Manchester City v Crystal Palace, 17 January 2021

Score4-0 to Manchester City
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium

View Manchester City v Crystal Palace head to head

Kick-off: 7.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 21 Manchester City won: 13 Drawn: 5 Crystal Palace: 3 Manchester City scored: 44 Crystal Palace scored: 14 Manchester City had now won eight of the last 11 meetings in the Premier League (lost one).

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

0 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

John Stones 26 G
Ilkay Gündogan 56 G
John Stones 68 G
Raheem Sterling 88 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Tyrick Mitchell Defender
James Tomkins Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
James McCarthy Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Bernardo Silva 60
Ferran Torres for Ilkay Gündogan 71
João Cancelo for Kevin De Bruyne 71

Substitutions:

Jaïro Riedewald for Luka Milivojević 68
Michy Batshuayi for Andros Townsend 79

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender João Cancelo
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Liam Delap

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Christian Benteke

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester City were now unbeaten in their last 15 games in all competitions and won all of the last eight. John Stones scored two goals in a game for the third time in his senior career; also for City at Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League on 13 September 2017 and for England against Panama in the FIFA World Cup on 24 June 2018. City had now conceded two goals in last nine games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 13th 601 goals had now been scored in Crystal Palace's 223 away games in the Premier League (for 243, against 358). Palace had now failed to score in five of their last seven away games in the Premier League. The Eagles had now won one of their last nine games in all competitions (lost four). Crystal Palace named only seven of a possible nine substitutes.

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

John Stones 26 G
Ilkay Gündogan 56 G
John Stones 68 G
Raheem Sterling 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Bernardo Silva 60
Ferran Torres for Ilkay Gündogan 71
João Cancelo for Kevin De Bruyne 71

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender João Cancelo
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Liam Delap

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester City were now unbeaten in their last 15 games in all competitions and won all of the last eight. John Stones scored two goals in a game for the third time in his senior career; also for City at Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League on 13 September 2017 and for England against Panama in the FIFA World Cup on 24 June 2018. City had now conceded two goals in last nine games in the Premier League.

0 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Tyrick Mitchell Defender
James Tomkins Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
James McCarthy Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward

Substitutions:

Jaïro Riedewald for Luka Milivojević 68
Michy Batshuayi for Andros Townsend 79

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Christian Benteke

Comments:

League position: 13th 601 goals had now been scored in Crystal Palace's 223 away games in the Premier League (for 243, against 358). Palace had now failed to score in five of their last seven away games in the Premier League. The Eagles had now won one of their last nine games in all competitions (lost four). Crystal Palace named only seven of a possible nine substitutes.