Crystal Palace vs Man City form
Over the past two seasons, Crystal Palace has emerged as a formidable obstacle for the big clubs. Liverpool is perhaps the club that has suffered the most at the hands of the Selhurst Park side. In all three encounters this season across different competitions – the FA Community Shield, the Premier League, and the League Cup – The Kop have been defeated by The Eagles.
Man City were no exception. Remember last season's FA Cup final, The Citizens entered the match determined to avoid a trophyless season. But against Crystal Palace's disciplined and frustrating style of play, Pep Guardiola's mighty team ultimately lost 0-1 and had to accept a trophyless season for the first time since 2017.
Crystal Palace's current form will undoubtedly leave Man City with considerable apprehension as they travel to London. In their last three matches, Oliver Glasner's team has won all of them. Notably, Mateta and his teammates have all been playing away from home during this recent winning streak.
Returning to their home ground, Selhurst Park, the home team will naturally want to forget the memory of their last home game, when they unexpectedly lost 1-2 to another Manchester giant, Man United. It's worth noting that this was only their second defeat in their last 19 home games (10 wins, 7 draws).
Last season, Man City also failed to leave South London with a victory. In fact, Pep Guardiola's team were constantly chasing the game, often leaving the pitch with only 10 men and earning a hard-fought 2-2 draw.
But on this return trip, Man City still have reasons to believe in a more positive outcome. The Citizens' recent form has been excellent. In their last four matches, the away team has won all of them. Just a few days ago, Erling Haaland and his teammates pocketed three important points after their trip to the Bernabeu to face their long-time rivals Real Madrid.
Thanks to their perfect record of three wins in their last three Premier League matches, Man City have now narrowed the gap with league leaders Arsenal to just two points. With Arsenal likely to easily defeat bottom-placed Wolves in their early match, Manchester giants will need to win to maintain their lead in the title race.
If Man City fail to leave Selhurst Park with all three points, they could completely lose their second place position to Aston Villa, who also travel to London this weekend but face a somewhat weaker opponent (West Ham).
Team news for Crystal Palace vs Man City
Crystal Palace: Jaydee Canvot and Daniel Munoz join the injury list, which already includes Cheick Doucoure, Chadi Riad, Rio Cardines, and Caleb Kporha.
Man City: No new injury information. The absentees remain the same: John Stones, Rodri and Mateo Kovacic.
Predicted lineups for Crystal Palace vs Man City
Crystal Palace: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Clyne, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Pino, Nketiah; Mateta
Man City: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gonzalez; Cherki, Reijnders, Foden, Doku; Haaland
Prediction: 1-2
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