Premier League · Matchday 2
- Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:00 UTCSelhurst ParkMatchday 2
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Crystal Palace FC 28%Draw 21%Manchester City FC 51%
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 Palace FCManchester City FC
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 FC · Manchester City FC
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
15.7Henderson
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
5.5Donnarumma
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 FC
- 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 FC
- 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 Palace FCTale of the tapeManchester City FC
4-2-4Formation5-3-2
3 ptsTable9 pts
-4Goal difference+5
0Head-to-head wins3
28%Pre-match odds52%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Crystal Palace FC 0W0D3W Manchester City FC
Goals 1–10
- 2026-08-28Crystal Palace FC1–4Manchester City FC
- 2026-05-13Manchester City FC3–0Crystal Palace FC
- 2025-12-14Crystal Palace FC0–3Manchester City FC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Manchester City FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
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