Man City Vs Crystal Palace

 Man City Vs Crystal Palace

 

For Manchester City's Premier League home game against Crystal Palace, Pep Guardiola makes two changes, bringing back Ruben Dias and Riyad Mahrez to the starting lineup.

 

TEAM

 

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Injured Nathan Ake is replaced at the centre of the defence by Dias, and Ilkay Gunodgan is benched in favour of Mahrez.

 

new signature Jack Grealish and Kalvin Phillips are both out injured, but Sergio Gomez, who made his Club debut in the midweek friendly against Barcelona, is back among the substitutes.

 

After picking up an injury against Bournemouth, Grealish is yet to return to full training, and Phillips had to leave the game at Camp Nou in the first half due to an injury.

TEAMS CITY: Mahrez, Foden, Haaland, De Bruyne (C), Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Bernardo.

 

SUBS: Wilson-Esbrand, Lewis, Knight, Ortega Moreno, Gundogan, Alvarez, Gomez, Palmer, Gomes, and Palmer.

 

Guaita, Ward, Guéhi, Andersen, Mitchell, Clyne, Schlupp, Doucouré, Eze, Ayew, and Edouard are the members of CRYSTAL PALACE.

 

SUBS: Olise, Ebiowei, Mateta, Rodney, Richards, Hughes, Milivojevi, and Whitworth (all as goalkeepers).

FORMATION

In the first three games of the season, Guardiola has stayed with his preferred 4-3-3 formation, and it appears that will be the case again today.

 

As usual, Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo will play fullback, and Dias will line up alongside John Stones at center-half.

 

After the team's captain Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva, who put on an outstanding display against Newcastle last weekend, Rodrigo will play the anchorman position in the middle of the field.

 

Mahrez will start in the front three on the right, with Phil Foden on the other flank and Erling Haaland in the centre.

COMPARE FACTS AND STATS

We drew 0-0 at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace, the only team City failed to score against in the previous campaign.

In three of our last five Premier League games, City has trailed by two goals, but we have won all three of those games (W1, D2).

In our last 12 Premier League games, we have netted at least twice each time, totaling 40 goals.

In our last 54 Saturday games in the Premier League that began at 15:00 (UK), we have only lost twice (W46, D6), but both of those losses came against Crystal Palace at home.

In four straight Premier League games, Kevin de Bruyne has contributed an assist. He wants to be the first person in the City.