Manchester City vs Crystal Palace prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 17 April 2027, 14:00 UTC

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Manchester City vs Crystal Palace

Premier League · Saturday 17 April 2027, 14:00 UTC · Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City · Crystal Palace · Premier League predictions

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace preview

Manchester City host Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday 17 April 2027, kick-off 14:00 UTC at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. Manchester City go into the round 2nd, on 21 points from 9 games, while Crystal Palace are 18th in the table with 7 points from 9.

Manchester City have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats from their last 5 league games; Crystal Palace have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Manchester City have scored 2.3 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Crystal Palace average 1.2 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Manchester City have 7 wins to Crystal Palace's 0 across 10 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 3.9 goals, 8 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 28 Aug 2026, ended Crystal Palace 1-4 Manchester City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester City 7, draws 3, Crystal Palace 0.

Team news

Manchester City expected line-up (4-3-3)

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rúben Dias, Abdukodir Khusanov, Josko Gvardiol, Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernández, Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku, Iliman Ndiaye

Crystal Palace expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Chris Richards, Jaydee Canvot, Axel Disasi, Tyrick Mitchell, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Yéremy Pino, Dwight McNeil, Jean-Philippe Mateta

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