Premier League Gameweek 2 Fri, Aug 28 2026 · 20:00 Selhurst Park, London
Crystal Palace
1–4 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 0.66 – 2.21
Manchester City
  • G. Donnarumma 56’ (OG)
  • 17’, 84’ E. Haaland
  • 54’, 59’ M. Cherki
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Manchester City cruise past Crystal Palace

Manchester City entered as favourites and won 4–1 through goals from Haaland and Cherki. Crystal Palace replied through an own goal. Manchester City finished with the higher xG (2.21 vs 0.66).

Crystal Palace26%
Draw23%
Manchester City ✓51%

Model vs reality

Crystal Palace goals
1
Model 1.20 · xG 0.66
Manchester City goals
4
Model 1.80 · xG 2.21
Total goals
5
Model 3.00 · xG 2.87
Score 1–4
3%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 58%
Both scored
Yes
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. CherkiManchester City · 2 goals
8.7
  • RefereeAndy Madley
  • CoachesPierre Sage · Enzo Maresca
  • VenueSelhurst Park
  • Table before kick-offCrystal Palace 17th · Manchester City 7th
  • Weather at kick-off20°C · Drizzle · wind 16 km/h · 0.6 mm rain

Timeline

  1. E. Haaland 0–1Assist A. Semenyo
    17’
  2. M. CherkiYellow card · Foul
    33’
  3. Half time · 0–1
  4. M. Cherki 0–2Assist P. Foden
    54’
  5. E. AndersonYellow card · Foul
    55’
  6. G. Donnarumma (own goal) 1–2
    56’
  7. M. Cherki 1–3Assist J. Gvardiol
    59’
  8. ⇄ E. GuessandFor J. Strand Larsen
    63’
  9. A. KhalailiYellow card · Foul
    68’
  10. ⇄ D. McNeilFor E. Nketiah
    68’
  11. ⇄ Z. GozoFor Yeremy Pino
    68’
  12. ⇄ A. DisasiFor T. Tomiyasu
    74’
  13. ⇄ Óscar MinguezaFor A. Khalaili
    75’
  14. ⇄ M. KovačićFor J. Gvardiol
    75’
  15. ⇄ Ryan McAidooFor M. Cherki
    82’
  16. ⇄ A. BouaddiFor E. Anderson
    82’
  17. E. Haaland 1–4Assist P. Foden
    84’
  18. ⇄ Vitor ReisFor A. Khusanov
    89’
  19. ⇄ K. BraithwaiteFor N. O'Reilly
    89’
  20. Full time · 1–4

Team stats

Crystal Palace9 shots · 6 in box, 3 outside
Manchester City18 shots · 13 in box, 5 outside
Crystal PalaceManchester City
28% Possession 72%
0.66 Expected goals (xG) 2.21
0.46 Expected points (xPts) 2.36
9 Shots 18
1 Shots on target 9
7 Shots off target 7
1 Blocked shots 2
6 Shots inside the box 13
3 Shots outside the box 5
291 Passes 788
81% Pass accuracy 93%
2 Corners 6
4 Goalkeeper saves 1
8 Fouls 11
3 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.64 Team rating 7.19

Line-ups

Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1

16.6 D. Henderson(G)
175.6 T. Tomiyasu ↓74’ 265.9 Chris Richards 66.2 J. Canvot
36.7 T. Mitchell 187.2 Daichi Kamada 207.3 A. Wharton 257.3 A. Khalaili ↓75’
96.2 E. Nketiah ↓68’ 106.9 Yeremy Pino ↓68’
227.7 J. Strand Larsen ↓63’
  • 1D. Henderson (G)6.6
  • 17T. Tomiyasu↓74’5.6
  • 26Chris Richards5.9
  • 6J. Canvot6.2
  • 3T. Mitchell6.7
  • 18Daichi Kamada7.2
  • 20A. Wharton7.3
  • 25A. Khalaili↓75’7.3
  • 9E. Nketiah↓68’6.2
  • 10Yeremy Pino↓68’6.9
  • 22J. Strand Larsen↓63’7.7

Substitutes used

  • 5A. Disasi↑74’6.3
  • 30Óscar Mingueza↑75’6.2
  • 11D. McNeil↑68’6.5
  • 29E. Guessand↑63’6.5
  • 12Z. Gozo↑68’6.2

Unused: W. Benítez, D. Muñoz, W. Hughes, J. Lerma

Coach: Pierre Sage

Manchester City 4-2-3-1

16.2 G. Donnarumma(G)
246.7 J. Gvardiol A↓75’ 67.7 A. Guéhi 37.7 Rúben Dias 457.2 A. Khusanov ↓89’
57.6 E. Anderson ↓82’ 336.2 N. O'Reilly ↓89’
426.2 A. Semenyo A 108.7★ M. Cherki ↓82’ 476.9 P. Foden AA
98.3 E. Haaland
  • 1G. Donnarumma (G)6.2
  • 24J. GvardiolA↓75’6.7
  • 6A. Guéhi7.7
  • 3Rúben Dias7.7
  • 45A. Khusanov↓89’7.2
  • 5E. Anderson↓82’7.6
  • 33N. O'Reilly↓89’6.2
  • 42A. SemenyoA6.2
  • 10M. Cherki ★↓82’8.7
  • 47P. FodenA×26.9
  • 9E. Haaland8.3

Substitutes used

  • 22Vitor Reis↑89’
  • 61K. Braithwaite↑89’
  • 56Ryan McAidoo↑82’6.3
  • 8M. Kovačić↑75’6.7
  • 32A. Bouaddi↑82’7.0

Unused: G. Rulli, R. Aït-Nouri, R. Lewis, C. Echeverri

Coach: Enzo Maresca

Player stats

Top rated
M. CherkiManchester City8.7
2nd
E. HaalandManchester City8.3
3rd
J. Strand LarsenCrystal Palace7.7

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Henderson G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 73% 15 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
T. Tomiyasu D 74 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 25 1 3 0/0 0/0 5.6
Chris Richards D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 79% 28 2 2 1/1 0/0 5.9
J. Canvot M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 51 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.2
T. Mitchell D 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 83% 24 2 1 1/1 0/0 6.7
Daichi Kamada M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 36 6 0 2/2 0/1 7.2
A. Wharton M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 77% 26 4 0 0/0 0/2 7.3
A. Khalaili F 75 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 26 10 2 3/4 1/1 7.3
E. Nketiah F 68 0 0 2 (0) 1 88% 8 2 1 1/3 1/1 6.2
Yeremy Pino M 68 0 0 1 (0) 2 67% 24 2 1 0/0 2/3 6.9
J. Strand Larsen F 63 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 9 1 0 0/0 1/1 7.7
A. Disasi D 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Óscar Mingueza D 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
D. McNeil F 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.5
E. Guessand F 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
Z. Gozo F 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 1 0 0/2 1/0 6.2

Manchester City

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Donnarumma G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 80% 35 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
J. Gvardiol D 75 0 1 0 (0) 2 81% 52 1 0 2/3 2/0 6.7
A. Guéhi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 98% 113 0 2 1/1 1/1 7.7
Rúben Dias D 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 99% 108 1 1 1/2 0/1 7.7
A. Khusanov D 89 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 81 4 2 1/2 0/0 7.2
E. Anderson M 82 0 0 2 (1) 1 92% 100 5 3 1/2 1/1 7.6
N. O'Reilly M 89 0 0 1 (0) 0 91% 57 1 0 3/4 1/0 6.2
A. Semenyo F 90 0 1 1 (1) 3 93% 44 1 0 2/10 1/2 6.2
M. Cherki M 82 2 0 3 (3) 3 93% 67 0 0 3/5 4/0 8.7
P. Foden M 90 0 2 2 (0) 3 92% 48 1 0 2/5 1/2 6.9
E. Haaland F 90 2 0 5 (3) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/0 0/1 8.3
Vitor Reis D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 13 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
K. Braithwaite D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Ryan McAidoo F 8 0 0 1 (0) 0 40% 5 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3
M. Kovačić M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 30 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.7
A. Bouaddi M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 21 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.0

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.