Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.5 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

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
#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' The game is set. Manchester City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Dean Henderson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 5-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 24' Goal! Jack Grealish scores his 38 goal in 358 matches.
  • 29' Julian Alvarez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 94 goals in his last 190 appearances.
  • 34' David Ozoh is replacing Joel Ward for the Crystal Palace FC side.
  • 39' 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.
  • 40' Controversy at the stadium! Joachim Andersen argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ederson.
  • 47' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' Julian Alvarez doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' A goal from the England international Rico Lewis! He fires home on 54 to make it 3-0!
  • 59' Naouirou Ahamada needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 64' 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.
  • 69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Crystal Palace FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 74' A quiet spell here at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 76' Jean-Philippe Mateta adds to his 0 season tally! Crystal Palace FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 80' Naouirou Ahamada is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jairo Riedewald at the 80 minute mark.
  • 81' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Jeffrey Schlupp departs to be replaced by Matheus Franca.
  • 86' Crystal Palace FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' Eberechi Eze is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathaniel Clyne at the 90 minute mark.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Rayan Cherki 2
Ilkay Gundogan 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
3.29 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Manchester City FC to win 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC70% Draw16% Crystal Palace FC14%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 4.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
30%
Manchester City FC or Crystal Palace FC
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC58% Draw30% Crystal Palace FC12%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
6.4%
4 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
6.1%
4 – 0
5.2%
1 – 1
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
Actual
5 – 1
4.2%
4 – 2
4%
1 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 38% — 62%
-2 38% 19% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 18% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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