City ease past Palace to close gap on Arsenal | OneFootball

Manchester City kept the Premier League title race alive with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium.

With one eye on Saturday’s FA Cup final, Pep Guardiola made six changes and left several key players on the bench, including Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku.

City initially looked sluggish, but Phil Foden provided the spark midway through the first half.

The England midfielder produced a brilliant backheel to release Antoine Semenyo, who fired confidently past Dean Henderson for the opener. Minutes later, Foden was involved again as Omar Marmoush spun inside the box and calmly finished to double the lead.

Palace threatened briefly through Tyrick Mitchell, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reacted sharply to preserve City’s clean sheet.

Substitute Rayan Cherki helped create the third late on, setting up Savinho to seal the win and move City back to within two points of leaders Arsenal with two matches remaining.

Incidents: The story of the match

Manchester City Official Line-ups:

Gigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guéhi, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Josko Gvardiol, Bernardo Silva, Antoine Semenyo, Phil Foden, Savinho, Omar Marmoush

Crystal Palace Official Line-ups:

Dean Henderson, Daniel Muñoz, Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Jaydee Canvot, Tyrick Mitchell, Jefferson Lerma, Will Hughes, Brennan Johnson, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Yéremy Pino

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The match begins

Manchester City leads 1-0 against Crystal Palace. Antoine Semenyo scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the left corner, assisted by Phil Foden.Manchester City takes the lead 1-0 against Crystal Palace. Antoine Semenyo scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the left corner, assisted by Phil Foden.Manchester City leads 1-0 against Crystal Palace. Antoine Semenyo scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the left corner, assisted by Phil Foden.Manchester City lead 1-0 against Crystal Palace. Antoine Semenyo scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the left corner, assisted by Phil Foden.Manchester City leads 1-0 against Crystal Palace. Antoine Semenyo scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the left corner, assisted by Phil Foden.

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GOAL Manchester City: Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) scores!

Antoine Semenyo scores goal number 16 in the competition (35 matches)

Manchester City lead Crystal Palace 2-0. Omar Marmoush scores for Manchester City with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.Manchester City lead 2-0 against Crystal Palace. Omar Marmoush scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Phil Foden.Manchester City lead 2-0 against Crystal Palace. Omar Marmoush scores for Manchester City with a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the center of the goal, assisted by Phil Foden.Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 0. Omar Marmoush scores for Manchester City with a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the center of the goal, assisted by Phil Foden.Manchester City lead 2-0 against Crystal Palace. Omar Marmoush scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Phil Foden.

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GOAL Manchester City: Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) scores!

Omar Marmoush scores goal number 3 in the competition (20 matches)

Manchester City lead 3-0 against Crystal Palace. Savinho scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the left corner, assisted by Rayan Cherki's through ball.Manchester City lead 3-0 against Crystal Palace. Savinho scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the left corner, assisted by Rayan Cherki's through ball.

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GOAL Manchester City: Savinho (Manchester City) scores!

Savinho scores goal number 1 in the competition (22 matches)

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The referee whistles for the end of the match