Crystal Palace 1–4 Manchester City — Match Stats & Analysis

Premier League · 2026Fri, 28 Aug 2026, 19:00 UTC

Crystal Palace

1–4Full-time analysis

Manchester City

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Manchester City won 1–4.

Shots: 918
Shots on target: 19
Expected goals: 0.571.45
Possession: 28%72%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4–1. Recorded in this match (Crystal Palace – Manchester City): shots 9–18, shots on target 1–9, expected goals 0.57–1.45, possession 28%–72%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots9 shots18 shotsCrystal Palace 9 shots, Manchester City 18 shots
Shots on target1 shot9 shotsCrystal Palace 1 shot, Manchester City 9 shots
Expected goals0.57 xG1.45 xGCrystal Palace 0.57 xG, Manchester City 1.45 xG
Possession28%72%Crystal Palace 28%, Manchester City 72%
Corners2 corners6 cornersCrystal Palace 2 corners, Manchester City 6 corners
Fouls8 fouls10 foulsCrystal Palace 8 fouls, Manchester City 10 fouls
Yellow cards1 card2 cardsCrystal Palace 1 card, Manchester City 2 cards
Passes281 passes779 passesCrystal Palace 281 passes, Manchester City 779 passes
Pass accuracy82.2%92.6%Crystal Palace 82.2%, Manchester City 92.6%
Shots inside box6 shots12 shotsCrystal Palace 6 shots, Manchester City 12 shots
Blocked shots1 block2 blocksCrystal Palace 1 block, Manchester City 2 blocks
Goalkeeper saves4 saves1 saveCrystal Palace 4 saves, Manchester City 1 save
Offsides3 offsides0 offsidesCrystal Palace 3 offsides, Manchester City 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

17′Erling HaalandGoal · Manchester City
33′Rayan CherkiYellow card · Manchester City
Half-time
54′Rayan CherkiGoal · Manchester City
55′Elliot AndersonYellow card · Manchester City
56′Gianluigi DonnarummaGoal · Manchester City
59′Rayan CherkiGoal · Manchester City
68′Anan KhalailiYellow card · Crystal Palace
84′Erling HaalandGoal · Manchester City
Full time

Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute

63′Crystal Palace · 1 player changeEvann Guessand
68′Crystal Palace · 2 player changesZavier Gozo · Dwight McNeil
74′Crystal Palace · 1 player changeAxel Disasi
75′Manchester City · 1 player changeMateo Kovačić
75′Crystal Palace · 1 player changeÓscar Mingueza
82′Manchester City · 2 player changesRyan McAidoo · Ayyoub Bouaddi
89′Manchester City · 2 player changesKaden Braithwaite · Vitor Reis

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Crystal Palace

1Draws

4Manchester City

13 May 2026Manchester City — Crystal Palace · Premier League3–0

14 Dec 2025Crystal Palace — Manchester City · Premier League0–3

12 Apr 2025Manchester City — Crystal Palace · Premier League5–2

7 Dec 2024Crystal Palace — Manchester City · Premier League2–2

6 Apr 2024Crystal Palace — Manchester City · Premier League2–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

6.21 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.25 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Fri, 28 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4