C Palace vs Man City 2025-26 English Premier League
Erling Haaland scores twice as Manchester City sink Palace at Selhurst Park
A brace from Erling Haaland helped Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-0.
Match Commentary
- 41': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross.
- 62': Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 67': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Daichi Kamada because of an injury.
- 69': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Manchester City 2. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche replaces Nathaniel Clyne.
- 85': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
- 88': Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Manchester City 3. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Erling Haaland.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Nico O'Reilly.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Manchester City 3.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,166
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,166
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Arsenal | 30 | 67 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 29 | 60 | 5 |
| +11 | Manchester United | 29 | 51 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 29 | 51 | 8 |
Statistics
 MNC |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 60.9 | Possession | 39.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.9 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 516 | Accurate Passes | 284 |
| 598 | Passes | 375 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 14 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 39 | Clearances | 20 |
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK)  |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 18 | Daichi Kamada |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Yéremy Pino |
| 7 | Ismaïla Sarr |
Manchester City (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 14 | Nico González |
| 4 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 10 | Rayan Cherki |
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