Crystal Palace v Manchester City, 28 August 2026

Score4-1 to Manchester City
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance25,149

View Crystal Palace v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 33 Crystal Palace won: 4 Drawn: 8 Manchester City won: 21 Crystal Palace scored: 27 Manchester City scored: 74 . Manchester City now remained unbeaten in their last 12 visits to Selhurst Park in the Premier League (won nine).

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Pierre Sage

4 Manchester City

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Gianluigi Donnarumma own goal 56 OG

Goals:

Erling Haaland 17 G
Rayan Cherki 54 G
Rayan Cherki 59 G
Erling Haaland 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Jaydee Canvot
Defender/Midfielder Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Daichi Kamada
Midfielder Adam Wharton
Midfielder/Forward Anan Khalaili
Midfielder/Forward Yeremy Pino
Forward Eddie Nketiah
Forward Jørgen Strand Larsen

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Marc Guéhi Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Rayan Cherki Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward
Antoine Semenyo Forward

Substitutions:

Evann Guessand for Jørgen Strand Larsen 63
Zavier Gozo for Yeremy Pino 68
Dwight McNeil for Eddie Nketiah 68
Axel Disasi for Takehiro Tomiyasu 74
Oscar Mingueza for Anan Khalaili 75

Substitutions:

Mateo Kovačić for Joško Gvardiol 75
Ayyoub Bouaddi for Elliott Anderson 82
Ryan McAidoo for Rayan Cherki 82
Kaden Braithwaite for Nico O'Reilly 89
Vitor Reis for Abdukodir Khusanov 89

Cards:

Anan Khalaili 68 Y

Cards:

Rayan Cherki 33 Y
Elliott Anderson 55 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Walter Benítez
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Oscar Mingueza
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Muñoz
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder/Forward Zavier Gozo
Midfielder/Forward Dwight McNeil
Forward Evann Guessand

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli
Defender Kaden Braithwaite
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Claudio Echeverri
Midfielder/Forward Ryan McAidoo

Comments:

League position: 20th . This was the first time that Crystal Palace had conceded four goals in the Premier League since a 4-1 loss at Leeds United on 20 December 2025. . The Eagles had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 21 of their last 30 games in the Premier League. . They had now lost seven of their last 26 home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City had now won 13 of their last 20 games in the Premier League played in London (lost one). . Erling Haaland had now become the first player to score in each of his first six appearances against the same opposing team in the Premier League since Mohamed Salah for Liverpool against AFC Bournemouth. . The Citizens had now scored 2,003 goals in their 1,116 games in the Premier League (conceded 1,216). Their first goal in the Premier League was scored by David White in the first Monday night football of the inaugural Premier League season.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Pierre Sage

Goals:

Gianluigi Donnarumma own goal 56 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Jaydee Canvot
Defender/Midfielder Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Daichi Kamada
Midfielder Adam Wharton
Midfielder/Forward Anan Khalaili
Midfielder/Forward Yeremy Pino
Forward Eddie Nketiah
Forward Jørgen Strand Larsen

Substitutions:

Evann Guessand for Jørgen Strand Larsen 63
Zavier Gozo for Yeremy Pino 68
Dwight McNeil for Eddie Nketiah 68
Axel Disasi for Takehiro Tomiyasu 74
Oscar Mingueza for Anan Khalaili 75

Cards:

Anan Khalaili 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Walter Benítez
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Oscar Mingueza
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Muñoz
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder/Forward Zavier Gozo
Midfielder/Forward Dwight McNeil
Forward Evann Guessand

Comments:

League position: 20th . This was the first time that Crystal Palace had conceded four goals in the Premier League since a 4-1 loss at Leeds United on 20 December 2025. . The Eagles had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 21 of their last 30 games in the Premier League. . They had now lost seven of their last 26 home games in the Premier League.

4 Manchester City

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Erling Haaland 17 G
Rayan Cherki 54 G
Rayan Cherki 59 G
Erling Haaland 84 G

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Marc Guéhi Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Rayan Cherki Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward
Antoine Semenyo Forward

Substitutions:

Mateo Kovačić for Joško Gvardiol 75
Ayyoub Bouaddi for Elliott Anderson 82
Ryan McAidoo for Rayan Cherki 82
Kaden Braithwaite for Nico O'Reilly 89
Vitor Reis for Abdukodir Khusanov 89

Cards:

Rayan Cherki 33 Y
Elliott Anderson 55 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli
Defender Kaden Braithwaite
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Claudio Echeverri
Midfielder/Forward Ryan McAidoo

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City had now won 13 of their last 20 games in the Premier League played in London (lost one). . Erling Haaland had now become the first player to score in each of his first six appearances against the same opposing team in the Premier League since Mohamed Salah for Liverpool against AFC Bournemouth. . The Citizens had now scored 2,003 goals in their 1,116 games in the Premier League (conceded 1,216). Their first goal in the Premier League was scored by David White in the first Monday night football of the inaugural Premier League season.