Match Report
In the standings it was Crystal Palace 16th on 3 points, Manchester City 2nd on 12 — separated by 9. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Crystal Palace ran at 1.5 scored and 2.75 conceded, Manchester City at 2 and 0.5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 32 games: 4 Crystal Palace wins, 23 for Manchester City, 5 draws, at 3.22 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 41% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 66% of the meetings.
Selhurst Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,456. With 100 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, A. Madley was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Manchester City led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-4.
Goal scorers
Crystal Palace: Gianluigi Donnarumma (56' og) · Manchester City: Erling Haaland (17'), Rayan Cherki (54'), Rayan Cherki (59'), Erling Haaland (84')
Key stats
Possession: Crystal Palace 28% · Manchester City 72% · Total shots: 9-18 · On target: 1-9 · Corners: 2-6