Manchester City vs Crystal Palace (Premier League): Match Preview, Team News, Stats, Head to Head, How to Watch | OneFootball

Manchester City host Crystal Palace on Wednesday after last week’s 3-0 win over Brentford as Blues chase Arsenal for the Premier League title. 

Another Jeremy Doku pearler alongside goals from Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush saw City take all three points against European qualification chasing Brentford on Saturday.

The two sides went into half-time goalless, despite City having 15 shots and four on target to Brentford’s solo attempt at goal.  

It was a cagey affair with tension being felt all around the Etihad Stadium, but Doku relieved the City fans on the hour mark with yet another stunning curled effort into the top right corner. 

A quarter of an hour later, Haaland got in on the act after some brilliant work down the right-wing by Antoine Semenyo, who pulled the ball back inside the penalty area and after a scramble for Haaland to poke the ball into the back of the net to double City’s lead.  

In stoppage time, City added what could turn out to be a vital third goal in the title race as Marmoush instinctively drilling a low shot past Caoimhin Kelleher after being played in behind by Haaland, who bagged his eight Premier League assist of the season.  

The win moved Pep Guardiola’s side back to within two points of league leaders Arsenal before the Gunners restored their five-point lead at the summit, having played an extra game – after a tense 1-0 win over relegation threatened West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday.

City’s match against Crystal Palace is their game in hand on Arsenal, with the Blues relying on the league leaders dropping points in one of their last two matches against Burnley and Crystal Palace, to stand a chance of winning the Premier League title.  

Here’s everything you need to know about City’s clash with UEFA Conference League finalists Crystal Palace on Wednesday night!

Match Details

Manchester City and Crystal Palace will go head-to-head on Wednesday 13 May at 20:00 UK at the Etihad Stadium. 

Match Officials

Stuart Atwell will take charge of proceedings at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.

You can find the full list of match officials below!

Team News

Guardiola’s side received a boost prior to the Brentford win as Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias returned to first-team training; the former has been out of action for just over four months after a leg break against Chelsea in January. 

Gvardiol was unavailable for the Brentford match and is facing a late fitness test ahead of Wednesday. However, Dias returned to the bench against the Bees after recovering from a hamstring injury sustained before the Carabao Cup final in March.

Rodri is doubtful to be fit for the match versus the Eagles with a groin injury he picked up in the 2-1 win over Arsenal in April, while Abdukodir Khusanov is also a doubt after sustaining a knock ‘in a painful area’ in City’s 3-3 draw with Everton last week – though his injury is not thought to be serious.

For Oliver Glasner, Borna Sosa (muscle), Evann Guessand (knee), Cheick Doucoure (knee) and Eddie Nketiah (hamstring) are all ruled out of action for Wednesday’s match.

The south London outfit have been frequently rotating their squad for Premier League games of late, prioritising their opportunity to win a first-ever European trophy.

Press Conference Notes

Guardiola will preview Wednesday’s fixture in a press conference at the City Football Academy on Tuesday afternoon.

Refresh for updates.

Head to Head

The last meeting between the two sides was a 3-0 win for City at Selhurt Park in December 2025, with Phil Foden getting on the scoresheet and Haaland scoring a brace. 

At the Etihad Stadium, their previous encounter was a comeback 5-2 win for City in April 2025 as Guardiola and co came from behind after going two goals down in the opening 21 minutes.  

Palace haven’t won this fixture in the Premier League for just over four years, having secured a shock 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium in October 2021.

Both sides have scored at least twice in four of their last five league meetings: two 2-2 draws plus 4-2 and 5-2 wins for City. 

Crystal Palace have opened the scoring within 10 minutes in four of their last seven league meetings with City but have failed to win on each of those four occasions. 

Statistics

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last eight matches across all competitions, drawing just once. 

The Blues are also unbeaten in their last 19 matches in domestic competitions. 

In the Premier League table, City sit on 74 points after 35 games, with Arsenal leading the way with 79 points after 36 games. Guardiola’s side need to win their three remaining matches and hope for Arsenal to draw at least one of their last two matches in hope of winning the Premier League title for a ninth time. 

City have scored the most goals in the Premier League this season – 72.

Ismaila Sarr netted his 20th goal of the season in Palace’s 2-2 draw with Everton on Sunday, becoming just the second Crystal Palace player to reach that milestone in a single campaign as a top-flight club – after Andy Johnson (20) in the 2004-05 campaign.

How to watch

The match will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event, NOW TV, Sky Go UK, SKY GO Extra and Sky Ultra HD. 

For viewers in the United States, the match will be shown via USA Network.

A full list of global TV listings can be found here! 

City Xtra will have full live coverage available on X, Facebook and Instagram throughout the matchday, with content also on cityxtra.co.uk!