Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Crystal Palace FC vs Manchester City FC, FA Cup 2024-25 FINAL

FA Cup · 2024-25
Crystal Palace FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sat 17 May 2025 · 15:30 UTC Wembley 84,163 HT 45' · FT 45'
Eberechi Eze 16' 1–0
Y 66' Nico O'Reilly
Y 75' Bernardo Silva
Y 82' Ruben Dias
Y 85' Kevin De Bruyne
Dean Henderson 90' Y
Y 90' Claudio Echeverri

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs Manchester City FC — FA Cup at Wembley.

Head-to-Head

3
4
11
Crystal Palace FC 18 games · Avg 3.5 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-17 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2025-04-12 Manchester City FC 5–2 Crystal Palace FC 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

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Manchester City FC H 1–0 W
11 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–0 W
05 May Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
26 Apr Aston Villa FC H 3–0 W
23 Apr Arsenal FC A 2–2 D
19 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 0–0 D
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
10 May Southampton FC A 0–0 D
02 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
27 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 2–0 W
22 Apr Aston Villa FC H 2–1 W
19 Apr Everton FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Antoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Wembley as Crystal Palace FC face off against Manchester City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Manchester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Crystal Palace FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 16' Eberechi Eze puts Crystal Palace FC on the lead.
  • 21' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Crystal Palace FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 36' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' Maxence Lacroix needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' Marc Guehi makes way for Jefferson Lerma at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Crystal Palace FC.
  • 66' It’s a booking for Manchester City FC player. Nico O'Reilly gets a card.
  • 71' Chris Richards has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Bernardo Silva.
  • 76' Phil Foden is ready to make an impact after coming on for Savio at the 76 minute mark.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Eddie Nketiah. He replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta on 78 minute.
  • 82' Manchester City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 85' Kevin De Bruyne is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 87' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 87 minute. Adam Wharton leaves to be changed by Will Hughes.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! Ilkay Gundogan comes on to replace Bernardo Silva.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Dean Henderson.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-05-17 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2025-04-12 Manchester City FC 5–2 Crystal Palace FC 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

Crystal Palace FC Form

2025-05-17 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Manchester City FC W 2025-05-11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2025-05-05 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2025-04-26 Crystal Palace FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC W 2025-04-23 Arsenal FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2025-04-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D

Manchester City FC Form

2025-05-17 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2025-05-10 Southampton FC 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2025-05-02 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-04-22 Manchester City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W 2025-04-19 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Crystal Palace FC or Manchester City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC40% Draw29% Manchester City FC31%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Manchester City FC
60%
Crystal Palace FC or Manchester City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC26% Draw49% Manchester City FC25%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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