Man City vs C Palace 2021-22 English Premier League
0 - 2
Ten-man Manchester City slip to shock home defeat against Crystal Palace
Manchester City suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Goal! Manchester City 0, Crystal Palace 1. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 27': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) is shown the red card.
- 45'+3': VAR Decision: Red Card Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
- 45'+5': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 59': Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 65': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 65': Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Odsonne Édouard.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces João Cancelo.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Jack Grealish.
- 85': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté because of an injury.
- 86': Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Goal! Manchester City 0, Crystal Palace 2. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,014
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Arsenal | 31 | 70 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 30 | 61 | 5 |
| +13 | Manchester United | 30 | 54 | 6 |
| +3 | Aston Villa | 30 | 51 | 9 |
Statistics
 CRY |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.4 | Possession | 67.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 231 | Accurate Passes | 562 |
| 319 | Passes | 654 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 4 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 21 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 29 | Clearances | 4 |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK)  |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte  |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
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