Crystal Palace vs Manchester CityPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

At Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace host Manchester City in Premier League matchday two, with just one league game played by each side so far: the Citizens are sixth on 3 points after an opening 2-1 win over Bournemouth, while the Londoners are seventeenth and still pointless after a 0-2 away defeat to Everton. Looking at their broader run of results, Palace have lost their last two away games, 0-2 at Everton and 0-3 in Germany against SC Freiburg, following a 2-1 win at Fulham; City reached their opening-day win over Bournemouth right after a 0-3 defeat away at Arsenal, which itself came after two friendly wins over Atletico Madrid and K-League Stars and a draw with Inter. The most recent meeting between the two sides came on 13 May 2026, when City won 3-0 on their own ground; the last match actually played at Selhurst Park, back in December, finished 0-3 to the Citizens. The league averages 2.78 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.