Crystal Palace vs Man City prediction, stats, tips and team news
Crystal Palace vs Man City
Manchester City will look to close the gap to league leaders Liverpool when they travel to Crystal Palace on Saturday, December 7th, at 3pm (UK time). City arrive here off the back of a win against Forest in midweek, while Palace also collected three points on the road at Ipswich.
Kevin De Bruyne to Score or Assist – 10/11 with Paddy Power (10/11 with Paddy Power)
Kevin De Bruyne looks to be nearing a return to full fitness. The Manchester City man scored and assisted a goal against Nottingham Forest in the 3-0 win on Wednesday and has now been involved in four goals in his last four matches. De Bruyne has had a hand in 12 goals against Palace in the Premier League, only having more contributions against against Southampton. City looked much improved against Forest, and I can see them scoring numerous times against The Eagles.
Will Hughes to be Carded & Josko Gvardiol Over 0.5 Shots on Target (12/1 with bet365)
No player in the Premier League has been shown more yellow cards this season than Will Hughes, who, along with Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana, has six cautions to his name. The Crystal Palace man is averaging a staggering 0.76 cards per 90 this season and makes appeal here for another, with the likes of De Bruyne, Grealish and Doku all expected to start.
Josko Gvardiol can often be a threat in the opposition penalty area, and adding him to record one shot on target takes this Bet Builder to a very backable 12/1. The Croatia international has three goals in the league this season and has hit the target at least once in five of his last nine top-flight starts.
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How both teams go into Crystal Palace vs Man City
Crystal Palace moved three points clear of the relegation zone on Tuesday after a 1-0 win at Portman Road against Ipswich. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal of the game, which now means that Oliver Glasner’s side have only lost one of their last six (W2 D3 L1), after having lost three on the bounce after the defeat against Spurs at the end of October.
Manchester City ended a dismal run of seven games without a win in all competitions when they swept aside Nottingham Forest 3-0 at the Etihad on Wednesday. With Liverpool dropping points at Newcastle, City closed the gap in the league leaders to nine points, but they remain fourth in the Premier League table, with Arsenal and Chelsea both claiming midweek victories.
Crystal Palace team news
Adam Wharton, Matheus Franca, Chadi Riad and Rob Holding will all miss the visit of the Champions to Selhurst Park on Saturday.
Man City team news
Rodri is out for the season, which seems to be costing Man City dearly. Oscar Bobb is also out, while John Stones and Mateo Kovacic are unlikely to be back in time. Phil Foden and John Stones are both doubtful.
Crystal Palace vs Man City head-to-head
Palace have caused some problems for Man City in recent times, only losing three of the last six meetings and scoring eight goals during that time.
| Crystal Palace vs Man City H2H | |||||||
| Date | Score | Competition | |||||
| 06/04/24 | Crystal Palace 2-4 Man City | Premier League | |||||
| 16/12/23 | Man City 2-2 Crystal Palace | Premier League | |||||
| 11/03/23 | Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City | Premier League | |||||
| 27/08/22 | Man City 4-2 Crystal Palace | Premier League | |||||
| 14/03/22 | Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City | Premier League | |||||
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