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2026-05-13 - Manchester City vs Crystal Palace

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Manchester City v Crystal Palace
Football: English Premier League
Wednesday 13th May 2026 - Kick Off 8pm
This game is live on TV

Manchester City

From jubilation to incredible disappointment- that has to have been the emotional rollercoaster ridden by anyone associated with Manchester City if they were watching the end of the Arsenal fixture at the London Stadium on Sunday. The late VAR intervention helped Arsenal cling on for three vital points and Manchester City's title hopes have just dipped a little more in light of that result.

They remain 2nd in the Premier League standings, but Manchester City are back to 5 points behind Arsenal and with just two games left for the current League leaders. Pep Guardiola's men have one more fixture than Arsenal, but they need to win out and hope The Gunners slip at least one more time. All Manchester City can do on Wednesday is win this game and improve the 13-3-1 record compiled at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City came alive in the second half on Saturday and crushed Brentford 3-0, which makes it 7 wins in the last 8 games in all competitions. They will be looking to make it 4 straight wins at home in all competitions when hosting this Premier League fixture.

Abdukodir Khusunov, Josko Gvardiol and Rodri are all doubts.

Crystal Palace

As the only manager who is going to be guiding teams into fixtures against the current top two in the Premier League standings, it is no surprise that Oliver Glasner has been asked about his motivations around team selection in the last couple of press conferences. The outgoing Crystal Palace manager has batted those questions away by making it clear that his priority is doing what is best for his club and not worrying about what Manchester City and Arsenal think.

The Eagles are 14th in the Premier League table and safe from the drop, but the reality is that all eyes are on the Conference League Final, which is played three days after the last game of the season when Crystal Palace host Arsenal. Before all that, Crystal Palace travel to the North West with a 7-2-8 away record in the English top flight.

Crystal Palace were able to beat Shakhtar Donetsk in both Conference League Semi Final ties, but the 2-2 draw with Everton on Sunday means they have not won any of the last 4 Premier League games. In fact, Crystal Palace have lost 3 of the last 4 away League games, including consecutive defeats at Liverpool and Bournemouth.

Borna Sosa, Cheick Doucoure and Evann Guessand continue to miss time for the visiting team. Some changes are likely to be made to freshen the starting eleven after Crystal Palace played on Sunday compared with Manchester City's Saturday fixture.

Head to Head

Earlier this season, Manchester City won 0-3 at Selhurst Park.

Manchester City have won 3 of the last 6 when hosting Crystal Palace, but this has been an opponent that have offered real resistance to them.

Prediction

A relatively strong Crystal Palace team took to the field on Sunday in the home draw with Everton, but the feeling is that Oliver Glasner will make one or two more changes for this Premier League fixture.

An experienced manager has made it clear that his focus is on doing what is best for Crystal Palace and that means making sure the squad is best prepared for the Conference League Final coming up later this month.

This is a team that will still want to pose problems where they can, but Crystal Palace have lost a bit of momentum in the Premier League.

Failure to win any of the last 4 Premier League games includes losing back to back away fixtures at Liverpool and Bournemouth in which Crystal Palace have conceded three times.

The fans arriving at the Etihad Stadium may have been hoping that this would be a chance for Manchester City to move top of the table and especially after West Ham United seemingly equalised deep into stoppage time when hosting Arsenal on Sunday. The VAR intervention could really have flattened the atmosphere, but Pep Guardiola will be reminding his team that they have a duty to keep winning, while places in the FA Cup Final starting eleven are up for grabs too.

The manager could make one or two changes, but a strong Manchester City team will be picked as they go searching for a win and goals in what could still be a title race determined on the Goal Difference column.

Recent fixtures against Crystal Palace have been problematic at times, but Manchester City have tended to find a way to score plenty of goals against them too.

In 4 of the last 7 Premier League fixtures between these clubs, Manchester City have managed to score at least three times.

They have reached that total in consecutive Premier League games, while Crystal Palace have conceded three goals in back to back defeats at Anfield and the Vitality Stadium.

With twenty-four hours fewer preparation time, Crystal Palace could be vulnerable here and Manchester City are likely to reach three goals on the scoreboard yet again.