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Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
28 Aug 2026, 20:00 · Premier League · 2026/2027
Referee
Andy MadleyPremier League 2026/2027 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Crystal PalaceMin
Manchester City- 17′⚽
Erling Haaland 0-1
Goal · Header
With: Antoine Semenyo
Header
- 33′
Rayan Cherki
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 54′⚽
Rayan Cherki 0-2
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Phil Foden
Left foot shot
- 55′
Elliot Anderson
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⚽
Gianluigi Donnarumma 1-2
Own Goal · Own Goal
Own Goal
56′ - 59′⚽
Rayan Cherki 1-3
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Josko Gvardiol
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Evann Guessand
Substitution
Off: Jørgen Strand Larsen
63′ - ⇄
Zavier Gozo
Substitution
Off: Yéremy Pino
68′ Anan Khalaili
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
68′- ⇄
Dwight McNeil
Substitution
Off: Eddie Nketiah
68′ - ⇄
Axel Disasi
Substitution
Off: Takehiro Tomiyasu
74′ - 75′⇄
Mateo Kovacic
Substitution
Off: Josko Gvardiol
- ⇄
Óscar Mingueza
Substitution
Off: Anan Khalaili
75′ - 82′⇄
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Substitution
Off: Elliot Anderson
- 82′⇄
Ryan McAidoo
Substitution
Off: Rayan Cherki
- 84′⚽
Erling Haaland 1-4
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Phil Foden
Left foot shot
- 89′⇄
Kaden Braithwaite
Substitution
Off: Nico O'Reilly
- 89′⇄
Vitor Reis
Substitution
Off: Abdukodir Khusanov
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6.47 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.40 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.34 | |
| 74 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.24 | |
| 75 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | 7.33 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 6.80 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6.59 | |
| 68 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.41 | |
| 68 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.33 | |
| 63 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.81 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.25 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.33 | |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.19 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.27 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.18 | |
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Before this match
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Crystal Palace
Latest: Arsenal · 1–2
Match stats
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Manchester City
Latest: AFC Bournemouth · 1–1
Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Crystal Palace’s ground: 14 previous meetings, 0 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Crystal Palace’s home games with Manchester City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Crystal Palace
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Manchester City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Crystal Palace
Manchester City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Crystal Palace
Manchester City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Crystal Palace
Manchester City
Previous meetings
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