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Match preview
Will Manchester City close the gap at the top, ahead of Arsenal’s trip to Craven Cottage on Sunday?
Last weekend, the Sky Blues swatted aside Newcastle at the Etihad, with Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva the scorers.
So, Pep Guardiola’s team have won six of their last eight Premier League matches, but do remain five points adrift the leaders.
Due to other cup commitments, this is Man City’s last Premier League fixture until facing Liverpool on 1 April after the international break.
So, they will not want to slip-up in South London.
The Champions are unbeaten in eight visits to Selhurst, winning six of them, and Crystal Palace’s form suggests this sequence will continue.
Joachim Andersen scored an own goal, before Cheick Doucouré was sent off for two bookings in four minutes on a generally miserable afternoon for the away side.
The Eagles have drawn six of nine fixtures since their last victory, coming on New Years’ Eve, so remain 12th, five points above the drop zone.
Will the Manchester City machine churn out another victory at Selhurst Park?
Crystal Palace team news
With Cheick Doucouré suspended, either Will Hughes or new signing Naouirou Ahamada will come into midfield.
They’ll partner Arsenal loanee Albert Sambi Lokonga; now there’s a potential storyline.
The only good news for Palace fans last weekend was that Wilfried Zaha was back in the XI after injury, chosen through the middle over the miss-firing Odsonne Édouard and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Zaha solitary goal against Man City came in a 2-0 victory at the Etihad last season.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Guiata; Clyne, Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell; Ahamada, Sambi Lokonga, Ayew, Olise, Eze; Édouard.
Manchester City team news
Pep Guardiola’s team have enjoyed a free week on the training ground, something that’ll be very from now on, assuming they remain in the Champions League.
Phil Foden has scored four goals in Man City’s last three games, so surely he’ll keep his place on the right.
Erling Braut Håland bagged the first of his four Premier League hat-tricks in the reverse fixture, but he’s only scored twice in his last seven starts, which for him constitutes a crisis.
John Stones was back on the bench last weekend, having not featured since 27 January due to injury.
Predicted XI (4-1-4-1): Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Aké; Rodri, Gündoğan, De Bruyne, Foden, Grealish; Håland.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City: Head to head statistics
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