Manchester City vs. Crystal Palace | The Preview

The Citizens will play Crystal Palace in a game of the Premier League at The Etihad Stadium. Manchester City need to win the 3 points if Pep Guardiola’s players want to take part in The Champions League next campaign. To continue with, Crystal Palace have almost secured their place in The Premier League for the next season. So, the pressure is off for The Eagles. However, Sam Allardyce will play his best players against The Citizens.

Manchester City are on a run of 12 consecutive home matches without a defeat in all competitions. On the other hand, The Eagles have only failed to score once in their last 6 Premier League games. They have won 4 of these matches! Two of these victories were against Chelsea and Liverpool.

The Citizens have an advantage in the Head to Head battle between these two teams. The Pep Guardiola’s team has won 29 matches, while The Eagles have recorded 15 victories. There have been 12 draws. 16 of the 29 wins for Man City have been recorded at home. Palace have only won 5 away games.

Man City have recently been dominant against Crystal Palace. The Citizens have won 12 of the last 13 games between these two teams. This will be the third match of the season between The Citizens and The Eagles. Manchester City recorded 2 victories at Selhurst Park earlier this campaign – 1 in The Premier League and 1 in The FA Cup.

David Silva and John Stones are expected to return to the pitch against Crystal Palace. Sergio Aguero will also be included in the squad. The Argentine received a groin injury in the match against Middlesbrough, but he is now fit. Claudio Bravo will miss the match for The Citizens, so Caballero will be among the starting XI.

Sam Allardyce has a lot of problems with injured players, especially he feels the lack of his key defenders. Mamadou Sakho, James Tomkins and Scott Dann are sidelined. The other omission for Crystal Palace is Connor Wickham. Yohan Cabaye will probably be ready to play against Manchester City.