Premier League – Crystal Palace at home to Manchester City
Palace to welcome League Leaders, Man City to Selhurst Park – Monday 9:00pm GMT.
Man City go to Selhurst Park with Champion’s League dreams for next season very much alive. They currently sit in first as they take on eleventh placed Palace.
Crystal Palace’s Premier League season, has so far seen them gain 33 points, going into this game
Wolverhampton Wanderers were beaten 0-2 at Molineux Stadium, the last time that Palace played.
Also, Palace have developed a habit of drawing football matches this season, which is reflected by their position in the table. Their position is eleventh in the League and they have 33 points, that is, 7W, 9L and 12D having won seven games, drawn 12 fixtures, and lost nine matches.
Palace have won four fixtures, drawn six fixtures, and lost four meetings of their 14 League matches at home this season.
A win in this fixture would take Crystal Palace’s points to 36 in the League.
Palace may have to resort to second choice players, given the number of first choice players that are now unavailable through injury, illness or suspension.
Manchester City will seek to retain their position at the top of the table, this game is no exception
With two wins in a row under his belt, Pep Guardiola takes his Man City team into this game full of confidence, and hopeful of another successive victory.
Also, League leaders Man City keep finding ways to win, having secured 16 victories in their last 18 games is astonishing this season, worthy of Champion’s League qualification. They are the current League leaders with 69 points, that is, 22 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws having won 22 matches, drawn three meetings, and lost three fixtures.
Man City have won 11 fixtures, drawn two matches, and lost one game of their 14 League matches on the road this season.
The ultimate prize this season will be for Manchester City to finish top of the Premier League and secure automatic qualification for the Champion’s League. However, they must play each game as it comes and secure the points, if that is to be achieved.
Good atacking and defensive team
So far, Man City’s defence has been outstanding, as they have conceded 18 goals. They have a good scoring stats of 68 goals (66 from open play and two penalties). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Riyad Mahrez (4), Raheem Sterling (3), and Kevin De Bruyne (3).
Injury and illness have depleted Pep Guardiola’s Man City and they will likely be missing four key personnel for Monday’s match.
Crystal Palace v Manchester City – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Man City with a greater number of wins. In the last 30 meetings, they have enjoyed 19 wins, to Palace’s six victories. In addition, Man City have been hugely successful away to Palace of late, winning 20 games times in the last thirteen.
Performance Report
For Palace, Wilfried Zaha contributed with
four goals in 28 League fixtures this campaign, while Riyad Mahrez is one of the top performing players after having scored
four goals and provided one assist in 28 League fixtures so far for Man City.
Other standout players for Palace are Wilfried Zaha and Jean-Philippe Mateta with four goals each and for Man City are Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne with three goals and three goals respectively.
