Manchester City vs Crystal Palace, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
Man City beat Crystal Palace to stay on Man Utd's heels in title race
Manchester City beat Crystal Palace to keep pace with leaders Manchester United in the Premier League title race thanks to John Stones' brace.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 5': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James McArthur.
- 6': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James McCarthy.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 15': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 20': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by James McArthur with a headed pass.
- 20': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 23': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 23': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gary Cahill.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 23': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 23': Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City).
- 26': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 26': Goal! Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 0. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 32': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Eberechi Eze.
- 34': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 34': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 38': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a headed pass.
- 39': Hand ball by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 42': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 42': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace).
- 44': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 46': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gary Cahill.
- 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James McArthur.
- 52': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 52': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 54': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 56': Goal! Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 58': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gary Cahill.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Ward.
- 59': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 60': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 62': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 64': Hand ball by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 67': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Luka Milivojevic.
- 68': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 68': Goal! Manchester City 3, Crystal Palace 0. John Stones (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jairo Riedewald replaces Luka Milivojevic.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Ferran Torres replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester City. João Cancelo replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 79': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michy Batshuayi replaces Andros Townsend.
- 81': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 83': Ferran Torres (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 87': Ferran Torres (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by James McCarthy (Crystal Palace).
- 88': Goal! Manchester City 4, Crystal Palace 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 90'+1': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+1': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Manchester City 4, Crystal Palace 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 4, Crystal Palace 0.
Statistics
 CRY |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 27.8 | Possession | 72.2 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 208 | Accurate Passes | 675 |
| 288 | Passes | 747 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 5 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 29 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 25 | Fernandinho |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
Crystal Palace (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 24 | Gary Cahill |
| 5 | James Tomkins |
| 4 | Luka Milivojevic |
| 27 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 22 | James McCarthy |
| 25 | Eberechi Eze |
| 10 | Andros Townsend |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
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