Manchester City v Crystal Palace - as it happened
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
End of match
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90+7'FT: Manchester City delivered a stunning comeback to defeat Crystal Palace 5-2 at the Etihad, moving into fourth place and bolstering their hopes of Champions League qualification.
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90+4'Man City are still dominating things out there.
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90'We're going to have seven minutes of stoppage time at the end of this one.
Substitution
at Manchester City
Substitution
at Manchester City
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87'Man City are making another double change: De Bruyne and Kovacic are off, replaced by Grealish and Doku.
Substitution
at Manchester City
Substitution
at Manchester City
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82'Two changes for Man City now: Bobb and Savinho are replacing McAtee and Marmoush.
Substitution
at Crystal Palace
Substitution
at Crystal Palace
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80'Crystal Palace are making a double change: Eze and Wharton off, and Devenny and Franca on.
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78'GOOOOOOAAL TO MAN CITY! O'Reilly has scored! He hit a left-footed volley, it touched Clyne and ended up in the back of the net!
Substitution
at Manchester City
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71'Man City are making a change in goal: Ortega is replacing Ederson.
Injured
en Manchester City
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70'Ederson's gone down holding his groin, looks like he's got a problem, and Ortega's gone to warm up.
Yellow card
a Manchester City
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68'The referee's shown a yellow card to McAtee for fouling Lerma.
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66'Eze is back on the field of play, looks like he's fit to continue.
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65'The Palace medical team are having a look at Eze.
Substitution
at Crystal Palace
Substitution
at Crystal Palace
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63'Double substitution for Palace: Mitchell and Lacroix OFF, and Clyne and Chilwell are ON.
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 56'
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Statistics of James Mcatee in Premier League133
0.23010
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56'GOOOOOOAAAAL TO MAN CITY! What a ball from Ederson! He's played it through to McAtee, who's gone around the keeper Henderson and slotted it in for City's fourth!
Yellow card
a Crystal Palace
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54'The referee's shown a yellow card to Lacroix for a heavy challenge on Kovacic.
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 47'
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Statistics of Mateo Kovačić in Premier League286
0.21150
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47'GOOOOOAAAAL TO MAN CITY! Kovacic has put City in front! De Bruyne set him up, and he scored from the edge of the box.
Substitution
at Crystal Palace
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46'Substitution for Palace: Mateta's coming off, and Will Hughes is going on.
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46'Second half underwayy!!
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45+3'Half-time: City had a bad start, going two goals down, but they fought back and scored twice quickly through Marmoush and De Bruyne to make it level.
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45+1'De Bruyne nearly scored, but he shot it over the bar.
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45'Three minutes added!
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43'Mateta made a foul in the middle, and Man City have the ball now.
Yellow card
a Manchester City
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40'Mateta was held by Nico Gonzalez, and Nico Gonzalez got a yellow card.
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35'GOOOOOOAAAAL TO MAN CITY!! Marmoush has scored! A powerful shot that the keeper Henderson couldn't stop, it's level!
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32'GOOOOOOAAAAL TO MAN CITY!! De Bruyne has scored a goal from a free kick for Man City, they've pulled one back!
Yellow card
a Crystal Palace
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31'Kamada got a yellow card for tackling De Bruyne.
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28'Palace thought they had a third, Eze scoring, but the linesman has ruled it out for offside.
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26'Kamada put the ball into the box, but Sarr's effort went high and wide of the target.
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24'Oh, the woodwork denies De Bruyne! He's hit the post with a cracking shot!
Goaaaaaal!
de Crystal Palace en el 21'
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Statistics of Chris Richards in Premier League201
0.05030
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21'GOOOOAAAAAL TO CRYSTAL PALACE!! A corner for Palace, the ball was whipped in, and Richards found himself in the right place at the right time in the small area to head it into the net! Two-nil!
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18'Corner kick for City taken by De Bruyne, and the Palace defence have managed to head it away.
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15'Kovacic has been fouled by Eze in midfield.
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12'A real double scare for Palace there! Marmoush and then De Bruyne both had a crack for the Sky Blues, and they went ever so close to levelling things up.
Goaaaaaal!
de Crystal Palace en el 8'
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Statistics of E. Eze in Premier League304
0.13810
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8'GOOOOAAAAAL TO CRYSTAL PALACE!! Eze puts the Eagles ahead! It was a good ball in from the right by Ismaila Sarr, and Eze was there to tuck it away.
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5'McAtee was the target of Kovacic's pass into space, but McAtee's effort on goal was rather tame.
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3'Mateta with a header straight into Ederson's gloves, no trouble at all for the City keeper.
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1'The ball is rolling at the Etihad Stadium!
Start of match
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PRVWThe players are coming out onto the field!
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PRVWThe pre-match warm-up is complete, and the players head back to the dressing rooms.
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PRVWLess than a week after Manchester United supporters heckled him with derogatory remarks about his mother, Phil Foden was left out of the Manchester City squad for their clash with Crystal Palace.
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PRVWCrystal Palace subs: Ward, Kporha, Clyne, Ume, Franca, Devenny, Chilwell, Matthews, Hughes.
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PRVWCrystal Palace starting XI: Henderson (GK); Lacroix, Lerma, Richards; Mitchell, Kamada, Wharton, Munoz; Eze, Sarr, Mateta.
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PRVWMan City subs: Ortega Moreno, Grealish, Doku, Bernardo, Reis, Savinho, Nunes, Khusanov, Bobb.
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PRVWMan City starting XI: Ederson (GK), Lewis, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Nico, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne, McAtee, Marmoush.
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PRVWWe have the confirmed lineups for both teams!!
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PRVWReferee: Jarred Gillett. Assistants: Darren Cann, Ian Hussin. Fourth official: Chris Kavanagh. VAR: Peter Bankes. Assistant VAR: Simon Bennett.
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PRVWElsewhere in attack, Glasner is unlikely to make any changes, with both Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr expected to support centre-forward Mateta, who will be hoping to end his four-game away goal drought.
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PRVWManchester City linked Wharton is likely to partner Hughes or Kamada in midfield.
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PRVWGlasner has revealed that Romain Esse and Matt Turner will not travel with the squad due to illness, but defenders Richards and Lacroix are available for selection.
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PRVWAs for Oliver Glasner's squad, Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure remain sidelined with long-term knee injuries, while captain Marc Guehi and Eddie Nketiah are suspended after being sent off against Brighton.
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PRVWNico Gonzalez is in line to return and replace Kovacic or Gundogan, while Kevin De Bruyne could captain the Citizens at the Etihad for the first time since announcing his departure at the end of the season.
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PRVWRico Lewis and Abdukodir Khusanov are hoping to return to the starting line-up in defence, but Guardiola could be tempted to stick with the back four of Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol and O'Reilly, who have helped City keep their goal recently.
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PRVWNathan Ake, John Stones, Erling Haaland and Manuel Akanji are also out through injury. The latter is believed to be nearing a return from surgery in mid-February, but Saturday's game is still too early for him to get game time.
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PRVWThe hosts will be without the long-term injured Rodri due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
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PRVWLet's take a look at the injured players from both sides!
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PRVWCrystal Palace possible starting lineup: Henderson (GK); Lerma, Lacroix, Richards; Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta.
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PRVWManchester City possible starting lineup: Ederson (GK); Lewis, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gundogan, Gonzalez; Savinho, De Bruyne, Doku; Marmoush.
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PRVWLet's get things warmed up with some possible line-ups for the clash!!
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PRVWGuardiola's side, needing a victory to secure a top-four finish and Champions League qualification, host the Eagles, who will prove a challenging opponent having arrived in Manchester on a five-match unbeaten run.
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PRVWKick-off is scheduled for 13:30 at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England.
Pre-match
12 April 2025, 13:30
Referee: Jarred Gillett | VAR: Peter Bankes
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
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PRVWHello everyone and welcome to LIVE coverage of the Premier League matchday 32 fixture between Manchester City and Crystal Palace!!
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