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Crystal Palace FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Crystal Palace FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sat 1 May 2021 · 11:30 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Luka Milivojevic 49' Y
Cheikhou Kouyate 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Nick Hopton

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
10
Crystal Palace FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-01 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2021-01-17 Manchester City FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-01-18 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC 2019-10-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2019-04-14 Crystal Palace FC 1–3 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
26 Apr Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
10 Apr Chelsea FC H 1–4 L
05 Apr Everton FC A 1–1 D
13 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
07 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–4 L
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Crystal Palace FC A 2–0 W
28 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–1 W
21 Apr Aston Villa FC A 2–1 W
17 Apr Chelsea FC A 0–1 L
14 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 2–1 W
10 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Crystal Palace FC Manchester City FC
#22 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts). Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Crystal Palace FC vs Manchester City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' England international Scott Dann has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Crystal Palace FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Manchester City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Cheikhou Kouyate has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 49' Poor challenge from Luka Milivojevic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 54' Joao Cancelo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 519 appearances.
  • 57' The deadlock is broken! Sergio Aguero gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Crystal Palace FC. Jairo Riedewald is replaced by Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 59' Ferran Torres is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 60' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Jairo Riedewald is withdrawn and Jeffrey Schlupp gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crystal Palace FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 67' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Christian Benteke is withdrawn and Jean-Philippe Mateta gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Oleksandr Zinchenko is a natural left-back and has been asked to do a very specific job for Crystal Palace FC tonight.
  • 77' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rodri suffering a number of foals already.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Cheikhou Kouyate on 81 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Crystal Palace FC will be frustrated.
  • 82' Jordan Ayew gets the nod from Crystal Palace FC. He replaces Andros Townsend and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • With this win, Manchester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 6
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Gabriel Jesus 3
Raheem Sterling 3
Sergio Aguero 3
Rico Lewis 3
Omar Marmoush 2
Eberechi Eze 2

Head to Head

2021-05-01 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2021-01-17 Manchester City FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-01-18 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC 2019-10-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2019-04-14 Crystal Palace FC 1–3 Manchester City FC

Crystal Palace FC Form

2021-05-01 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-04-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-04-10 Crystal Palace FC 1–4 Chelsea FC L 2021-04-05 Everton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2021-03-13 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-03-07 Tottenham Hotspur FC 4–1 Crystal Palace FC L

Manchester City FC Form

2021-05-01 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-04-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-04-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-04-17 Chelsea FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2021-04-14 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-04-10 Manchester City FC 1–2 Leeds United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.33 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC14% Draw33% Manchester City FC53%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Manchester City FC
86%
Crystal Palace FC or Manchester City FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC6% Draw61% Manchester City FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25.6%
0 – 1
25.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
6.2%
0 – 3
5.2%
1 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
2.1%
0 – 4
1.5%
2 – 1
1.3%
2 – 0
1%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 8% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 31% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 16% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
72% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.