Crystal Palace FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Crystal Palace FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Manchester City FC

Sat 7 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Selhurst Park 25,142 HT 45' · FT 45'

Daniel Munoz 4' 1–0

1–1 30' Erling Haaland

Maxence Lacroix 56' 2–1

2–2 68' Rico Lewis

Y 70' Rico Lewis

YR 84' Rico Lewis

Eddie Nketiah 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Crystal Palace FC 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 8 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
Assistant 2 Neil Davies

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 12.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Crystal Palace FC 18 games · Avg 3.5 goals Manchester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Manchester City FC 2024-04-06 Crystal Palace FC 2–4 Manchester City FC 2023-12-16 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC 2023-03-11 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2022-08-27 Manchester City FC 4–2 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	2–2	D
03 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–0	W
30 Nov	Newcastle United FC	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	Aston Villa FC	A	2–2	D
09 Nov	Fulham FC	H	0–2	L
02 Nov	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	2–2	D

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	2–2	D
04 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	3–0	W
01 Dec	Liverpool FC	A	0–2	L
26 Nov	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	3–3	D
23 Nov	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	0–4	L
09 Nov	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Crystal Palace FC		Manchester City FC
#14	Position	#1
7	Points	21
7	Played	8
2 / 1 / 4	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 1
9	Scored	20
17	Conceded	9
-8	GD	+11
1.00	PPG	2.63
29%	Win %	88%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Crystal Palace FC are 14th (7 pts). Manchester City FC are 1st (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

–/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

2/4

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

5/2

61-75

3/–

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC

Tyrick Mitchell

2 G

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	8 G
Rayan Cherki	4 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	3 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.
4' Goal! Daniel Munoz scores his 24 goal in 323 matches.
9' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
24' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Will Hughes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
29' Manchester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' Erling Haaland has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Manchester City FC winning 100% of all matches.
40' With 1 assists to his name this season, Trevoh Chalobah is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
50' The 21-year-old Rico Lewis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Oliver Glasner might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' GOAL! Maxence Lacroix scores on 56. Assisted by Will Hughes
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Crystal Palace FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Erling Haaland scoring 2 goals.
68' Against the run of play, Rico Lewis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
70' Rico Lewis was booked on 70.
72' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Eberechi Eze trudges off to be replaced by Justin Devenny on 72 minutes.
77' A tactical swap from Crystal Palace FC — Eddie Nketiah on, Ismaila Sarr off on 77 minutes.
79' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Savio has done his job and it is now time for Jeremy Doku to step up.
84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Rico Lewis.
86' The whistle greets Kevin De Bruyne as he departs to be replaced by Jack Grealish.
90' Poor challenge from Eddie Nketiah. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	8
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

Crystal Palace FC Form

2024-12-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2024-12-03 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2024-11-30 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2024-11-23 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2024-11-09 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Fulham FC L 2024-11-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D

Manchester City FC Form

2024-12-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2024-12-04 Manchester City FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-12-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2024-11-26 Manchester City FC 3–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2024-11-23 Manchester City FC 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2024-11-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.41 Crystal Palace FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.98 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Crystal Palace FC23% Draw20% Manchester City FC57%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 4.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw

43%

Draw or Manchester City FC

77%

Crystal Palace FC or Manchester City FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Crystal Palace FC15% Draw33% Manchester City FC52%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 3

7.5%

1 – 1

0 – 2

5.7%

1 – 4

5.5%

0 – 3

5.5%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 3

5.2%

0 – 4

2 – 4

3.9%

2 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap	Crystal Palace FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	9%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	32%	—	68%
+1	32%	19%	49%
+1.5	51%	—	49%
+2	51%	19%	30%
+2.5	70%	—	30%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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