Manchester City v Crystal Palace, 23 September 2017

Score5-0 to Manchester City
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance53,526

View Manchester City v Crystal Palace head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Manchester City had now won 14 of the last 15 meetings since 2001.

5 Manchester City

0 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Leroy Sané 44 G
Raheem Sterling 51 G
Raheem Sterling 59 G
Sergio Agüero 79 G
Fabian Delph 89 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Sergio Agüero

Starting lineup:

Wayne Hennessey Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Mamadou Sakho Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Tim Fosu-Mensah Defender/Midfielder
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Yohan Cabaye Midfielder
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Danilo for Benjamin Mendy 29
Bernardo Silva for Raheem Sterling 61
Fabian Delph for John Stones 70

Substitutions:

Jason Puncheon for Yohan Cabaye 57
Bakary Sako for Christian Benteke 72

Cards:

Benjamin Mendy 25 Y
Danilo 56 Y
Leroy Sané 75 Y

Cards:

Jeffrey Schlupp 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Danilo
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Forward Gabriel Jesus

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Defender Joel Ward
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City became the first team to score five or more goals in three consecutive games in the top division in the same season since Blackburn Rovers in 1958-59. City had now scored 21 goals in their six games so far in this Premier League season. They had now lost only one of their last 25 home games in the Premier League (won 15). Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "The first-half we had problems as the ball must be moved and we didn't move it. We had it but the ball needed to stay as little as possible in our feet before being moved. Too many touches and everything was slow. But the last 10-15 minutes of the half we got it. The second-half was much, much better. Sané's goal was so important. His first touch for the goal was brilliant. He runs in behind amazingly. Always the right tempo and moment. We have less points than last season now but I think we have more goals, conceded less and the feeling I think is a little bit better. But it's just September."

Comments:

League position: 20th Crystal Palace became the first side in English league history to lose their first six games of the season without scoring. Only Burnley in 1997-98 (League Division 2) and Halifax Town in 1990-91 (League Division Four) had previously failed to score in their opening six games of a league season. The last time that a team lost their opening six games of a top division season and went on to avoid relegation was Leicester City in 1983-84. Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson said: "We wanted at least to repeat what we had done in the first-half, where we had matched them or kept them certainly at bay for 44 minutes and on the counter attack we had created some good moments of our own. When that doesn't happen in the second-half you've got to be very disappointed. We've got to accept that we've been given a headache and now during the course of the week we've got to try to find the aspirins which will ease the headache and keep working on the things that we are trying to work on."

5 Manchester City

Goals:

Leroy Sané 44 G
Raheem Sterling 51 G
Raheem Sterling 59 G
Sergio Agüero 79 G
Fabian Delph 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Sergio Agüero

Substitutions:

Danilo for Benjamin Mendy 29
Bernardo Silva for Raheem Sterling 61
Fabian Delph for John Stones 70

Cards:

Benjamin Mendy 25 Y
Danilo 56 Y
Leroy Sané 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Danilo
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City became the first team to score five or more goals in three consecutive games in the top division in the same season since Blackburn Rovers in 1958-59. City had now scored 21 goals in their six games so far in this Premier League season. They had now lost only one of their last 25 home games in the Premier League (won 15). Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "The first-half we had problems as the ball must be moved and we didn't move it. We had it but the ball needed to stay as little as possible in our feet before being moved. Too many touches and everything was slow. But the last 10-15 minutes of the half we got it. The second-half was much, much better. Sané's goal was so important. His first touch for the goal was brilliant. He runs in behind amazingly. Always the right tempo and moment. We have less points than last season now but I think we have more goals, conceded less and the feeling I think is a little bit better. But it's just September."

0 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Wayne Hennessey Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Mamadou Sakho Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Tim Fosu-Mensah Defender/Midfielder
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Yohan Cabaye Midfielder
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Jason Puncheon for Yohan Cabaye 57
Bakary Sako for Christian Benteke 72

Cards:

Jeffrey Schlupp 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Defender Joel Ward
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako

Comments:

League position: 20th Crystal Palace became the first side in English league history to lose their first six games of the season without scoring. Only Burnley in 1997-98 (League Division 2) and Halifax Town in 1990-91 (League Division Four) had previously failed to score in their opening six games of a league season. The last time that a team lost their opening six games of a top division season and went on to avoid relegation was Leicester City in 1983-84. Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson said: "We wanted at least to repeat what we had done in the first-half, where we had matched them or kept them certainly at bay for 44 minutes and on the counter attack we had created some good moments of our own. When that doesn't happen in the second-half you've got to be very disappointed. We've got to accept that we've been given a headache and now during the course of the week we've got to try to find the aspirins which will ease the headache and keep working on the things that we are trying to work on."