Crystal Palace vs Manchester City

Crystal Palace

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Manchester City

🕒 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Selhurst Park 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Crystal Palace 16 · Manchester City 2

Referee Stats

Andy Madley

2 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	0%
Draws	0%
Away wins	100%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (9-18).
Manchester City controlled possession (72%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (1-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Crystal Palace (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-2

Goals For / Against

3 / 7

Avg: 1.50 / 3.50

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 1

Avg: 2.50 / 0.50

Points

Avg: 3.00

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

0.00

PPG

3.00

1.50

2.50

3.50

0.50

100%

O2.5

50%

100%

BTTS

50%

Score 1st

100%

League-position context

Crystal Palace rank16th

Manchester City rank2nd

Crystal Palace points3

Manchester City points12

Crystal Palace: #16 · 3 pts · GD -5

9 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Manchester City: #2 · 12 pts · GD +6

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Crystal Palace last 5 home

L L

Points0/6

Weighted index0

Goals3-7

Record0-0-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City last 5 away

W W

Points6/6

Weighted index100

Goals5-1

Record2-0-0

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 50%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Crystal Palace score at home100%

Crystal Palace clean sheet at home0%

Manchester City score away100%

Manchester City clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Crystal Palace score first50%

Crystal Palace win after scoring first0%

Manchester City score first100%

Manchester City win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Crystal Palace 0% · Manchester City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Crystal Palace 14.0' · Manchester City 38.5'

Vs league average

Crystal Palace score at home1.50 vs 1.48

Crystal Palace concede at home3.50 vs 1.38

Manchester City score away2.50 vs 1.38

Manchester City concede away0.50 vs 1.48

Crystal Palace score 2% above league average, while Manchester City score 82% above league average.

Defensive side: Crystal Palace are 155% above league average at home, and Manchester City are 66% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Crystal Palace goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 14% 2H scored: 86% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: —

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

28%

72%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

281

779

Passes Accurate

231

721

Passes %

82%

93%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Haaland

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Semenyo

33'

33' R. Cherki

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

R. Cherki

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Foden

55'

55' E. Anderson

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

G. Donnarumma

Own Goal

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

R. Cherki

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Gvardiol

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Strand Larsen

1st substitution · For: E. Guessand

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Yeremy Pino

2nd substitution · For: Z. Gozo

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ E. Nketiah

3rd substitution · For: D. McNeil

68'

68' A. Khalaili

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ T. Tomiyasu

4th substitution · For: A. Disasi

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. Khalaili

5th substitution · For: Óscar Mingueza

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Gvardiol

1st substitution · For: M. Kovačić

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ R. Cherki

2nd substitution · For: R. McAidoo

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ E. Anderson

3rd substitution · For: A. Bouaddi

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

E. Haaland

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Foden

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ A. Khusanov

4th substitution · For: Vitor Nunes

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ N. O'Reilly

5th substitution · For: K. Braithwaite

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-1 on Friday, 28 August 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andy Madley. It was played at Selhurst Park.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 17' when E. Haaland scored, with the assist credited to A. Semenyo, making the score 0-1. R. Cherki received a yellow card for Manchester City at 33'.

Second half: Manchester City extended the lead at 54' when R. Cherki scored, with the assist credited to P. Foden, making the score 0-2. E. Anderson received a yellow card for Manchester City at 55'. Crystal Palace reduced the deficit at 56' when G. Donnarumma scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-2. Manchester City extended the lead at 59' when R. Cherki scored, with the assist credited to J. Gvardiol, making the score 1-3. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 63', with J. Strand Larsen replacing E. Guessand. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Yeremy Pino replacing Z. Gozo. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 68', with E. Nketiah replacing D. McNeil. A. Khalaili received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 68'. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 74', with T. Tomiyasu replacing A. Disasi. Crystal Palace made their 5th substitution at 75', with A. Khalaili replacing Óscar Mingueza. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 75', with J. Gvardiol replacing M. Kovačić. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 82', with R. Cherki replacing R. McAidoo. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 82', with E. Anderson replacing A. Bouaddi. Manchester City extended the lead at 84' when E. Haaland scored, with the assist credited to P. Foden, making the score 1-4. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 89', with A. Khusanov replacing Vitor Nunes. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 89', with N. O'Reilly replacing K. Braithwaite.

Crystal Palace used 5 substitutions while Manchester City used 5 substitutions. Crystal Palace got 1 yellow card, while Manchester City got 2 yellow cards.