Manchester City vs Crystal Palace, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueMuch-changed Man City win to keep title pressure on Arsenal
Phil Foden shone as Manchester City moved back within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal with a comfortable 3-0 win over Crystal Palace.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Crystal Palace. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 6': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jaydee Canvot.
- 7': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 9': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jefferson Lerma.
- 9': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 13': Attempt missed. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 16': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 17': Attempt missed. Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 20': Attempt missed. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 20': Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
- 23': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
- 24': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
- 27': Brennan Johnson (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Goal! Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 0. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 33': Attempt saved. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 33': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 34': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 34': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, Crystal Palace. Daniel Muñoz is caught offside.
- 36': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Crystal Palace).
- 36': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Manchester City).
- 37': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 40': Goal! Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 0. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 42': Handball by Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace).
- 43': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
- 43': Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 43': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden following a corner.
- 44': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 45': Offside, Crystal Palace. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45'+1': Handball by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 0.
- 46': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 46': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jaydee Canvot.
- 48': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Manchester City).
- 50': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 52': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
- 58': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Matheus Nunes.
- 58': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Josko Gvardiol.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 59': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 60': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Yéremy Pino.
- 60': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Adam Wharton replaces Will Hughes.
- 60': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 63': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 64': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 64': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Manchester City).
- 73': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
- 73': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 75': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 79': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 79': Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 81': Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 81': Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Daniel Muñoz.
- 82': Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Phil Foden.
- 83': Attempt missed. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Wharton following a fast break.
- 84': Goal! Manchester City 3, Crystal Palace 0. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
- 86': Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
- 90'+2': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+3': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
- 90'+5': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by John Stones.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Crystal Palace 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, Crystal Palace 0.
Statistics
 CRY |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 27.3 | Possession | 72.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 216 | Accurate Passes | 662 |
| 281 | Passes | 743 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 28 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 40 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 15 | Marc Guéhi |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 7 | Omar Marmoush |
| 42 | Antoine Semenyo |
| 21 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 26 | Savinho |
Crystal Palace (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 23 | Jaydee Canvot |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell  |
| 2 | Daniel Muñoz |
| 8 | Jefferson Lerma |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 10 | Yéremy Pino |
| 11 | Brennan Johnson |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
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