Crystal Palace – Manchester City 2–1

	1H	2H	T
CRY	1	1	2
MCI	1	0	1

Match report

Crystal Palace beat Manchester City 2–1 at Crystal Palace Stadium in Premier League. J. Drakes-Thomas opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Crystal Palace have 3 wins in their last 5, while Manchester City have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽J. Drakes-Thomasassist N. Clyne

34'

37'

P. Foden

45'

⚽P. Fodenassist Rúben Dias

2H

⚽R. Esse

57'

⇄D. Henderson↓ R. Esse

62'

⇄G. Donnarumma↓ Charlie Gray

⇄R. Matthews↓ J. Drakes-Thomas

71'

⇄J. Trafford↓ P. Foden

R. Esse

86'

Momentum

CRY

⚽⚽⚽

MCI

Match info

TournamentPremier League · England · Tier 1

Kick-offMar 18, 2025 · 17:00

VenueCrystal Palace Stadium

Attendance40,522 / 44,530 (91%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking CRY

#5·

#12

Where to watch

Sky SportsTNT Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

W. Benítez

7.7

Lineups

CRY 4-3-37.07Formation6.884-3-3 MCI

Crystal Palace

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

20J. Drakes-Thomas7.0

14R. Esse6.8

Manchester City

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	38	26	7	5	71:27	+44	85	DWWWW
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	77:35	+42	78	LWWWD
3	Manchester United	38	20	11	7	69:50	+19	71	WWWDD
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56:49	+7	65	LWWWD
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63:53	+10	60	DLWWW
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58:54	+4	57	DDLWW
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	42:48	-6	54	LLWWD
8	Brighton	38	14	11	13	52:46	+6	53	DLLWW
9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	55:52	+3	53	DDLLW
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	58:52	+6	52	LWWDD
11	Fulham	38	15	7	16	47:51	-4	52	DLLWW
12	Newcastle	38	14	7	17	53:55	-2	49	DLLLW
13	Everton	38	13	10	15	47:50	-3	49	LWWDL
14	Leeds	38	11	14	13	49:56	-7	47	DDLLW
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	41:51	-10	45	LWWDD
16	Nottingham Forest	38	11	11	16	48:51	-3	44	LWWDL
17	Tottenham	38	10	11	17	48:57	-9	41	LLWWD
18	West Ham	38	10	9	19	46:65	-19	39	LWDLL
19	Burnley	38	4	10	24	38:75	-37	22	LLLLD
20	Wolves	38	3	11	24	27:68	-41	20	LWDLL