The season does not get any easier as the Eagles embark on back to back games against title challengers, starting with Pep Guardiola and his reigning champions at Selhurst.
MATCH INFORMATION
- 12.30pm – 6th April 2024
- Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU
PREVIOUS MEETING
An Erling Haaland goal late in the game was the only difference between the two sides the last time these two faced each other at Selhurst Park in March 2023.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Rodri (8.0)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Tierney. Assistants: Scott Ledger, Mat Wilkes. Fourth official: Darren Bond. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis.
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Sam Johnstone, Cheick Doucoure, Rob Holding, Marc Guehi, Chris Richards, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, and Matheus Franca all look like to continue missing out. Odsonee Edouard make a return to the bench this week, while we may have a glimpse of Michael Olise.
CITY – Nathan Ake, and Kyle Walker are both unavailable while Ederson Moraes continues to be doutful.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
RED CARDS – Jordan Ayew (1), Rodri (1), Manuel Akanji (1)
YELLOW CARDS (6+) – Rodri (8), Jefferson Lerma (7), Bernardo Silva (7), Jack Grealish (7), Jordan Ayew (6),
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 16/12/23 City 2-2 Palace
- 11/03/23 Palace 0-1 City
- 27/08/22 City 4-2 Palace
- 14/03/22 Palace 0-0 City
- 30/10/21 City 0-2 Palace
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 02/04/24 Bournemouth 1-0 Palace
- 30/03/24 Forest 1-1 Palace
- 09/03/24 Palace 1-1 Luton
- 02/03/24 Spurs 3-1 Palace
- 24/02/24 Palace 3-0 Burnley
Last FIVE results for City;
- 03/04/24 City 4-1 Villa
- 31/03/24 City 0-0 Arsenal
- 16/03/24 City 2-0 Newcastle
- 10/03/24 Liverpool 1-1 City
- 06/03/24 City 3-1 Copenhagen
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 14th with 30 points from 20 games while City are 3rd with 67.
RECORD AGAINST CITY
- Played 70
- Won 17
- Drawn 16
- Lost 37
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Rodri 7.62
- Michael Olise 7.54
- Phil Foden 7.47
- Eberechi Eze 7.21
ONE TO WATCH
PHIL FODEN
FORMER CLUBS – none
What can you say about the young Englishman after his hat-trick against Villa this week? Here’s hoping that is a little off and does not add to that tally.
KEY CLASH
JOACHIM ANDERSEN v ERLING HAALAND
It is possible that our Danish defender will be the only recognised centre back in the starting line up for the visit of City which will put a lot of pressure on his shoulders, especially in the face the ridiculous talent that will be on display by the title challengers.
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Edouard, Eze, Olise, Mateta (6)
- ASSISTS – Ayew (6)
- PASSES – Andersen (1674)
- TACKLES – Mitchell (87 – 4th in PL)
- TOUCHES – Andersen (2086)
- SHOTS – Eze (58)
- FOULS – Ayew (43– 6th in PL)
- DISPOSSESSED – Ayew (73– 1st in PL)
- SAVES – Johnstone (41)
- CLEARANCES – Andersen (153– 1st in PL)
- BIG CHANCES MISSED – Edouard (5)
THE NUMBERS
Palace came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with City in the reverse fixture in December. Only in 1992-93, 1994-95, and 2021-22 have they avoided defeat in both Premier League meetings with the Citizens in a season.
Palace have failed to score in any of their last four Premier League home games against Man City, with Luka Milivojevic in April 2019 the last Eagles player to score against them at Selhurst Park.
City have kept just 1 clean sheet in their last 9 Premier League away games against London sides (W5 D1 L3), though that was at Palace in March last year (1-0). They had kept a clean sheet in 8 of their previous 11 visits to the capital before this.
Having won just 1 of their first 9 Premier League home games this season, Palace have now won 3 of their last 5 at Selhurst Park. They’ve scored exactly 3 goals in all 4 of their home league wins this season.
Eberechi Eze has netted 5 goals in 8 home games for Palace in the Premier League this season; the last Englishman to score more at home in a top-flight campaign for the Eagles was Andrew Johnson with 11 in 2004-05.
Erling Haaland has been involved in 7 goals in his last 6 away appearances for City in the Premier League, scoring 4 and assisting 3. However, he’s not scored in any of his last 4 such games, his longest run without a goal on the road in the competition.
TEB PREDICTION
The Eagles have not fared too badly against City in more recent seasons and surprised earlier this campaign by battling back to snatch a draw at the Etihad. Having said that, there is no room for mistakes in the run in for each of the three title challengers which makes this game even more difficult. We can always hope, but based on recent form we are fully expecting defeat in this one.
FINAL SCORE: 2-0 City
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