MANCHESTER. Manchester City liquidates Crystal Palace 5-2 with goals of Kevin De Bruyne (33′), Omar Marmoush (36′), Mateo Kovačić (47′), James McAtee (56′) and Nico O’Reilly (79′). On the opposite side, Crystal Palace scored with Eberechi Eze (8′), Chris Richards (21′). Manchester City was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett with the support of Darren Cann and Ian Hussin. The 4th official was Chris Kavanagh. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.18 degrees Celsius or 66.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 21 Total 8
- 9 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 89 Attack 43
- 65 Dangerous attack 29
- 57 Ball safe 63
- 20 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 67% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 21 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Crystal Palace shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (James McAtee and Nico González). Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace received 3 yellow cards (Jefferson Lerma, Maxence Lacroix and Daichi Kamada).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Manchester City has 55 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace stays with 43 points like Brentford to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away with Everton on the 19th of April with a 20-12 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (18 draws).
Crystal Palace will play away against Newcastle United on the 16th of April with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Newcastle United (12 draws).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
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Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson , Rico Lewis , Rúben Dias , Joško Gvardiol , Nico O’Reilly , Mateo Kovačić , Nico González , James McAtee , İlkay Gündoğan , Omar Marmoush , Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne .
The home team had on the bench: Bernardo Silva, Matheus Nunes, Jack Grealish, Jérémy Doku, Sávio , Stefan Ortega , Vitor Reis, Abdukodir Khusanov and Oscar Bobb .
Substitutions
Manchester City made 5 changes: Ederson for Stefan Ortega (71′), Omar Marmoush for Oscar Bobb (82′), Kevin De Bruyne for Jérémy Doku (87′), Mateo Kovačić for Jack Grealish (87′) and James McAtee for Sávio (82′).
Player of the match: Kevin De Bruyne
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Oliver Glasner played with: Dean Henderson , Chris Richards , Maxence Lacroix , Jefferson Lerma , Daniel Muñoz , Adam Wharton , Daichi Kamada , Tyrick Mitchell , Ismaïla Sarr , Eberechi Eze , Jean-Philippe Mateta .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nathaniel Clyne , Ben Chilwell , Joel Ward, Matheus França , Will Hughes , Remi Matthews, Franco Umeh, Justin Devenny and Caleb Kporha.
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 5 changes: Jean-Philippe Mateta for Will Hughes (46′), Maxence Lacroix for Nathaniel Clyne (63′), Tyrick Mitchell for Ben Chilwell (63′), Eberechi Eze for Matheus França (80′) and Adam Wharton for Justin Devenny (80′).
Player of the match: Eberechi Eze
The player that probably impressed the most for Crystal Palace was Eberechi Eze.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
