Manchester City vs Crystal Palace – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Sreya

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace – Manchester City host Crystal Palace at the Etihad on 23rd September, Saturday in an English Premier League fixture.

Pep Guardiola’s side are the favorites to win the league title this season and have thirteen points after five games, trailing arch-rivals Manchester United on goal difference only. Their 6-0 win over Watford proved their credentials and have made them the bookmakers’ favorite although it is pretty early in the season.

Crystal Palace, on the other hand, have made an abysmal start to their season and have lost all their league matches so far. Placed at the bottom of the league standings, the club has already replaced managers (Frank de Boer has made way for Roy Hodgson) in a bid to stave off relegation.

Team News

Vincent Kompany is yet to regain match fitness, while Ilkay Gundogan picked up another knock on his return and is unlikely to be risked.

Connor Wickham is Crystal Palace’s only injury concern.

Manchester City Possible Starting Lineup: Ederson, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Nicholas Otamendi, Benjamin Mendy, Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva, Fernandinho, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus.

Crystal Palace Possible Starting Lineup: Wayne Hennessey, Joel Ward, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Scott Dann, Mamadou Sakho, Jeffrey Schlupp, Andros Townsend, James McArthur, Luka Milivojevic, Bakary Sako, Christian Benteke.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Manchester City vs Crystal Palace H2H Stats, the last five games between these two clubs all resulted in wins for Manchester City.

Manchester City have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 7 home matches against Crystal Palace in all competitions. Moreover, Crystal Palace have failed to score in their last six Premier League matches and are unlikely to find any success this weekend against a star-studded Manchester City lineup.

A 4-0 win for Manchester City is the most likely result on the weekend.