Saturday , 14 November 2026

Manchester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Manchester City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jack Grealish 24' 1–0
Rico Lewis 54' 2–0
2–1 76' Jean-Philippe Mateta
2–2 90+5' Michael Olise pen
Y 40' Joachim Andersen
Ederson 42' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Assistant 1 Richard West
  • Assistant 2 Scott Ledger
6 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

11
4
3
Manchester City FC 18 games · Avg 3.5 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2022-03-14 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Manchester City FC 2021-10-30 Manchester City FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 2–2 D
13 Dec FK Crvena Zvezda A 3–2 W
10 Dec Luton Town FC A 2–1 W
06 Dec Aston Villa FC A 0–1 L
03 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 3–3 D
28 Nov RB Leipzig H 3–2 W
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Manchester City FC A 2–2 D
09 Dec Liverpool FC H 1–2 L
06 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 0–2 L
03 Dec West Ham United FC A 1–1 D
25 Nov Luton Town FC A 1–2 L
11 Nov Everton FC H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Crystal Palace FC
#3 Position #20
21 Points 7
10 Played 10
7 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 7
21 Scored 10
13 Conceded 24
+8 GD -14
2.10 PPG 0.70
70% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Manchester City FC are 3rd (21 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 20th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/1
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/7
61-75
1/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 9 G
Rayan Cherki 5 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 3 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A
Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Crystal Palace FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact 5-4-1.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Crystal Palace FC backline.
  • 20' 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.
  • 24' A stunning finish from Jack Grealish — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' The supporters are chanting for David Ozoh. He replaces Joel Ward on 34 minute.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 40' Joachim Andersen was booked on 40.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Ederson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 47' Bernardo Silva has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 52' What a moment for Julian Alvarez! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rico Lewis makes it 3-0.
  • 59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 452 games and scored 1056 goals.
  • 64' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 69' Crystal Palace FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 74' Crystal Palace FC is showing some good football. However, Crystal Palace FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 76' Jean-Philippe Mateta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 80' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 80 minute. Jairo Riedewald leaves to be changed by Naouirou Ahamada.
  • 81' Matheus Franca is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jeffrey Schlupp at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' Crystal Palace FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Nathaniel Clyne as he leaves the pitch. Eberechi Eze steps in for Crystal Palace FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 8
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Gabriel Jesus 3
Raheem Sterling 3
Sergio Aguero 3
Rico Lewis 3
Ilkay Gundogan 2
Omar Marmoush 2

Head to Head

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 2022-03-14 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Manchester City FC 2021-10-30 Manchester City FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC

Manchester City FC Form

2023-12-16 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2023-12-13 FK Crvena Zvezda 2–3 Manchester City FC W 2023-12-10 Luton Town FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2023-12-06 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2023-12-03 Manchester City FC 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2023-11-28 Manchester City FC 3–2 RB Leipzig W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2023-12-16 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2023-12-09 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Liverpool FC L 2023-12-06 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2023-12-03 West Ham United FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2023-11-25 Luton Town FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2023-11-11 Crystal Palace FC 2–3 Everton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.08 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC67% Draw17% Crystal Palace FC16%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 4.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
33%
Manchester City FC or Crystal Palace FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC55% Draw32% Crystal Palace FC13%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
6.2%
3 – 0
6.2%
4 – 1
5.9%
1 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
Actual
4 – 0
4.7%
4 – 2
3.8%
1 – 0
3.8%
5 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 19% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 19% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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