Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Premier League, December 7, 2024

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Preview

• Competition: Premier League.
• Date: Saturday, December 7.
• Time: 3:00 PM GMT.
• Venue: Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City will be one of many Premier League games played on December 7 as two teams with contrasting starts to their season will lock horns.

The Eagles will enter this contest on the back of a stuttering run of form. With just one win in their last five matches across competitions, they seem to be in a slump. Their other results have been three draws and one defeat. In this run, Crystal Palace have netted six times but also conceded seven goals as they search for consistency. Having kept a clean sheet in a win against Ipswich Town last time out, they will look to carry that forward.

City, on the other hand, have been in their worst form under Pep Guardiola’s tenure. They are winless in their last seven matches across competitions, falling to six defeats and managing just one draw. They have conceded a worrying 19 goals in this run and will be desperate to snap out of this when they visit Selhurst Park. Having suffered four straight defeats in the Premier League, they will look to put an end to that unwanted run in their next match.

On that note, let’s take a look at the team news coming out of both camps.

Crystal Palace Team News

Manager Oliver Glasner went with a strong lineup in his team’s 1-0 win at Ipswich. They suffered no new injuries or suspensions in that match, but have a few players out. Chadi Riad, Matheus Franca, Adam Wharton and Rob Holding will miss out through injuries. Meanwhile, Daichi Kamada will miss out due to a suspension.

Manchester City Team News

Manager Guardiola will have more than just team selection to worry about in the next game. Despite having most of their main players back, City look toothless in attack for the first time since the Spaniard took over in 2016. Rodri remains out for the long-term due to injury, and is joined by Oscar Bobb and Mateo Kovacic as the team remains without three key players.

Predicted Lineups

Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup (3-4-2-1)

Goalkeeper: Dean Henderson.

Defenders: Trevoh Chalobah, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi (C).

Midfielders: Daniel Munoz, Will Hughes, Cheick Doucoure, Tyrick Mitchell.

Forwards: Ismaila Sarr, Eberechi Eze, Jean-Philippe Mateta.

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Manchester City Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Stefan Ortega.

Defenders: Kyle Walker (C), Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake.

Midfielders: Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden.

Forwards: Rico Lewis, Erling Haaland, Matheus Nunes.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Head-to-Head Record

These two sides have faced each other with decent regularity over the last few years. However, the recent head-to-head record will read well for just one side. Manchester City have won three of the last five meetings against Crystal Palace, and there have been two draws as well.

Key Players to Watch

Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace)

Mateta has been the leading striker for Palace for the last two seasons. This season, he is leading the scoring charts for the club with four goals and one assist to his name so far. Having scored the only goal of the game against Ipswich, Mateta will be brimming with confidence and will be eager to add to the defending champions’ misery.

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Despite going on a lull in terms of scoring, everyone is aware of the threat that Haaland poses against any team on his day. With 12 goals to his name already this season, the Norwegian is well on his way to securing yet another Golden Boot. He will look to get back into proper goal-scoring form sooner rather than later.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction

Given the recent head-to-head record, one would naturally favour Manchester City squad to emerge as winners of this match. However, they have been in their worst form in recent history and Palace will look to capitalize on that, backed by a vociferous home crowd. This could end in a draw.

Prediction: Crystal Palace 2-2 Manchester City.

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