Crystal Palace v Manchester City
- Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:00 UTCSelhurst Park
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Crystal Palace 18%Draw 21%Manchester City 61%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Crystal PalaceManchester City
28Possession72
0.57Expected goals (xG)1.45
9Shots18
1Shots on target9
7Shots off target7
1Blocked shots2
6Shots inside box12
3Shots outside box6
2Corners6
3Offsides0
8Fouls10
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
4Saves1
281Passes779
231Accurate passes721
82Pass accuracy93
Match events
- 17′Erling Haaland (assist Antoine Semenyo)
- 33′Rayan Cherki
- 54′Rayan Cherki (assist Phil Foden)
- 55′Elliot Anderson
- 56′Gianluigi Donnarumma · own goal
- 59′Rayan Cherki (assist Joško Gvardiol)
- 63′Jørgen Strand Larsen → Evann Guessand
- 68′Anan Khalaili
- 68′Eddie Nketiah → Dwight McNeil
- 68′Yéremy Pino → Zavier Gozo
- 74′Takehiro Tomiyasu → Axel Disasi
- 75′Anan Khalaili → Óscar Mingueza
- 75′Joško Gvardiol ← Mateo Kovačić
- 82′Rayan Cherki ← Ryan McAidoo
- 82′Elliot Anderson ← Ayyoub Bouaddi
- 84′Erling Haaland (assist Phil Foden)
- 89′Abdukodir Khusanov ← Vitor Reis
- 89′Nico O'Reilly ← Kaden Braithwaite
Crystal Palace · Manchester City
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Crystal Palace15.7Henderson
186.3Kamada
176.3↓74'Tomiyasu
96.3↓68'Nketiah
36.3Mitchell
266.3Richards
106.3↓68'Pino
226.3↓63'Larsen
206.3Wharton
256.0↓75'Khalaili
66.3Canvot
Manchester City5.5Donnarumma
36.8Dias
478.3Foden
427.5Semenyo
98.8Haaland
108.5↓82'Cherki
247.5↓75'Gvardiol
66.8Guéhi
56.5↓82'Anderson
6.8↓89'Khusanov
336.8↓89'O'Reilly
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Crystal Palace
- 1Dean Henderson5.7
- 18Daichi Kamada6.3
- 17Takehiro Tomiyasu6.3
- 9Eddie Nketiah6.3
- 3Tyrick Mitchell6.3
- 26Chris Richards6.3
- 10Yéremy Pino6.3
- 22Jørgen Strand Larsen6.3
- 20Adam Wharton6.3
- 25Anan Khalaili6.0
- 6Jaydee Canvot6.3
Manchester City
- Gianluigi Donnarumma5.5
- 3Rúben Dias6.8
- 47Phil Foden8.3
- 42Antoine Semenyo7.5
- 9Erling Haaland8.8
- 10Rayan Cherki8.5
- 24Joško Gvardiol7.5
- 6Marc Guéhi6.8
- 5Elliot Anderson6.5
- Abdukodir Khusanov6.8
- 33Nico O'Reilly6.8
Crystal PalaceTale of the tapeManchester City
4-2-4Formation5-3-2
7 ptsTable21 pts
-8Goal difference+12
LLDLDFormWLDWW
0Head-to-head wins2
18%Win chance61%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Crystal Palace 0W0D2W Manchester City
Goals 0–6
- 2026-05-13Manchester City FC3–0Crystal Palace FC
- 2025-12-14Crystal Palace FC0–3Manchester City FC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Crystal Palace
LLDLD- @Everton0-2
- vsArsenal FC1-2
- @Brentford FC2-2
- @Manchester City FC0-3
- vsEverton FC2-2
Manchester City
WLDWW- vsBournemouth2-1
- vsAston Villa FC1-2
- @AFC Bournemouth1-1
- vsCrystal Palace FC3-0
- vsBrentford FC3-0
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 7 |
| Manchester City | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 21 |
