MANCHESTER. Manchester City had a fantastic comeback against Crystal Palace. Manchester City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (75%) 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 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren England with the help of Harry Lennard and Adrian Holmes. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
- 18 Total 4
- 5 On Target 4
- 13 Off Target 0
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 151 Attack 46
- 90 Dangerous attack 15
- 127 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 75% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more pushing with 90 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace shot 4 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Manchester City received 1 yellow card (P. Foden). Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace received 2 yellow cards (J. Mateta and M. Guehi).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away against Everton on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (6 draws).
Crystal Palace will host AFC Bournemouth on the 13th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson , Kyle Walker , John Stones , Rúben Dias , João Cancelo , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , Bernardo Silva , Riyad Mahrez , Erling Haaland and Phil Foden .
The home team had on the bench: Cole Palmer, Rico Lewis, Stefan Ortega, İlkay Gündoğan , Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Claudio Gomes, Ben Knight, Julián Álvarez and Sergio Gómez .
Substitutions
Manchester City made 4 changes: J. Cancelo for I. Gundogan (61′), R. Mahrez for J. Alvarez (61′), E. Haaland for S. Gomez (84′) and K. De Bruyne for C. Palmer (89′).
Best player: Erling Haaland
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Erling Haaland.
His rating is with 3 goals, 9 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5.
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Patrick Vieira played with: Vicente Guaita , Nathaniel Clyne , Joel Ward , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Jordan Ayew , Cheick Doucouré , Jeffrey Schlupp , Eberechi Eze and Odsonne Édouard .
These were the players on the bench: M. Ebiowei, J. Whitworth, S. Johnstone, Michael Olise , L. Milivojević, K. Rodney, Jean-Philippe Mateta , Chris Richards and Will Hughes .
Crystal Palace could not rely on the presence of C. Richards (injured).
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 4 changes: T. Mitchell for C. Richards (57′), O. Edouard for W. Hughes (67′), N. Clyne for M. Olise (74′) and J. Ayew for J. Mateta (74′).
Best player: Joachim Andersen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Joachim Andersen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Southampton – Manchester United – 0-1
- Manchester City – Crystal Palace – 4-2
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Leeds United – 1-0
- Arsenal – Fulham – 2-1