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

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Premier League · 2024-25

Manchester City FC

5 – 2

Full Time

Crystal Palace FC

Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 11:30 UTC Etihad Stadium 52,489 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 8' Eberechi Eze

0–2 21' Chris Richards

Kevin De Bruyne 33' 1–2

Omar Marmoush 36' 2–2

Mateo Kovacic 47' 3–2

James McAtee 56' 4–2

Nico O'Reilly 79' 5–2

Y 31' Daichi Kamada

Nico Gonzalez 40' Y

Y 54' Maxence Lacroix

James McAtee 68' Y

Y 90' Jefferson Lerma

Overview

Match Preview

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

Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Crystal Palace FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Assistant 1 Darren Cann
Assistant 2 Ian Hussin

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Crystal Palace FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-03-11 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Crystal Palace FC	H	5–2	W
06 Apr	Manchester United FC	A	0–0	D
02 Apr	Leicester City FC	H	2–0	W
30 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–1	W
15 Mar	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–2	D
08 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–1	L

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	2–5	L
05 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–1	W
02 Apr	Southampton FC	A	1–1	D
29 Mar	Fulham FC	A	3–0	W
08 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–0	W
01 Mar	Millwall FC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC		Crystal Palace FC
#9	Position	#22
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Etihad Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Manchester City FC have won 1020 goals from 436 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
8' GOAL! Eberechi Eze fires home to make it 0-1!
13' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Crystal Palace FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
18' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
21' Assisted by Adam Wharton with the perfectly-timed delivery and Chris Richards makes no mistake. 0-2!
26' 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.
31' Daichi Kamada is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
33' Kevin De Bruyne adds to his 2 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
36' Omar Marmoush does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
40' It’s gonna be a card for Nico Gonzalez.
45' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Jefferson Lerma has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Jean-Philippe Mateta by Will Hughes on 46 minute.
47' Mateo Kovacic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
52' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Maxence Lacroix on 54 minutes.
56' James McAtee has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
63' Ben Chilwell is replacing Tyrick Mitchell for the Crystal Palace FC side.
68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for James McAtee.
71' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Ederson departs to be replaced by Stefan Ortega Moreno.
76' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
79' Nico O'Reilly is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
80' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Justin Devenny comes on to replace Adam Wharton.
82' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Omar Marmoush exits the field as Oscar Bobb enters on 82.
87' Manchester City FC make a change. Kevin De Bruyne trudges off to be replaced by Jack Grealish on 87 minutes.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jefferson Lerma on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Manchester City FC 5-2 Crystal Palace FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

20
Bernardo Silva
10
Jack Grealish ↑ 87'
18
Stefan Ortega Moreno ↑ 71'
27
Matheus Nunes
11
Jeremy Doku ↑ 87'
26
Savio ↑ 82'
45
Abdukodir Khusanov
52
Oscar Bobb ↑ 82'
22
Vitor Reis

Coach Pep Guardiola

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

8
Jefferson Lerma
10
Eberechi Eze ↓ Matheus Franca 80'
1
Dean Henderson
7
Ismaila Sarr
5
Maxence Lacroix ↓ Nathaniel Clyne 63'
14
Jean-Philippe Mateta ↓ Will Hughes 46'
18
Daichi Kamada
3
Tyrick Mitchell ↓ Ben Chilwell 63'
26
Chris Richards
12
Daniel Munoz
20
Adam Wharton ↓ Justin Devenny 80'

Bench

25
Ben Chilwell ↑ 63'
19
Will Hughes ↑ 46'
17
Nathaniel Clyne ↑ 63'
2
Joel Ward
31
Remi Matthews
55
Justin Devenny ↑ 80'
11
Matheus Franca ↑ 80'
46
Franco Umeh
58
Caleb Kporha

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	6
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

Manchester City FC Form

2025-04-12 Manchester City FC 5–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2025-04-06 Manchester United FC 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2025-04-02 Manchester City FC 2–0 Leicester City FC W 2025-03-30 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-03-15 Manchester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L

Crystal Palace FC Form

2025-04-12 Manchester City FC 5–2 Crystal Palace FC L 2025-04-05 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-04-02 Southampton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2025-03-29 Fulham FC 0–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2025-03-08 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-03-01 Crystal Palace FC 3–1 Millwall FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.48 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC53% Draw27% Crystal Palace FC20%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

47%

Manchester City FC or Crystal Palace FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC34% Draw50% Crystal Palace FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

13.4%

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

11.9%

2 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

8.8%

0 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

3 – 0

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	16%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	24%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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