Gonzalez And Khusanov To Start | 4-2-3-1 Manchester City Predicted Lineup Vs Crystal Palace | OneFootball

Manchester City will entertain Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night as they look to secure a win at home in the Premier League. The Mancunian club managed to earn an impressive 3-0 victory over Burnley recently, so they would go into this game full of confidence about securing all three points in midweek.

Pep Guardiola will set his side up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and is expected to make some changes to his first team for this game. Both Nico Gonzalez and Abdukodir Khusanov could play from the start of this clash.

4-2-3-1 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Crystal Palace

Defence

Gianluigi Donnarumma will operate in between the sticks for the Mancunian giants after he kept a clean sheet in his last league outing. Marc Guehi will function alongside Abdukodir Khusanov, who is a doubt for this game, at the heart of the Man City backline as they look to keep a good shape on the defensive end of the field.

Matheus Nunes will try to catch the eye as the right-back, while Nico O’Reilly looks to impress on the other side as the left-back. Both of them will have to pick and choose their moments to join in on the attack.

Ruben Dias and John Stones will provide cover for the centre-back positions on the bench.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 09: Rayan Cherki of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Brentford at Etihad Stadium on May 09, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Midfield

Bernardo Silva and Nico Gonzalez will anchor the midfield for Man City as they focus on winning the 50-50 battles at the centre of the park.

The talented trio of Jeremy Doku, Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo will play just ahead of them as part of the Man City attack. All three of them need to combine well if Man City are to secure a convincing victory in midweek.

Mateo Kovacic, Tijjani Reijnders and Savinho will be named on the bench as they wait for their chance to make an impact in the second 45 minutes if needed.

Attack

Erling Haaland will lead the charge for the Mancunian outfit up top. He has to find a way to be a constant menace in the final third.

Omar Marmoush will have to settle for a place on the bench and might come on to influence the game in the latter stages if Man City are in need of a goal by then.