Premier League · Fri, 28 Aug 2026 ·
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City — 1 - 4
Selhurst Park · Referee: Andy Madley, England
Match report
Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-1 as E. Haaland scores twice
Crystal Palace were beaten 4-1 by Manchester City at Selhurst Park on Friday, 28 August 2026 in Premier League matchday 2. G. Donnarumma (56' og) scored for Crystal Palace, while E. Haaland (17', 84') and R. Cherki (54', 59') found the net for Manchester City. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Crystal Palace had 28% of the ball and 9 shots (1 on target) against Manchester City’s 18 (9 on target). Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 8.7. The result leaves Crystal Palace 15th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Manchester City 1st on 15.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 17 Apr 2027, Manchester City – Crystal Palace
Match events
- 17'goalE. HaalandAssist: A. Semenyo
- 33'yellow cardRayan CherkiYellow Card
- 54'goalR. CherkiAssist: P. Foden
- 55'yellow cardElliot AndersonYellow Card
- 56'own goalG. Donnarumma(own goal)Own Goal
- 59'goalR. CherkiAssist: J. Gvardiol
- 63'substitutionJ. LarsenOff: E. Guessand
- 68'yellow cardAnan KhalailiYellow Card
- 68'substitutionE. NketiahOff: D. McNeil
- 68'substitutionY. PinoOff: Z. Gozo
- 74'substitutionT. TomiyasuOff: A. Disasi
- 75'substitutionA. KhalailiOff: O. Mingueza
- 75'substitutionJ. GvardiolOff: M. Kovacic
- 82'substitutionR. CherkiOff: R. McAidoo
- 82'substitutionE. AndersonOff: A. Bouaddi
- 84'goalE. HaalandAssist: P. Foden
- 89'substitutionA. KhusanovOff: Vitor Reis
- 89'substitutionN. O'ReillyOff: K. Braithwaite
Lineups
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Pierre Sage
Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 6J. CanvotD
- 26C. RichardsD
- 17T. TomiyasuD
- 25A. KhalailiM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 18D. KamadaM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 10Y. PinoF
- 9E. NketiahF
- 22J. LarsenF
Substitutes
- 44W. BenitezG
- 5A. DisasiD
- 30O. MinguezaD
- 2D. MunozD
- 19W. HughesM
- 8J. LermaM
- 11D. McNeilF
- 29E. GuessandF
- 12Z. GozoF
Manchester City
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Enzo Maresca
Starting XI
- 1G. DonnarummaG
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 3R. DiasD
- 6M. GuehiD
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 33N. O'ReillyM
- 5E. AndersonM
- 47P. FodenM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 42A. SemenyoM
- 9E. HaalandF
Substitutes
- 28G. RulliG
- 21R. Ait-NouriD
- 82R. LewisD
- 22Vitor ReisD
- 61K. BraithwaiteD
- 30C. EcheverriM
- 56R. McAidooF
- 8M. KovacicM
- 32A. BouaddiM
Match statistics
- 28%Possession72%
- 0.66Expected goals (xG)2.21
- 9Total shots18
- 1Shots on target9
- 7Shots off target7
- 1Blocked shots2
- 6Shots inside the box13
- 3Shots outside the box5
- 2Corners6
- 3Offsides0
- 8Fouls11
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves1
- 291Passes788
- 236Accurate passes731
- 81%Pass accuracy93%
- -0.95Goals prevented-0.95
Player statistics
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean HendersonG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Jaydee CanvotD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 17Takehiro TomiyasuD | 74 | 5.6 | ||
| 26Chris RichardsD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 3Tyrick MitchellM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Daichi KamadaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Adam WhartonM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 25Anan KhalailiM | 75 | 7.3 | ||
| 9Eddie NketiahF | 68 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Yéremy PinoF | 68 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF | 63 | 7.7 | ||
| 44Walter BenítezG | – | – | ||
| 2Daniel MuñozD | – | – | ||
| 5Axel DisasiD | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Óscar MinguezaD | 15 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Jefferson LermaM | – | – | ||
| 19Will HughesM | – | – | ||
| 11Dwight McNeilF | 22 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Zavier GozoF | 22 | 6.2 | ||
| 29Evann GuessandF | 27 | 6.5 |
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Rúben DiasD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 6Marc GuéhiD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 24Joško GvardiolD | 75 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | 89 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Elliot AndersonM | 82 | 7.6 | ||
| 10Rayan CherkiMTop rated | 82 | 8.7 | 2 | |
| 33Nico O'ReillyM | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| 42Antoine SemenyoM | 90 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 47Phil FodenM | 90 | 6.9 | 2 | |
| 9Erling HaalandF | 90 | 8.3 | 2 | |
| 28Gerónimo RulliG | – | – | ||
| 21Rayan Aït-NouriD | – | – | ||
| 22Vitor ReisD | 1 | – | ||
| 61Kaden BraithwaiteD | 1 | – | ||
| 82Rico LewisD | – | – | ||
| 8Mateo KovačićM | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Claudio EcheverriM | – | – | ||
| 32Ayyoub BouaddiM | 8 | 7.0 | ||
| 56Ryan McAidooF | 8 | 6.3 |
