Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City – Lineups & Match Details

Crystal Palace and Manchester City drew 2-2. Crystal Palace had 32% possession against Manchester City's 68%. Shots on target: 3-4.

Premier League · Regular Season - 15

Saturday, 7 December 2024

Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace

2 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

Manchester CityManchester City

Referee: R. Jones

Lineups

Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace3-4-2-1
D. Henderson1D. HendersonG
T. Chalobah27T. ChalobahD
M. Lacroix5M. LacroixD
M. Guéhi6M. GuéhiD
D. Muñoz12D. MuñozM
W. Hughes19W. HughesM
J. Lerma8J. LermaM
T. Mitchell3T. MitchellM
I. Sarr7I. SarrF
E. Eze10E. EzeF
J. Mateta14J. MatetaF

Substitutes

55J. DevennyM
9E. NketiahF
15J. SchluppM
26C. RichardsD
28C. DoucouréM
17N. ClyneD
30M. TurnerG
18D. KamadaM
2J. WardD
Manchester CityManchester City4-2-3-1
S. Ortega18S. OrtegaG
K. Walker2K. WalkerD
Rúben Dias3Rúben DiasD
J. Gvardiol24J. GvardiolD
R. Lewis82R. LewisD
Bernardo Silva20Bernardo SilvaM
İ. Gündoğan19İ. GündoğanM
Savinho26SavinhoM
K. De Bruyne17K. De BruyneM
Matheus Nunes27Matheus NunesM
E. Haaland9E. HaalandF

Substitutes

11J. DokuF
10J. GrealishM
33S. CarsonG
31EdersonG
87J. McAteeM
75N. O'ReillyM
97J. Wilson-EsbrandD
56J. WrightM
66J. Simpson-PuseyD

Match Events

90'+3Y

E. Nketiah

Statistics

Crystal Palace
32%68%
Manchester City
1.34Expected Goals (xG)1.45
12Total Shots12
3Shots on Target4
6Corners8
4Fouls10
3Offsides2
77Pass Accuracy (%)88
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Crystal Palace host Manchester City on Saturday, 7 December 2024 at Selhurst Park. The kick-off time is 15:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Crystal Palace go into the match 12th in the table; Manchester City sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Crystal Palace have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Manchester City have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 6 Apr 2024: Crystal Palace 2-4 Manchester City; 16 Dec 2023: Crystal Palace 2-2 Manchester City; 11 Mar 2023: Crystal Palace 0-1 Manchester City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Crystal Palace and Manchester City drew 2-2. The full-time whistle came with the totals Crystal Palace 2, Manchester City 2.

Stat highlights

Crystal Palace held 32% of the ball against 68% for Manchester City. Shots on target finished 3-4. Expected goals read 1.34 for Crystal Palace, 1.45 for Manchester City.

Verdict

The 2-2 draw gives both clubs a single point. Crystal Palace sat 12th and Manchester City 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.