Crystal Palace v Manchester City, 01 May 2021

Score2-0 to Manchester City
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park

View Crystal Palace v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 22 Crystal Palace won: 3 Drawn: 5 Manchester City won: 14 Crystal Palace scored: 14 Manchester City scored: 46 Manchester City had now won 14 of the last 18 meetings in the Premier League (lost two).

0 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Goals:

Sergio Agüero 57 G
Ferran Torres 59 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Tyrick Mitchell
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Christian Benteke

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Nathan Aké Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Benjamin Mendy Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
João Cancelo Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Ferran Torres Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Jeffrey Schlupp for Jaïro Riedewald 59
Jean-Philippe Mateta for Christian Benteke 67
Jordan Ayew for Andros Townsend 82

Substitutions:

Olexsandr Zinchenko for Fernandinho 67

Cards:

Luka Milivojević 49 Y
Cheikhou Kouyaté 81 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder James McCarthy
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now conceded 301 goals in 230 home games in the Premier League (scored 240). The Eagles had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since July 2020. Palace had now scored two goals in their last six home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City had now equalled the all-time record for the most consecutive away wins in the top division (11); also Chelsea from April to December in 2008 and Manchester City from May to December in 2017, both Premier League. City had now scored 50 goals in their 20 games in the Premier League in 2021 (conceded 12). Sergio Agüero scored his first goal in open play in the Premier League since City’s 1-0 win at Sheffield United on 21 January 2020.

0 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Tyrick Mitchell
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Christian Benteke

Substitutions:

Jeffrey Schlupp for Jaïro Riedewald 59
Jean-Philippe Mateta for Christian Benteke 67
Jordan Ayew for Andros Townsend 82

Cards:

Luka Milivojević 49 Y
Cheikhou Kouyaté 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder James McCarthy
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now conceded 301 goals in 230 home games in the Premier League (scored 240). The Eagles had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since July 2020. Palace had now scored two goals in their last six home games in the Premier League.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Sergio Agüero 57 G
Ferran Torres 59 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Nathan Aké Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Benjamin Mendy Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
João Cancelo Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Ferran Torres Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Olexsandr Zinchenko for Fernandinho 67

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City had now equalled the all-time record for the most consecutive away wins in the top division (11); also Chelsea from April to December in 2008 and Manchester City from May to December in 2017, both Premier League. City had now scored 50 goals in their 20 games in the Premier League in 2021 (conceded 12). Sergio Agüero scored his first goal in open play in the Premier League since City’s 1-0 win at Sheffield United on 21 January 2020.