Finally returning to their winning form against Nottingham Forest, Manchester City will be fighting to repeat the result against Crystal Palace in Round 15. City will be visiting Selhurst Park on Saturday, 7 December. The Eagles have also just ended their winless sequence with a narrow victory over Ipswich Town ahead of this fixture.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City: Match Preview
With the last game ending their four-match winless run, Crystal Palace tasted one defeat and concluded three draws. The Eagles have also failed to make an impact at Selhurst Park with only one home victory this season in seven attempts. The poor attack has been the root cause for their underwhelming record on home soil, remaining goalless in three of their recent five fixtures. Having only two victories and six draws in 14 games, Crystal Palace are just above the relegation zone with a three-point gap.
Manchester City ended their four-match losing run in Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 home victory against Nottingham Forest. But the away record is still horrible with five straight defeats in all competitions. However, a perfect victory against sixth-place Forest should give City enough confidence to take on seventeenth-positioned Palace. Being unable to deliver strong performances recently, Manchester City are now fourth in the standings, nine points behind the league leaders Liverpool.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City: Head-to-Head Record
Manchester City are undefeated in the last five H2H meetings with Crystal Palace while claiming three victories. The record at Selhurst Park is even more impressive with five wins in favor of City in six encounters.
| Date | Match | Competition |
| 06/04/24 | Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester City | Premier League |
| 16/12/23 | Manchester City 0-0 Crystal Palace | Premier League |
| 11/03/23 | Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester City | Premier League |
| 27/08/22 | Manchester City 0-0 Crystal Palace | Premier League |
| 15/03/22 | Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester City | Premier League |
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Daichi Kamada will be back with Crystal Palace after completing a three-month suspension while Adom Wharton, Chadi Riad, and Matheus Franca are unavailable due to injuries. On the other hand, City still has Rodri, Mateo Kovacic, Oscar Bobb, and John Stones on the injury list. Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji, and Phil Foden’s presence will also be uncertain due to fitness concerns.
Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup
Henderson (GK); Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Doucoure, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta.
Manchester City Predicted Lineup
Ortega (GK); Walker, Dias, Gvardiol; Lewis; Gundogan; Grealish; Silva, De Bruyne, Doku; Haaland.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City: Match Prediction
After scoring in four of the previous five matches, Crystal Palace are likely to fancy their chances for finding the back of the net. However, Manchester City’s impressive scoring record against the Eagles favors the visiting side, scoring 11 goals in the last four meetings. Moreover, being thirteen positions ahead of Crystal Palace on the points table also shows City’s potential to make a dominant comeback in their upcoming away challenge. Therefore, we back Manchester City to retain thier much-awaited winning form this weekend against Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Predicted Result: 1-2 victory for Manchester City