Manchester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Manchester City FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Crystal Palace FC

Sat 30 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Jordan Ayew

Aymeric Laporte 45' R

Bernardo Silva 45' Y

Ederson 45' Y

Y 65' Conor Gallagher

Y 86' Vicente Guaita

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City FC 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Crystal Palace FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Mason
Referee Ian Hussin
Referee Adrian Holmes
Referee Scott Ledger
Referee Andre Marriner
Referee Anthony Taylor

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-30 Manchester City FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC 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

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	Crystal Palace FC	H	0–2	L
23 Oct	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	4–1	W
19 Oct	Club Brugge KV	A	5–1	W
16 Oct	Burnley FC	H	2–0	W
03 Oct	Liverpool FC	A	2–2	D
28 Sep	Paris Saint-Germain FC	A	0–2	L

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	Manchester City FC	A	2–0	W
23 Oct	Newcastle United FC	H	1–1	D
18 Oct	Arsenal FC	A	2–2	D
03 Oct	Leicester City FC	H	2–2	D
27 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–1	D
18 Sep	Liverpool FC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Crystal Palace FC

Tyrick Mitchell

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Crystal Palace FC gets underway.
5' Jack Grealish has been relatively quiet despite scoring 38 goals in his last 358 appearances.
6' Wilfried Zaha puts Crystal Palace FC on the lead.
11' Crystal Palace FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
16' 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.
21' A quiet spell here at Etihad Stadium. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
27' Jordan Ayew picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 439 games and scored 1028 goals.
37' It’s high time Patrick Vieira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester City FC in their trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact .
45' The referee calls foul for Aymeric Laporte. He receives a Red card.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' The 38-year-old James McArthur has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
59' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Kevin De Bruyne is replaced by John Stones.
60' GOAL! Gabriel Jesus scores on 60. Assisted by Phil Foden
65' Conor Gallagher has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
65' The whistle greets Jordan Ayew as he departs to be replaced by Christian Benteke.
70' Vicente Guaita is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
73' A tactical swap from Crystal Palace FC — Jeffrey Schlupp on, Odsonne Edouard off on 73 minutes.
78' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Joao Cancelo is replaced by Riyad Mahrez on 78 minute.
83' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
85' Michael Olise is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cheikhou Kouyate at the 85 minute mark.
86' That is a Yellow card for Crystal Palace FC. Vicente Guaita will be fuming at that decision.
88' Assisted by Michael Olise with the perfectly-timed delivery and Conor Gallagher makes no mistake. 1-2!
Full Time. Crystal Palace FC beats Manchester City FC

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Vicente Guaita
8
Cheikhou Kouyate ↓ Michael Olise 85'
9
Jordan Ayew ↓ Christian Benteke 65'
2
Joel Ward
18
James McArthur
11
Wilfried Zaha
16
Joachim Andersen
22
Odsonne Edouard ↓ Jeffrey Schlupp 73'
6
Marc Guehi
23
Conor Gallagher
3
Tyrick Mitchell

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Manchester City FC Form

2021-10-30 Manchester City FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-10-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC W 2021-10-19 Club Brugge KV 1–5 Manchester City FC W 2021-10-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Burnley FC W 2021-10-03 Liverpool FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2021-09-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L

Crystal Palace FC Form

2021-10-30 Manchester City FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-10-23 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2021-10-18 Arsenal FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2021-10-03 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2021-09-27 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-09-18 Liverpool FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

3.07 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Manchester City FC to win 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC68% Draw18% Crystal Palace FC14%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 4.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

32%

Manchester City FC or Crystal Palace FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC58% Draw32% Crystal Palace FC10%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

8.2%

3 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

2 – 1

4 – 1

6.1%

4 – 0

6.1%

1 – 1

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

2 – 2

5 – 1

3.8%

5 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	38%	—	62%
-2	38%	20%	42%
-1.5	58%	—	42%
-1	58%	19%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

5% ✗

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