Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-0. Goals: E. Haaland (41'), P. Foden (69'), E. Haaland (89' pen.). Crystal Palace had 39% possession against Manchester City's 61%. Shots on target: 4-6.

Premier League · Regular Season - 16

Sunday, 14 December 2025

Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace

0 - 3

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Manchester CityManchester City

Referee: Darren England, England

Lineups

Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace3-4-2-1
D. Henderson1D. HendersonG
C. Richards26C. RichardsD
M. Lacroix5M. LacroixD
M. Guehi6M. GuehiD
N. Clyne17N. ClyneM
A. Wharton20A. WhartonM
D. Kamada18D. KamadaM
T. Mitchell3T. MitchellM
I. Sarr7I. SarrF
Y. Pino10Y. PinoF
J. Mateta14J. MatetaF

Substitutes

44W. BenitezG
8J. LermaM
9E. NketiahF
12C. UcheM
19W. HughesM
21R. EsseM
23J. CanvotD
24B. SosaD
55J. DevennyM
Manchester CityManchester City4-3-2-1
G. Donnarumma25G. DonnarummaG
M. Nunes27M. NunesD
R. Dias3R. DiasD
J. Gvardiol24J. GvardiolD
N. O'Reilly33N. O'ReillyD
B. Silva20B. SilvaM
Nico14NicoM
T. Reijnders4T. ReijndersM
R. Cherki10R. CherkiM
P. Foden47P. FodenM
E. Haaland9E. HaalandF

Substitutes

1J. TraffordG
6N. AkeD
7O. MarmoushF
21R. Ait NouriD
26SavinhoF
45A. KhusanovD
52O. BobbM
63D. MukasaM
82R. LewisD

Match Events

41'G

E. Haaland

Assist: Matheus Nunes

62'Y

D. Kamada

63'S

J. Mateta

Substitution 1

67'S

D. Kamada

Substitution 2

69'G

P. Foden

Assist: R. Cherki

77'S

N. Clyne

Substitution 3

85'S

T. Reijnders

Substitution 1

88'Y

D. Henderson

89'P

E. Haaland

90'+1S

E. Haaland

Substitution 2

90'+1S

N. O'Reilly

Substitution 3

90'+1S

Bernardo Silva

Substitution 4

Statistics

Crystal Palace
39%61%
Manchester City
1.88Expected Goals (xG)1.19
16Total Shots7
4Shots on Target6
2Corners2
9Fouls6
3Offsides2
76Pass Accuracy (%)86
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Crystal Palace host Manchester City on Sunday, 14 December 2025 at Selhurst Park. The kick-off time is 14:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Crystal Palace go into the match 14th in the table; Manchester City sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Crystal Palace have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Manchester City have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 4 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 12 Apr 2025: Crystal Palace 2-5 Manchester City; 7 Dec 2024: Crystal Palace 2-2 Manchester City; 6 Apr 2024: Crystal Palace 2-4 Manchester City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-0. Manchester City replied with E. Haaland 41', P. Foden 69', E. Haaland 89' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 89 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Crystal Palace held 39% of the ball against 61% for Manchester City. Shots on target finished 4-6. Expected goals read 1.88 for Crystal Palace, 1.19 for Manchester City.

Verdict

Manchester City take the three points; Crystal Palace look at a thin night for the home crowd. Crystal Palace sat 14th and Manchester City 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.