Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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
3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
4
11
Crystal Palace FC 18 games · Avg 3.5 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
#15 Position #1
4 Points 15
5 Played 5
1 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 0 / 0
6 Scored 13
11 Conceded 5
-5 GD +8
0.80 PPG 3.00
20% Win % 100%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts). Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Manchester City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G
Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 5 G
Rayan Cherki 3 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 2 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Crystal Palace FC and Manchester City FC is underway.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Vicente Guaita is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
  • 10' Manchester City FC have won 1027 goals from 438 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joel Ward made 324 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Manchester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roy Hodgson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' Spain international Rodri has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 49' Luka Milivojevic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' It is a cagey affair so far. Crystal Palace FC in their trying to find a way past Manchester City FC's compact .
  • 57' The deadlock is broken! Sergio Aguero gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
  • 59' Jeffrey Schlupp is replacing Jairo Riedewald for the Crystal Palace FC side.
  • 59' Ferran Torres makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Manchester City FC are in front.
  • 60' The whistle greets Jairo Riedewald as he departs to be replaced by Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 65' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 67' A change in the Crystal Palace FC ranks — Christian Benteke exits the field as Jean-Philippe Mateta enters on 67.
  • 72' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 81' The referee shows Crystal Palace FC player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 82' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Andros Townsend is withdrawn and Jordan Ayew gets his opportunity.
  • 87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 0-2 the final result. Crystal Palace FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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 8
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Sergio Aguero 3
Rico Lewis 3
Gabriel Jesus 3
Raheem Sterling 3
Luka Milivojevic 2
John Stones 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
1 / 4
0.82 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.08 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Manchester City FC to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC13% Draw17% Manchester City FC70%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
29%
Draw or Manchester City FC
87%
Crystal Palace FC or Manchester City FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC8% Draw31% Manchester City FC61%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
9.8%
1 – 3
7.8%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 4
7.4%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 4
6%
1 – 1
5.8%
0 – 5
4.6%
1 – 5
3.8%
2 – 3
3.2%
2 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 5% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 20% — 80%
+1 20% 18% 62%
+1.5 38% — 62%
+2 38% 21% 41%
+2.5 59% — 41%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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