Manchester City vs Crystal Palace rearranged date latest after Carabao Cup Final postponement | OneFootball

The Premier League are set to decide upon a date for Manchester City against Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium following the game’s postponement in March.

The clash between Pep Guardiola and Oliver Glasner’s teams had been originally scheduled for Saturday, 21st March, but was postponed as a result of Manchester City’s participation in the Carabao Cup Final against Arsenal.

Manchester City would go on to claim the first piece of major silverware of the ongoing season with a 0-2 win over the Gunners, thanks to second-half brace from breakthrough Academy graduate Nico O’Reilly.

With the March international break now underway, supporters are beginning to eye up potential slots for Manchester City’s clash against Crystal Palace to be applied, particularly following the club’s exit from UEFA Champions League duties.

How the Conference League impacts the new Etihad date

One complication from a City perspective is the Eagles’ continued run in European competition themselves, as they take on Italian side Fiorentina across two legs in the quarter-final stage of the Europa Conference League.

Crystal Palace will first host Fiorentina in the first-leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League clash on 9 April with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 (UK).

The South London club will then make the trip over to Italy the following week, when they take on Fiorentina away from home in the second-leg on 16 April, with kick-off again scheduled for 20:00 (UK).

The most likely dates for City vs Crystal Palace

The next available slot for Manchester City and Crystal Palace to face one another would be in the midweek commencing Monday 11th May, whilst the following week commencing Monday 18th May would also open up availability.

If Crystal Palace are to be eliminated by Fiorentina in the quarter-finals of the Conference League, then the midweek of April 28/29 becomes a viable option for the Premier League to schedule the game.

However, English top-flight officials would have to liaise directly with UEFA as a result of semi-final fixtures in their European competitions amid the issue of clashes with global TV broadcasts.

Why Burnley and Bournemouth vs Man City could also move

Should Manchester City defeat Liverpool in the quarter-final stage of the FA Cup, they could face further disruption with an away trip against Burnley at Turf Moor in the Premier League currently scheduled for the weekend of the Wembley semi-finals.

Progression into the Final of the FA Cup, pencilled in for the weekend of Saturday 16th May, would then also lead to an away meeting with Bournemouth being rearranged, in what would be a significant scheduling headache at the business end of the season.

Details for the rearranged fixture between Manchester City against Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium are due to be confirmed by the Premier League in due course.