Crystal Palace FC 1 - 4 Manchester City FC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(2 months ago)
· MD 2
Highlights
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Manchester City finished second in the Premier League last season with 78 points, while Crystal Palace finished 15th with 45 points. The visitors continued their scoring run through Erling Haaland in the 17th minute, assisted by Antoine Semenyo. Rayan Cherki added a second after the interval with help from Phil Foden, before an own goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma briefly brought the hosts back into the contest. Cherki restored the two-goal cushion quickly via Joško Gvardiol's pass, and Haaland completed the scoring late on following another Foden assist. Cherki earned an 8.7 rating, while Crystal Palace's Jørgen Strand Larsen received a 7.7 rating.
Crystal Palace slipped from 16th to 20th in the standings following the defeat, stretching their winless run across all competitions to eight matches. Manchester City seized control of the table, moving from seventh to first place to lead the 20-team division with six points. The victors dominated possession with 72% and registered nine shots on target, whereas Crystal Palace managed only one effort on target from their nine attempts.
Recent history favored the visitors, who had also claimed a 3-0 victory at this stadium in December 2025. Crystal Palace had experienced a difficult start to the Premier League term, collecting zero points from their opening two fixtures and suffering a negative goal difference. Meanwhile, Manchester City extended a scoring streak that now spans ten consecutive matches in all competitions.
Crystal Palace will play away at Fulham on September 5, while Manchester City host Coventry City on the same day.
Crystal Palace slipped from 16th to 20th in the standings following the defeat, stretching their winless run across all competitions to eight matches. Manchester City seized control of the table, moving from seventh to first place to lead the 20-team division with six points. The victors dominated possession with 72% and registered nine shots on target, whereas Crystal Palace managed only one effort on target from their nine attempts.
Recent history favored the visitors, who had also claimed a 3-0 victory at this stadium in December 2025. Crystal Palace had experienced a difficult start to the Premier League term, collecting zero points from their opening two fixtures and suffering a negative goal difference. Meanwhile, Manchester City extended a scoring streak that now spans ten consecutive matches in all competitions.
Crystal Palace will play away at Fulham on September 5, while Manchester City host Coventry City on the same day.
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Match stats
Crystal Palace v Man City
28%
Possession
72%
0.66
Expected goals (xG)
2.21
9
Shots
18
1
Shots on target
9
6
Shots inside the box
13
2
Corners
6
291
Passes
788
81%
Pass accuracy
93%
4
Saves
1
8
Fouls
11
3
Offsides
0
1
Yellow cards
2
Lineups & player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Rayan Cherki · Man City
82'
· 2 goals
Key moments
- 17' ⚽ Erling Haaland · assist Antoine Semenyo · Man City
- 33' 🟨 Rayan Cherki · Man City
- 54' ⚽ Rayan Cherki · assist Phil Foden · Man City
- 55' 🟨 Elliot Anderson · Man City
- 56' ⚽ Gianluigi Donnarumma (og) · Crystal Palace
- 59' ⚽ Rayan Cherki · assist Joško Gvardiol · Man City
- 68' 🟨 Anan Khalaili · Crystal Palace
- 84' ⚽ Erling Haaland · assist Phil Foden · Man City
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1- 1 Dean Henderson (c) 90' 6.6
- 6 Jaydee Canvot 90' 6.2
- 26 Chris Richards 90' 5.9
- 20 Adam Wharton 90' 7.3
- 18 Daichi Kamada 90' 7.2
- 3 Tyrick Mitchell 90' 6.7
- 25 Anan Khalaili 🟨 75' 7.3
- 17 Takehiro Tomiyasu 74' 5.6
- 10 Yéremy Pino 68' 6.9
- 9 Eddie Nketiah 68' 6.2
- 22 Jørgen Strand Larsen 63' 7.7
- 29 Evann Guessand · sub 27' 6.5
- 11 Dwight McNeil · sub 22' 6.5
- 12 Zavier Gozo · sub 22' 6.2
- 5 Axel Disasi · sub 16' 6.3
- 30 Óscar Mingueza · sub 15' 6.2
Man City
4-2-3-1- 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma 90' 6.2
- 3 Rúben Dias (c) 90' 7.7
- 6 Marc Guéhi 90' 7.7
- 47 Phil Foden 🅰️ 🅰️ 90' 6.9
- 42 Antoine Semenyo 🅰️ 90' 6.2
- 9 Erling Haaland ⚽ ⚽ 90' 8.3
- 45 Abdukodir Khusanov 89' 7.2
- 33 Nico O'Reilly 89' 6.2
- 5 Elliot Anderson 🟨 82' 7.6
- 10 Rayan Cherki ⚽ ⚽ 🟨 82' 8.7
- 24 Joško Gvardiol 🅰️ 75' 6.7
- 8 Mateo Kovačić · sub 15' 6.7
- 32 Ayyoub Bouaddi · sub 8' 7.0
- 56 Ryan McAidoo · sub 8' 6.3
- 22 Vitor Reis · sub 1' –
- 61 Kaden Braithwaite · sub 1' –
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Crystal Palace
16th
in the table · 0 pts from 1
· GD -2
Man City
7th
in the table · 3 pts from 1
· GD +1
Form going into the match
Crystal Palace