Read up on this exciting match in the Premier League. Manchester City is in the 2nd place from playing three games. They greet Crystal Palace who are placed 9th from three matches.
The visiting Crystal Palace played their last game only four days ago, a Carabao Cup match. That game was also an away game, at Oxford United. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Manchester City form and stats
Manchester City have only played one Premier League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 15 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from 19 matches.
The City manager Guardiola and his pawns return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Newcastle United (placed 6th). Trouble was brewing at the score 1-3 against Newcastle United last time out, but a goal from Silva completed a comeback to a draw result for Manchester City. Midfielder Bruyne was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.65 (out of ten) in that game. Bruyne served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting AFC Bournemouth in a game that was won 4-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Nottingham Forest are coming to town in four days.
At Etihad Stadium, Manchester City has the goal stats of 4-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Crystal Palace form and stats
One match played away so far in the Premier League for Crystal Palace and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses from 19 games.
Two away matches in a row for Crystal Palace, whose coach Vieira could celebrate last time after the Carabao Cup win against Oxford United. That victory felt good as this team had gone four league games without victory. Olise, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.8. Olise hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 37 successful passes (of 45 total).
Before that, Palace secured a home win against Aston Villa with the score 3-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Brentford in just three days.
1 goal so far away for Crystal Palace, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): Manchester City won five games, three matches ended in a draw and Crystal Palace managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five
Top Goalscorers
  E. Haaland 3 goals |   W. Zaha 3 goals |  İ. Gündoğan 2 goals |
Manchester City missing players
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| Manchester City | Crystal Palace | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 6.7 | 11 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2.3 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18.3 | 20 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 11.7 |
| 6.7 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 45% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 27% |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 24 | 16 |
| 2.7 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Manchester City | Last season | Crystal Palace | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 7 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 99 | 58 | Scored | S | 23 | 50 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Conceded | C | 29 | 46 | ||
| 95% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 89% | ||
| 76% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 74% | ||
| 61% | 68% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 50% | ||
| 47% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 26% | ||
| 29% | 47% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 11% | ||
| 39% | 37% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 50% | ||
| 55% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 32% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 37% | 29% | ||
| 8.3 | 8.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 18.8 | 19.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10.8 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 34% | ||
| 6.4 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 11.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 73 | 93 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 94 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 68 | 92 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 43 | 74 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 71 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 69 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 0 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 56 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 59 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 21 | -2 | 51 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 18 | -5 | 51 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 62 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -18 | 49 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 48 |
| 13 | Brentford | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -8 | 46 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 54 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 45 |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 67 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 43 | -24 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 66 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 41 | -23 | 39 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 79 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 41 | -37 | 38 |
| 18 | Burnley | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -19 | 35 |
| 19 | Watford | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 34 | 77 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 31 | -43 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 84 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 41 | -61 | 22 |
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