Manchester City vs Crystal Palace

Manchester City

5 - 2

Crystal Palace

🕒 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jarred Gillett 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 3 · Crystal Palace 12

Referee Stats

Jarred Gillett

16 matches · 4.25 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.25
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	38%
Draws	13%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (21-8).
Manchester City controlled possession (68%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (9-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

43 / 23

Avg: 2.26 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Crystal Palace (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-5

Goals For / Against

27 / 25

Avg: 1.42 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.47

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

2.21

PPG

1.47

2.26

1.42

1.21

1.32

74%

O2.5

42%

63%

BTTS

53%

58%

Score 1st

58%

League-position context

Manchester City rank3rd

Crystal Palace rank12th

Manchester City points71

Crystal Palace points53

Manchester City: #3 · 71 pts · GD +28

3 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Crystal Palace: #12 · 53 pts · GD +0

21 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals13-4

Record5-0-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Crystal Palace last 5 away

D W D L L

Points5/15

Weighted index44

Goals7-13

Record1-2-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 47%

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home89%

Manchester City clean sheet at home26%

Crystal Palace score away84%

Crystal Palace clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first58%

Manchester City win after scoring first64%

Crystal Palace score first58%

Crystal Palace win after scoring first55%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 75% · Crystal Palace 57%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 14.5' · Crystal Palace 31.9'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.26 vs 1.51

Manchester City concede at home1.21 vs 1.42

Crystal Palace score away1.42 vs 1.42

Crystal Palace concede away1.32 vs 1.51

Manchester City score 50% above league average, while Crystal Palace score level with league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 15% below league average at home, and Crystal Palace are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 64% 2H scored: 36% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 12

0-15 11

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

16-30 5

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

16-30 7

76-90+ 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

61-75 1

Crystal Palace goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 8

0-15 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

31-45 6

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

68%

32%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

741

341

Passes Accurate

673

278

Passes %

91%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Eze

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Sarr

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

C. Richards

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Wharton

31'

31' D. Kamada

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

K. De Bruyne

Normal Goal

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Omar Marmoush

Normal Goal · Assist: İ. Gündoğan

40'

40' Nico González

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Mateta

1st substitution · For: W. Hughes

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

M. Kovačić

Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne

54'

54' M. Lacroix

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

J. McAtee

Normal Goal · Assist: Ederson

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ T. Mitchell

2nd substitution · For: B. Chilwell

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ M. Lacroix

3rd substitution · For: N. Clyne

68'

68' J. McAtee

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Ederson

1st substitution · For: S. Ortega

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 5-2

N. O'Reilly

Normal Goal

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ E. Eze

4th substitution · For: Matheus França

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Wharton

5th substitution · For: J. Devenny

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ J. McAtee

2nd substitution · For: Sávio

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Omar Marmoush

3rd substitution · For: Oscar Bobb

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ M. Kovačić

4th substitution · For: J. Grealish

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ K. De Bruyne

5th substitution · For: J. Doku

90+4'

90+4' J. Lerma

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace 5-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 5-2 on Saturday, 12 April 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jarred Gillett. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Crystal Palace took an early lead at 8' when E. Eze scored, with the assist credited to I. Sarr, making the score 0-1. Crystal Palace extended the lead at 21' when C. Richards scored, with the assist credited to A. Wharton, making the score 0-2. D. Kamada received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 31'. Manchester City reduced the deficit at 33' when K. De Bruyne scored, making the score 1-2. Manchester City leveled the score at 36' when Omar Marmoush scored, with the assist credited to İ. Gündoğan, making the score 2-2. Nico González received a yellow card for Manchester City at 40'.

Second half: Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Mateta replacing W. Hughes. Manchester City took the lead at 47' when M. Kovačić scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 3-2. M. Lacroix received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 54'. Manchester City extended the lead at 56' when J. McAtee scored, with the assist credited to Ederson, making the score 4-2. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 63', with T. Mitchell replacing B. Chilwell. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 63', with M. Lacroix replacing N. Clyne. J. McAtee received a yellow card for Manchester City at 68'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 71', with Ederson replacing S. Ortega. Manchester City extended the lead at 79' when N. O'Reilly scored, making the score 5-2. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 80', with E. Eze replacing Matheus França. Crystal Palace made their 5th substitution at 80', with A. Wharton replacing J. Devenny. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 82', with J. McAtee replacing Sávio. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 82', with Omar Marmoush replacing Oscar Bobb. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 87', with M. Kovačić replacing J. Grealish. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 87', with K. De Bruyne replacing J. Doku. J. Lerma received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 90+4'.

Manchester City used 5 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 5 substitutions. Manchester City got 2 yellow cards, while Crystal Palace got 3 yellow cards.