Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Manchester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Manchester City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Wed 13 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Antoine Semenyo 32' 1–0
Omar Marmoush 40' 2–0
Savio 84' 3–0
Y 52' Tyrick Mitchell
Y 81' Daichi Kamada

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)
3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 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
2026-05-13 Manchester City FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC 2025-12-14 Crystal Palace FC 0–3 Manchester City FC 2025-05-17 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2025-04-12 Manchester City FC 5–2 Crystal Palace FC 2024-12-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Crystal Palace FC H 3–0 W
09 May Brentford FC H 3–0 W
04 May Everton FC A 3–3 D
25 Apr Southampton FC H 2–1 W
22 Apr Burnley FC A 1–0 W
19 Apr Arsenal FC H 2–1 W
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Manchester City FC A 0–3 L
10 May Everton FC H 2–2 D
03 May AFC Bournemouth A 0–3 L
25 Apr Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
20 Apr West Ham United FC H 0–0 D
12 Apr Newcastle United FC H 2–1 W

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' Temperatures are rising at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City FC face off against Crystal Palace FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Manchester City FC are deployed in a 4-2-2-2 today, looking to exploit space against Crystal Palace FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 25' Jefferson Lerma has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 61 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' 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.
  • 32' The deadlock is broken! Antoine Semenyo gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' Omar Marmoush doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 45' Bernardo Silva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and Crystal Palace FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tyrick Mitchell.
  • 57' named a 4-2-2-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 67' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Erling Haaland scoring 2 goals.
  • 72' The travelling Crystal Palace FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marc Guehi made 414 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Daichi Kamada.
  • 84' What a strike from Savio! The score is 3-0.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-05-13 Manchester City FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC 2025-12-14 Crystal Palace FC 0–3 Manchester City FC 2025-05-17 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2025-04-12 Manchester City FC 5–2 Crystal Palace FC 2024-12-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2026-05-13 Manchester City FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2026-05-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brentford FC W 2026-05-04 Everton FC 3–3 Manchester City FC D 2026-04-25 Manchester City FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2026-04-22 Burnley FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2026-04-19 Manchester City FC 2–1 Arsenal FC W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2026-05-13 Manchester City FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2026-05-10 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Everton FC D 2026-05-03 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2026-04-25 Liverpool FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2026-04-20 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 West Ham United FC D 2026-04-12 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.76 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 81% + Over 2.5 goals 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC81% Draw12% Crystal Palace FC7%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 4.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
93%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
19%
Manchester City FC or Crystal Palace FC
88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC70% Draw25% Crystal Palace FC5%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
9.6%
2 – 0
8.8%
3 – 1
7.2%
5 – 0
7.1%
4 – 1
6.7%
2 – 1
5.9%
5 – 1
5.1%
1 – 0
4.8%
6 – 0
4.5%
1 – 1
3.7%
6 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 55% — 45%
-2 55% 19% 26%
-1.5 74% — 26%
-1 74% 14% 12%
-0.5 88% — 12%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 2% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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