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Matchday

Premier League 26/27 · 28 Aug 2026

Crystal Palace 1–4 Manchester City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 1.2
Actual xG
0.6 – 1.5
Goals
1 – 4

Footybot made Crystal Palace favourites at 46%.

Manchester City won and made the better chances: 1.5 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Rayan Cherki, 98.7 in 82′.

Well above their usual level: Rayan Cherki +36.1, Marc Guéhi +27.6, Rúben Dias +23.8.

Well below it: Dean Henderson −15.6, Chris Richards −13.5, Eddie Nketiah −13.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Crystal Palace

22 Aug 2026L 0–2at Everton Premier League
27 May 2026W 1–0v Rayo Vallecano Conference League
24 May 2026L 1–2v Arsenal Premier League
17 May 2026D 2–2at Brentford Premier League
13 May 2026L 0–3at Manchester City Premier League

Manchester City

23 Aug 2026W 2–1v Bournemouth Premier League
24 May 2026L 1–2v Aston Villa Premier League
19 May 2026D 1–1at Bournemouth Premier League
13 May 2026W 3–0v Crystal Palace Premier League
9 May 2026W 3–0v Brentford Premier League

Head to head

13 May 2026Manchester City 3–0 Crystal Palace Premier League
14 Dec 2025Crystal Palace 0–3 Manchester City Premier League

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Anan Khalaili Midfielder75000.0157.4+6.0
Yéremy Pino Forward68000.0756.4+6.3
Jaydee Canvot Defender9000–52.5−1.1
Tyrick Mitchell Midfielder90000.1151.7+2.3
Daichi Kamada Midfielder90000.0350.8−3.1
Adam Wharton Midfielder9000–50.1−11.3
Eddie Nketiah Forward68000.2648.2−13.1
Dwight McNeil Midfielder2200–42.6–
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward63000.0641.9−2.5
Chris Richards Defender90000.0340.5−13.5
Takehiro Tomiyasu Defender7400–40.2−7.5
Evann Guessand Forward2700–38.7–
Zavier Gozo Midfielder2200–36.6–
Óscar Mingueza Midfielder1500–34.5–
Axel Disasi Defender1600–31.2–
Dean Henderson Goalkeeper9000–30.4−15.6

Manchester City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder800–100.0–
Kaden Braithwaite Defender100–100.0–
Vitor Reis Defender100–100.0–
Rayan Cherki Midfielder82200.4698.7+36.1
Marc Guéhi Defender9000–85.2+27.6
Elliot Anderson Midfielder82000.0780.4+17.6
Rúben Dias Defender90000.0477.7+23.8
Phil Foden Midfielder90020.3677.5+21.9
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender8900–73.2+10.4
Antoine Semenyo Midfielder90010.0671.7+16.5
Ryan McAidoo Midfielder8000.0771.2–
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder1500–68.5–
Erling Haaland Forward90200.4063.9+3.1
Nico O'Reilly Defender89000.0161.0+6.3
Joško Gvardiol Defender7501–58.0−0.3
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper9000–50.3−3.8