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      Manchester City vs Crystal Palace

      Man City 2 Palace 3

      Man City2
      Gündogan27'
      De Bruyne85'
      Palace3
      Schlupp33'
      Townsend35'
      Milivojevic51'
      Sat 22 Dec 15:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

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      MCIManchester City
      38
      32
      2
      4
      95
      23
      +72
      98
      2
      LIVLiverpool
      38
      30
      7
      1
      89
      22
      +67
      97
      3
      CHEChelsea
      38
      21
      9
      8
      63
      39
      +24
      72
      4
      TOTTottenham Hotspur
      38
      23
      2
      13
      67
      39
      +28
      71
      5
      ARSArsenal
      38
      21
      7
      10
      73
      51
      +22
      70
      6
      MUNManchester United
      38
      19
      9
      10
      65
      54
      +11
      66
      7
      WOLWolverhampton Wanderers
      38
      16
      9
      13
      47
      46
      +1
      57
      8
      EVEEverton
      38
      15
      9
      14
      54
      46
      +8
      54
      9
      LEILeicester City
      38
      15
      7
      16
      51
      48
      +3
      52
      10
      WHUWest Ham United
      38
      15
      7
      16
      52
      55
      -3
      52
      11
      WATWatford
      38
      14
      8
      16
      52
      59
      -7
      50
      12
      CRYCrystal Palace
      38
      14
      7
      17
      51
      53
      -2
      49
      13
      NEWNewcastle United
      38
      12
      9
      17
      42
      48
      -6
      45
      14
      BOUBournemouth
      38
      13
      6
      19
      56
      70
      -14
      45
      15
      BURBurnley
      38
      11
      7
      20
      45
      68
      -23
      40
      16
      SOUSouthampton
      38
      9
      12
      17
      45
      65
      -20
      39
      17
      BHABrighton and Hove Albion
      38
      9
      9
      20
      35
      60
      -25
      36
      18
      CARCardiff City
      38
      10
      4
      24
      34
      69
      -35
      34
      19
      FULFulham
      38
      7
      5
      26
      34
      81
      -47
      26
      20
      HUDHuddersfield Town
      38
      3
      7
      28
      22
      76
      -54
      16

      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 3.
      90'+5'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
      90'+5'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Max
      Meyer(7)
      off
      Jason
      Puncheon(42)
      on
      90'+3'

      Yellow Card

      Guaita(31)
      Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
      90'+2'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
      88'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Wilfried
      Zaha(11)
      off
      Jordan
      Ayew(14)
      on
      87'

      offside

      Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
      87'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
      86'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James McArthur.
      86'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
      85'

      Manchester City Goal

      Manchester City
      Goal!
      Manchester City
      Kevin
      De Bruyne(17)
      Goal! Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 3. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from long range on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
      81'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
      80'

      Yellow Card

      McArthur(18)
      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      80'

      free kick won

      Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      77'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
      76'

      post

      Leroy Sané (Manchester City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
      75'

      Yellow Card

      van Aanholt(3)
      Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      75'

      free kick won

      Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      73'

      free kick won

      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      71'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
      69'

      Substitution

      Manchester City
      Raheem
      Sterling(7)
      off
      Riyad
      Mahrez(26)
      on
      69'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
      63'

      free kick won

      Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      62'

      Substitution

      Manchester City
      Fabian
      Delph(18)
      off
      Kevin
      De Bruyne(17)
      on
      60'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
      60'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Stones.
      58'

      free kick won

      Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      58'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
      51'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Luka
      Milivojevic(4)
      Goal! Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 3. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
      51'

      penalty won

      Penalty Crystal Palace. Max Meyer draws a foul in the penalty area.
      51'

      post

      Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a cross.
      50'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a cross following a corner.
      50'

      Substitution

      Manchester City
      Nicolás
      Otamendi(30)
      off
      Sergio
      Agüero(10)
      on
      49'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andros Townsend.

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 2.
      45'+1'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Max Meyer.
      45'

      Yellow Card

      Zaha(11)
      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      44'

      free kick won

      Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      44'

      free kick won

      Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      43'

      free kick won

      Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      41'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
      41'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
      38'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a set piece situation.
      37'

      free kick won

      Leroy Sané (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      35'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Andros
      Townsend(10)
      Goal! Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 2. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
      35'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      34'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Stones.
      33'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Jeffrey
      Schlupp(15)
      Goal! Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 1. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McArthur.
      31'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      30'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
      27'

      Manchester City Goal

      Manchester City
      Goal!
      Manchester City
      Ilkay
      Gündogan(8)
      Goal! Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabian Delph with a cross.
      26'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      24'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
      16'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
      16'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
      14'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      10'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
      9'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James McArthur.
      9'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a cross following a corner.
      8'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
      6'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
      5'

      offside

      Offside, Manchester City. Nicolás Otamendi tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
      2'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
      2'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Fabian Delph (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

      Starting lineup

      31
      Ederson
      GK
      14
      Aymeric Laporte
      DF
      30
      Nicolás Otamendi
      DF
      substitution icon50'
      18
      Fabian Delph
      DF
      substitution icon62'
      2
      Kyle Walker
      DF
      8
      Ilkay Gündogan
      MF
      27'
      5
      John Stones
      MF
      20
      Bernardo Silva
      MF
      7
      Raheem Sterling
      S
      substitution icon69'
      33
      Gabriel Jesus
      S
      19
      Leroy Sané
      S

      Substitutes

      3
      Danilo
      10
      Sergio Agüero
      substitution icon50'
      17
      Kevin De Bruyne
      substitution icon62'
      85'
      26
      Riyad Mahrez
      substitution icon69'
      35
      Oleksandr Zinchenko
      47
      Phil Foden
      49
      Arijanet Muric
      Manchester City

      Team stats

      Crystal Palace
      Possession
      78%
      22%
      Total shots
      19
      5
      Shots on target
      5
      3
      Corners
      13
      0
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      6
      7
      Offsides
      0
      0
      ARS
      3-1
      BUR
      HUD
      1-3
      SOU
      BOU
      2-0
      BHA
      WHU
      0-2
      WAT
      NEW
      0-0
      FUL
      CHE
      0-1
      LEI
      CAR
      1-5
      MUN
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      Starting lineup

      31
      Ederson
      GK
      14
      Aymeric Laporte
      DF
      30
      Nicolás Otamendi
      DF
      substitution icon50'
      18
      Fabian Delph
      DF
      substitution icon62'
      2
      Kyle Walker
      DF
      8
      Ilkay Gündogan
      MF
      27'
      5
      John Stones
      MF
      20
      Bernardo Silva
      MF
      7
      Raheem Sterling
      S
      substitution icon69'
      33
      Gabriel Jesus
      S
      19
      Leroy Sané
      S

      Substitutes

      3
      Danilo
      10
      Sergio Agüero
      substitution icon50'
      17
      Kevin De Bruyne
      substitution icon62'
      85'
      26
      Riyad Mahrez
      substitution icon69'
      35
      Oleksandr Zinchenko
      47
      Phil Foden
      49
      Arijanet Muric
      Manchester City

      Team stats

      Crystal Palace
      Possession
      78%
      22%
      Total shots
      19
      5
      Shots on target
      5
      3
      Corners
      13
      0
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      6
      7
      Offsides
      0
      0
      ARS
      3-1
      BUR
      HUD
      1-3
      SOU
      BOU
      2-0
      BHA
      WHU
      0-2
      WAT
      NEW
      0-0
      FUL
      CHE
      0-1
      LEI
      CAR
      1-5
      MUN
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      pts
      1
      MCIManchester City
      38
      32
      2
      4
      95
      23
      +72
      98
      2
      LIVLiverpool
      38
      30
      7
      1
      89
      22
      +67
      97
      3
      CHEChelsea
      38
      21
      9
      8
      63
      39
      +24
      72
      4
      TOTTottenham Hotspur
      38
      23
      2
      13
      67
      39
      +28
      71
      5
      ARSArsenal
      38
      21
      7
      10
      73
      51
      +22
      70
      6
      MUNManchester United
      38
      19
      9
      10
      65
      54
      +11
      66
      7
      WOLWolverhampton Wanderers
      38
      16
      9
      13
      47
      46
      +1
      57
      8
      EVEEverton
      38
      15
      9
      14
      54
      46
      +8
      54
      9
      LEILeicester City
      38
      15
      7
      16
      51
      48
      +3
      52
      10
      WHUWest Ham United
      38
      15
      7
      16
      52
      55
      -3
      52
      11
      WATWatford
      38
      14
      8
      16
      52
      59
      -7
      50
      12
      CRYCrystal Palace
      38
      14
      7
      17
      51
      53
      -2
      49
      13
      NEWNewcastle United
      38
      12
      9
      17
      42
      48
      -6
      45
      14
      BOUBournemouth
      38
      13
      6
      19
      56
      70
      -14
      45
      15
      BURBurnley
      38
      11
      7
      20
      45
      68
      -23
      40
      16
      SOUSouthampton
      38
      9
      12
      17
      45
      65
      -20
      39
      17
      BHABrighton and Hove Albion
      38
      9
      9
      20
      35
      60
      -25
      36
      18
      CARCardiff City
      38
      10
      4
      24
      34
      69
      -35
      34
      19
      FULFulham
      38
      7
      5
      26
      34
      81
      -47
      26
      20
      HUDHuddersfield Town
      38
      3
      7
      28
      22
      76
      -54
      16

      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 3.
      90'+5'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
      90'+5'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Max
      Meyer(7)
      off
      Jason
      Puncheon(42)
      on
      90'+3'

      Yellow Card

      Guaita(31)
      Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
      90'+2'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
      88'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Wilfried
      Zaha(11)
      off
      Jordan
      Ayew(14)
      on
      87'

      offside

      Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
      87'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
      86'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James McArthur.
      86'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
      85'

      Manchester City Goal

      Manchester City
      Goal!
      Manchester City
      Kevin
      De Bruyne(17)
      Goal! Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 3. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from long range on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
      81'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
      80'

      Yellow Card

      McArthur(18)
      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      80'

      free kick won

      Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      77'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
      76'

      post

      Leroy Sané (Manchester City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
      75'

      Yellow Card

      van Aanholt(3)
      Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      75'

      free kick won

      Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      73'

      free kick won

      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      71'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
      69'

      Substitution

      Manchester City
      Raheem
      Sterling(7)
      off
      Riyad
      Mahrez(26)
      on
      69'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
      63'

      free kick won

      Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      62'

      Substitution

      Manchester City
      Fabian
      Delph(18)
      off
      Kevin
      De Bruyne(17)
      on
      60'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
      60'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Stones.
      58'

      free kick won

      Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      58'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
      51'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Luka
      Milivojevic(4)
      Goal! Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 3. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
      51'

      penalty won

      Penalty Crystal Palace. Max Meyer draws a foul in the penalty area.
      51'

      post

      Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a cross.
      50'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a cross following a corner.
      50'

      Substitution

      Manchester City
      Nicolás
      Otamendi(30)
      off
      Sergio
      Agüero(10)
      on
      49'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andros Townsend.

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 2.
      45'+1'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Max Meyer.
      45'

      Yellow Card

      Zaha(11)
      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      44'

      free kick won

      Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      44'

      free kick won

      Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      43'

      free kick won

      Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      41'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
      41'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
      38'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a set piece situation.
      37'

      free kick won

      Leroy Sané (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      35'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Andros
      Townsend(10)
      Goal! Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 2. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
      35'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      34'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Stones.
      33'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Jeffrey
      Schlupp(15)
      Goal! Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 1. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McArthur.
      31'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      30'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
      27'

      Manchester City Goal

      Manchester City
      Goal!
      Manchester City
      Ilkay
      Gündogan(8)
      Goal! Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabian Delph with a cross.
      26'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      24'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
      16'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
      16'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
      14'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      10'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
      9'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James McArthur.
      9'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a cross following a corner.
      8'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
      6'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
      5'

      offside

      Offside, Manchester City. Nicolás Otamendi tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
      2'

      corner

      Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
      2'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Fabian Delph (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.