Crystal Palace vs Man City LIVE
Manchester City responded to Arsenal’s dramatic late win against Wolves by beating Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League by beating Wolves 2-1 on Saturday but Pep Guardiola’s side won what was a repeat of last season’s FA Cup final.
Palace came out on top at Wembley in May and the Eagles are having another brilliant season under Oliver Glasner, but City came out on top of a tricky trip to south London knowing they could ill-afford a slip-up in their bid to hunt down title rivals Arsenal.
City were on a high after their 2-1 Champions League win over Real Madrid in midweek and the game marked the start of a crucial period in the title race. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park.
Crystal Palace vs Man City latest
- GOAL! Haaland puts Man City ahead
- GOAL! Foden doubles the lead
- GOAL! Haaland add a third from the penalty spot
Full-time: Crystal Palace 0-3 Man City
15:55 , Giuseppe MuroCity close back to within two points of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.
Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park
15:53 , Giuseppe MuroThis has not been a 3-0 game but City have just been ruthless when they have gone forward.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 0-3 Man City | Haaland 89’
15:48 , Giuseppe MuroNo mistake from Haaland, who sends Henderson the wrong way to seal three points for City.
Crystal Palace 0-2 Man City
15:47 , Giuseppe Muro88 mins: Penalty to City! Savinho races through on goal, rounds Henderson and is brought down by the Palace goalkeeper. A clear penalty and a yellow card for Henderson. Haaland to take...
Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park
15:41 , Giuseppe MuroPalace will be deeply frustrated that they haven’t made more of the pressure they have put City under.
Crystal Palace 0-2 Man City
15:41 , Giuseppe Muro80 mins: Hughes gets a shot away, then Sarr makes a nuisance of himself inside the City area… but City scramble clear.
Crystal Palace 0-2 Man City
15:40 , Giuseppe Muro78 mins: Uche replaces Clyne for Palace. It’s all very flat now, City are coasting towards victory.
Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park
15:35 , Giuseppe MuroPhil Foden is in the form of his life right now and that goal has taken the sting right out of the Selhurst atmosphere.
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15:34 , Giuseppe MuroHere’s that Foden goal...
Phil Foden drills the ball home to double Man City's advantage! 💥 pic.twitter.com/aQQL6zWyrD
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 14, 2025
GOAL! Crystal Palace 0-2 Man City | Foden 69'
15:27 , Giuseppe MuroBrilliant finish from Foden, who sweeps a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner from 20 yards. City are heading for another victory in their pursuit of Arsenal
Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park
15:27 , Giuseppe MuroKamada is limping off down the touchline for further assessments. He won’t sit with the rest of the squad on the bench.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City
15:26 , Giuseppe Muro65 mins: And another change for Palace as Kamada limps off and Hughes comes on in his place. Kamada was holding his hamstring so another injury worry for Palace.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City
15:22 , Giuseppe Muro61 mins: Kamada gets the first booking of the afternoon after body check on Cherki. And Palace make a change, with Nketiah replacing Mateta.
Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park
15:20 , Giuseppe MuroIf Pino can keep finding the space between the lines, Palace will continue to threaten.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City
15:19 , Giuseppe Muro58 mins: Dias plays a loose ball straight to Wharton, who pounces and plays a give and go with Pino... but Wharton fires miles over the bar. Another let-off for City.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City
15:17 , Giuseppe Muro55 mins: Haaland wins a free-kick for City and Guardiola and Glasner are locked in a heated debate on the touchline. They certainly don’t agree about something!
Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City
15:13 , Giuseppe Muro52 mins: Great challenge from Richards denies Reijnders, who had drifted into a danger position and was just about to get a shot away.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City
15:11 , Giuseppe Muro50 mins: Another good opportunity goes begging for Palace. Sarr latches onto a ball over the top but Sarr cuts back rather than getting a shot away and City scramble clear. Wrong decision and City’s lead remains intact.
Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park
15:09 , Giuseppe MuroAdam Wharton is having an excellent game. The watching Thomas Tuchel will be impressed.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City
15:08 , Giuseppe Muro48 mins: Palace hit the post! Wharton robs Gonzalez of possession in a dangerous area and fires a left-footed effort against the post. A warning for City.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City
15:05 , Giuseppe Muro47 mins: City have won 10 of the 12 games in which they have scored first this season in the Premier League. They win an early corner but it comes to nothing.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City
15:04 , Giuseppe Muro46 mins: Back underway at Selhurst Park…
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14:52 , Giuseppe MuroHere’s that Haaland goal...
Inevitable!
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 14, 2025
Erling Haaland heads home at Selhurst Park 🤖 pic.twitter.com/s5BPsa8PTZ
Half-time: Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City
14:50 , Giuseppe MuroCrystal Palace have had their chances but Manchester City lead at the break thanks to Haaland’s 101st Premier Leaue goal for Manchester City.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City
14:48 , Giuseppe Muro45 mins: Donnarumma denies Mateta with an outstretched arm. Into three minutes of stoppage time.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City
14:46 , Giuseppe Muro43 mins: Palace penalty appeal! Mateta latches onto a ball into the area and goes down just as Donnarumma comes out to stop him. Palace want a penalty but Donnarumma got the ball. No penalty.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City | Haaland 41'
14:41 , Giuseppe MuroHaaland has barely had a kick… but he makes no mistake with his first chance and City lead! Nunez crosses into the box from the right and Haaland finds space to head into the corner. Clinical.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:37 , Giuseppe Muro37 mins: Another chance for Palace! This time Wharton fires over from the edge of the area.
Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park
14:34 , Giuseppe MuroIt’s Palace vs the offside flag right now!
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:34 , Giuseppe Muro33 mins: Another chance for Palace! Wharton is the provider again, this time realising Sarr who beats the offside trap and dinks an effort just wide.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:30 , Giuseppe Muro30 mins: Foden curls an effort round the wall and forces Henderson into a decent save.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:29 , Giuseppe Muro29 mins: Richards concedes a free-kick in a shooting position for City, around 25 yards out. Cherki and Foden standing over it..
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:28 , Giuseppe Muro28 mins: City have had 74 per cent possession but are yet to muster a single shot.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:24 , Giuseppe Muro23 mins: Sarr causing problems for City again, this time he latches onto a through ball and flashes a cross across the face of goal. His pace in behind the City defence is a real threat.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:23 , Giuseppe Muro22 mins: Brilliant ball from Cherki almost finds Reijnders but he just can’t get on the end of it.
Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park
14:21 , Giuseppe MuroCity look a little unsure of themselves defensively.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:21 , Giuseppe Muro19 mins: Palace are having a good spell here. Pino wins the ball back in a dangerous position and goes on a mazy run into the City box before being crowded out before he can get a shot away.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:17 , Giuseppe Muro16 mins: Huge let-off for City! What a chance for Palace, they should be ahead. Wharton plays a brilliant ball over the top to realise Pino, who is in on goal with only Donnarumma to beat… but he can’t keep his effort down and hits the top of the crossbar. What a chance for Palace to go ahead.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:14 , Giuseppe Muro11 mins: The first sign of Haaland, who chases down a long ball and looks to create an opportunity before Guehi and Lacroix do well to stop him.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:11 , Giuseppe Muro9 mins: Mateta and Sarr cause problems in the City box and it creates a chances for Clyne, who slices wide from the edge of the area.
Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park
14:09 , Giuseppe MuroThomas Tuchel is in attendance today. A big opportunity for Adam Wharton to impress. Plenty of England players for City as well.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:09 , Giuseppe Muro7 mins: Gvardiol goes down after a 50/50 with Sarr and is needs treatment. Some concern for City here but he looks OK to continue.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:08 , Giuseppe Muro6 mins: Not much has happened so far. City dominating the ball and Palace are sitting ready spring a counter at any moment.
Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park
14:06 , Giuseppe MuroFairly cagey start here. Glasner said he expected City to dominate the ball and that’s exactly how the first five minutes have panned out.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City
14:01 , Giuseppe Muro1 min: An early attack from Palace but Mateta is offside. That was a nervy moment for City before the offside flag.
Kick-off!
14:00 , Giuseppe MuroUnderway at Selhurst Park!
Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park
13:50 , Giuseppe MuroCrystal Palace are winless in their last seven Premier League games against Manchester City.
But of course they did beat Pep Guardiola’s side to lift the FA Cup last season. and this is unlikely to be an easy afternoon for the visitors.
Match officials
13:43 , Giuseppe MuroReferee: Darren England.
Assistants: Scott Ledger, Akil Howson.
Fourth official: Anthony Backhouse.
VAR: Matt Donohue.
Assistant VAR: Peter Wright.
Oliver Glasner has also been speaking ahead of kick-off and the Crystal Palace boss has welcomed the return of Ismaila Sarr.
Glasner said: “It gives us more pace in our attack and more runs in behind. It could help us massively against City.
“I expect them to have more possession but on the other side giving us space in behind and that is Ismaila’s biggest strength. So it is good to have him back.”
Pep Guardiola has been speaking to Sky Sports ahead of kick-off and the Manchester City boss was asked to explain Jeremy Doku’s absence.
“Leg injury,” he said.
No more detail than that at this stage.
Pep Guardiola was unable to attend Manchester City's pre-match press conference, but he is with the squad as expected at Selhurst Park.
Guardiola reveals Doku injury
13:11 , Giuseppe MuroPep Guardiola has confirmed Jeremy Doku missed out with a leg injury. More on that as we get it.
Crystal Palace vs Man City stats
13:09 , Giuseppe Muro- Crystal Palace are winless in their last 10 Premier League home games against Man City (D3 L7) since a 2-1 victory under Alan Pardew in April 2015
- Crystal Palace have won 26 points after 15 Premier League matches this season (W7 D5 L3), their best ever start to a campaign, while it’s double the total they had at this stage last season (13)
- Manchester City are the leading Premier League scorers this season with 35 goals, while they also lead the way for xG (30.0). They have the third best overperformance on xG in the division (5 goals), behind Tottenham (10.1) and Aston Villa (5.6)
- Manchester City have won their last three Premier League matches, scoring at least three goals in each win, last doing so in more in a row in April 2024 (4)
Sam Tabuteau at Selhurst Park
13:00 , Giuseppe MuroMassive boost for Crystal Palace as Ismaila Sarr is fit enough to start.
Jean-Philippe Mateta has also passed a late fitness test, having been rested against Shelbourne.
Jeremy Doku has been one of Manchester City’s best performers this season and his absence is a huge blow.
So there is no Jeremy Doku in the Manchester City squad.
Tijjani Reijnders comes in for Doku in the only change to the City XI from Wednesday's Champions League win at Real Madrid.
Crystal Palace are boosted by the fitness of Ismaila Sarr after an ankle issue.
Nathaniel Clyne continues to deputise to Daniel Munoz at right wing-back.
Team news: No Doku for Man City
12:50 , Giuseppe MuroCrystal Palace XI: Henderson, Clyne, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mithcell, Wharton, Kamada, Sarr, Pino, Mateta
Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Nketiah, Uche, Hughes, Esse, Canvot, Sosa, Devenny
Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Nico, Bernardo, Reijnders, Foden, Cherki, Haaland
Subs: Trafford, Ake, Marmoush, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Khusanov, Bobb, Mukasa, Lewis
Team news coming up from Selhurst Park shortly...
Man City out to avenge FA Cup final defeat
12:33 , Giuseppe MuroManchester City will bid to avenge their loss in last season's FA Cup final this afternoon.
The Eagles stunned Pep Guardiola's side at Wembley in May, winning 1-0 to deny them some consolation after underwhelming Premier League and Champions League campaigns.
Oliver Glasner's team have built on that success since and were fourth in the table heading into this weekend's round of fixtures.
City are still lacking the consistency they have become famed for in recent years but they are now back firmly in the title picture and claimed a memorable victory at Real Madrid in midweek.
Assistant manager Kolo Toure believes Palace will find them a different proposition this time.
Toure said: "The team still plays the football that they used to play but one thing they have more is aggression, the fighting for the second balls for example.
"We know the Premier League it is a very physical league. Having the ball is top but when you don't have it, you have to fight. That's the difference from last season.
"The team is growing. It is getting better every single game, every single day and that's what we want. We are growing and let's see where we're going to be at the end of the season."
Crystal Palace vs Man City match odds
12:21 , Giuseppe MuroCrystal Palace to win: 17/5
Man City to win: 4/5
Draw: 29/10
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
Head to head history and results
12:12 , Giuseppe MuroThese two teams played out a 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park last season, with Manchester City winning 5-2 at the Etihad and Crystal Palace winning the FA Cup final 1-0 at Wembley.
Crystal Palace wins: 18
Man City wins: 39
Draws: 17
Prediction
12:04 , Giuseppe MuroThis could easily be one of the highlights of the Premier League weekend as two confident, in-form teams do battle.
A clash with Manchester City will hold absolutely no fears for Oliver Glasner and Palace, who may boast a lingering psychological advantage following their Wembley heroics in May.
Injuries are an issue at the moment though and the Eagles will have wanted both Sarr and Mateta fully fit for this test.
City have quickly recovered from those pair of successive defeats by Newcastle and Bayer Leverkusen late last month and been scoring for fun of late during a statement run of wins, with the record-breaking Erling Haaland at the forefront as usual.
However, a wild 5-4 victory at Fulham showed there are certainly defensive frailties to be exposed.
Palace have been much better away this season than at home, while it has been a decade since they beat City in the league at Selhurst. Their only two victories in the last 20 iterations of this fixture were both at the Etihad Stadium.
Man City to win, 3-1.
Man City team news
11:54 , Giuseppe MuroRodri is still missing for Manchester City, with Mateo Kovacic and John Stones also definitely out.
Pep Guardiola named an unchanged team to the one that brushed aside Sunderland for the midweek victory at Real Madrid in the Champions League, and there is certainly an element of if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it for City at the moment amid a four-match winning streak across all competitions.
Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders will be among those pushing for a start against high-flying Palace in a repeat of last season’s FA Cup final, while Savinho, Omar Marmoush and Oscar Bobb are all decent alternatives in attack.
Crystal Palace team news
11:45 , Giuseppe MuroCrystal Palace have been hit hard by injuries and Oliver Glasner took just 15 senior players to Thursday’s Conference League clash with Irish side Shelbourne.
Daniel Munoz is out for four to six weeks out as he prepares for surgery on a knee problem, while Ismaila Sarr is struggling with an ankle ligament injury.
Glasner is being cautious with Jean-Philippe Mateta’s fitness following a knee issue. Jaydee Canvot has been battling illness, with Cheick Doucoure, Chadi Riad and Caleb Kporha all still out.
How to watch
11:32 , Giuseppe MuroTV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Premier League. Coverage begins at 12:30pm GMT.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.
Good morning!
11:31 , Giuseppe MuroHello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Crystal Palace vs Man City!
A big day in the title race, as Manchester City bid to respond after Arsenal’s dramatic late win against Wolves yesterday.
We’ll have all the latest updates and build-up right here, ahead of kick-off which comes at 2pm from Selhurst Park.
