Crystal Palace vs Manchester City – Result & match summary
Standout single-match records from this game compared with the rest of the season.
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15 duels won New season recordMost duels won by a player in a single match Anan Khalaili dominated his individual battles, winning more duels than any other player in a single match this season.
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Crystal Palace
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Manchester City defeated Crystal Palace 4–1 on 28 August 2026 at Selhurst Park in Premier League.
Lineups
Crystal Palace: (3-4-2-1) Dean Henderson, Tyrick Mitchell, Jaydee Canvot, Eddie Nketiah, Yéremy Pino, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Daichi Kamada, Adam Wharton, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Anan Khalaili, Chris Richards.
Manchester City: (4-2-3-1) Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rúben Dias, Elliot Anderson, Marc Guéhi, Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki, Josko Gvardiol, Nico O'Reilly, Antoine Semenyo, Abdukodir Khusanov, Phil Foden.
Substitutions
Crystal Palace: Evann Guessand for Jørgen Strand Larsen, Zavier Gozo for Yéremy Pino, Dwight McNeil for Eddie Nketiah, Axel Disasi for Takehiro Tomiyasu, Óscar Mingueza for Anan Khalaili.
Manchester City: Mateo Kovacic for Josko Gvardiol, Ayyoub Bouaddi for Elliot Anderson, Ryan McAidoo for Rayan Cherki, Kaden Braithwaite for Nico O'Reilly, Vitor Reis for Abdukodir Khusanov.
Sidelined players
Crystal Palace: Ismaïla Sarr.
Manchester City: Jérémy Doku.
Match statistics
Crystal Palace had 28% of the possession, compared with 72% for Manchester City.
Crystal Palace registered 9 shots, with 1 on target. Manchester City had 18 shots, with 9 on target.
Crystal Palace won 2 corners, while Manchester City won 6.
Top players
Crystal Palace: Yéremy Pino was the highest-rated player (7.4), Chris Richards had 1 shot on target, and Tyrick Mitchell created 2 chances.
Manchester City: Rayan Cherki scored 2 goals, Phil Foden provided 2 assists, and Erling Haaland was the highest-rated player (8.45).