Crystal Palace vs Manchester City – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Sreya

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City – Manchester City travel to Selhurst Park, London on 31st December, Sunday to face Crystal Palace in their final English Premier League game of the year.

Manchester City have opened up a considerable lead at the top of the league standings with fifty-eight points after twenty matches, an incredible nineteen wins and just the one draw against Everton. As Pep Guardiola’s side marches towards the Premier League title, destroying record after record in the process, other clubs are struggling to keep up.

Crystal Palace, after a dismal start to their domestic campaign, recovered their mojo after Roy Hodgson’s appointment and are now placed sixteenth in the league table with eighteen points, although they lost 2-3 to Arsenal in their last game.

Team News

Conor Wickham, Damien Delaney and Mamadou Sakho are Crystal Palace’s primary injury concerns, while Manchester City will be without the injured Vincent Kompany, Benjamin Mendy and Phil Foden. Fabian Delph and John Stones will face late fitness tests.

Crystal Palace Possible Starting Lineup: Julian Speroni, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, James Tomkins, Scott Dann, Jeffrey Schlupp, Andros Townsend, Luka Milivojevic, James McArthur, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Wilfred Zaha, Christian Benteke.

Manchester City Possible Starting Lineup: Ederson, Kyle Walker, Elaquim Mangala, Nicolas Otamendi, Danilo, Kevin de Bruyne, Fernandinho, David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Leroy Sane.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Crystal Palace vs Manchester City H2H Stats, Manchester City have won all of their last five meetings against Crystal Palace in all competitions.

Manchester City have won their last eighteen Premier League games and have not only claimed the stakes to the Premier League title, but are also breaking records all across Europe.

Crystal Palace’s eight match unbeaten run came to an end with their loss to Arsenal in the midweek, and they once again begin as underdogs tonight.

A comprehensive 3-0 win for Manchester City is the most probable outcome.