English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 12, 2025
Crystal Palace WWWDW 2
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Manchester City LDWWD 5
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CRY202
MNC235
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Match Report

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Kevin De Bruyne stars as Man City roar back to thrash Crystal Palace

Kevin De Bruyne helped Manchester City stage a superb comeback from 2-0 down as he scored one and helped create two goals in an emphatic 5-2 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
1
32
Possession
68
8
SHOTS
21
3
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
278
Accurate Passes
673
341
Passes
741
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
27
24
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
7
12
Tackles
10
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
7
23
Effective Clearances
11
23
Clearances
11

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 24Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 75Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 82Rico LewisRB
  6. 19Ilkay GündoganAM
  7. 14Nico GonzálezLM
  8. 8Mateo KovacicRM
  9. 17Kevin De BruyneF
  10. 7Omar MarmoushAM-L
  11. 87James McAteeAM-R

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 8Jefferson LermaCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 18Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 12Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Eberechi EzeCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Manchester City 0, Crystal Palace 1. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr with a cross.
  2. 21' Goal! Manchester City 0, Crystal Palace 2. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross following a corner.
  3. 31' Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 33' Goal! Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 2. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 36' Goal! Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 2. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  6. 40' Nico González (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  8. 47' Goal! Manchester City 3, Crystal Palace 2. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  9. 54' Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 56' Goal! Manchester City 4, Crystal Palace 2. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ederson with a through ball.
  11. 63' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ben Chilwell replaces Tyrick Mitchell.
  12. 63' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Maxence Lacroix.
  13. 68' James McAtee (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 71' Substitution, Manchester City. Stefan Ortega replaces Ederson because of an injury.
  15. 79' Goal! Manchester City 5, Crystal Palace 2. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  16. 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Matheus França replaces Eberechi Eze.
  17. 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Adam Wharton.
  18. 82' Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Omar Marmoush.
  19. 82' Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces James McAtee.
  20. 87' Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  21. 87' Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  22. 90'+4' Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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