal Palace score at home1.00 vs 1.53

Crystal Palace concede at home1.21 vs 1.22

Manchester City score away1.68 vs 1.22

Manchester City concede away1.11 vs 1.53

Crystal Palace score 34% below league average, while Manchester City score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Crystal Palace are 1% below league average at home, and Manchester City are 28% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Crystal Palace goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 7

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 2

16-30 1

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

39%

61%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

375

598

Passes Accurate

284

516

Passes %

76%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

41' ⚽

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41' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Haaland

Normal Goal · Assist: Matheus Nunes

62'

62' D. Kamada

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Mateta

1st substitution · For: E. Nketiah

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ D. Kamada

2nd substitution · For: W. Hughes

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

P. Foden

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Cherki

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ N. Clyne

3rd substitution · For: Christantus Uche

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ T. Reijnders

1st substitution · For: Sávio

88'

88' D. Henderson

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

E. Haaland

Penalty

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ E. Haaland

2nd substitution · For: Omar Marmoush

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ N. O'Reilly

3rd substitution · For: R. Aït-Nouri

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Bernardo Silva

4th substitution · For: R. Lewis

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City 0-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-0 on Sunday, 14 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at Selhurst Park.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 41' when E. Haaland scored, with the assist credited to Matheus Nunes, making the score 0-1.

Second half: D. Kamada received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 62'. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 63', with J. Mateta replacing E. Nketiah. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 67', with D. Kamada replacing W. Hughes. Manchester City extended the lead at 69' when P. Foden scored, with the assist credited to R. Cherki, making the score 0-2. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 77', with N. Clyne replacing Christantus Uche. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 85', with T. Reijnders replacing Sávio. D. Henderson received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 88'. Manchester City extended the lead at 89' when E. Haaland scored (Penalty), making the score 0-3. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 90+1', with E. Haaland replacing Omar Marmoush. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with N. O'Reilly replacing R. Aït-Nouri. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with Bernardo Silva replacing R. Lewis.

Crystal Palace used 3 substitutions while Manchester City used 4 substitutions. Crystal Palace got 2 yellow cards.