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

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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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Manchester City FC launch into their encounter with Crystal Palace FC.
5' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
8' A goal from the England international Eberechi Eze! He fires home on 8 to make it 0-1!
13' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
21' GOAL! Chris Richards scores on 21. Assisted by Adam Wharton
26' Justin Devenny needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
31' The referee shows Crystal Palace FC player a card on 31.
33' Magnificent from Kevin De Bruyne! That is 80 goals in 436 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
36' Omar Marmoush doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
40' Manchester City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 40.
45' Daniel Munoz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
46' A change in the Crystal Palace FC ranks — Jean-Philippe Mateta exits the field as Will Hughes enters on 46.
47' Sensational shot from Mateo Kovacic. Manchester City FC is back in the lead.
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Chilwell, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
54' It’s a booking for Crystal Palace FC player. Maxence Lacroix gets a card.
56' The England James McAtee breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 4-2!
61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
63' A change in the Crystal Palace FC ranks — Tyrick Mitchell exits the field as Ben Chilwell enters on 63.
68' James McAtee picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
71' The crowd applauds Ederson as he leaves the pitch. Stefan Ortega Moreno steps in for Manchester City FC.
76' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
79' Nico O'Reilly does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
80' Justin Devenny is replacing Adam Wharton for the Crystal Palace FC side.
82' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Omar Marmoush by Oscar Bobb on 82 minute.
87' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Jack Grealish on, Kevin De Bruyne off on 87 minutes.
90' Jefferson Lerma is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Manchester City FC take all three points.

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
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

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.