Confirmed Line-Ups: Manchester City vs Crystal Palace (Premier League) | OneFootball

Manchester City face Crystal Palace in a must-win Premier League fixture at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.

The Blues are five points adrift of league leaders Arsenal with a game in hand as they embark upon the final stretch of their domestic treble run-in.

After a damaging 3-3 draw with Everton last week, City returned to winning ways against Brentford but Arsenal avoided a late scare against West Ham to maintain their lead at the summit.

City must win all three remaining Premier League games – against Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Aston Villa – and hope for a Gunners slip up against Burnley or the Eagles – to stand a chance of hijacking what is increasingly looking like a first league title in 22 years for Arsenal.

Rodri remained absent for the Blues against Brentford as the 29-year-old nurses a calf injury sustained in the closing minutes of April’s 2-1 win over Arsenal.

Abdukodir Khusanov also missed Saturday’s victory over Brentford as a result of a knock the Uzbek defender suffered in a challenge with Everton’s Beto in Merseyside last week.

Ruben Dias was back in the matchday squad against the Bees after recovering from a hamstring injury sustained in the week leading to City’s Carabao Cup final triumph over Arsenal at Wembley in March.

Josko Gvardiol has also returned to full first-team training after recovering from a tibial fracture the Croatia international suffered in early January, with City boasting a near fully fit squad for the final fortnight of the campaign.

Ahead of Wednesday’s 20:00 UK kick-off between Manchester City and Crystal Palace, here are the confirmed line-ups from the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City

Starting XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri, Bernardo (C), Foden, Semenyo, Savinho, Marmoush

Substitutes: Trafford, Dias, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Kovacic, Haaland, Cherki, Doku

Crystal Palace

Starting XI: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, Mitchell, Lerma, Hughes, Pino, Mateta, Johnson

Substitutes: Benitez, Sarr, Clyne, Kamada, Wharton, Strand Larsen, Riad, Devenny, Cardines