Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Match pulse
Who won: Man City 4-1
Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-1 on Friday, August 28, 2026 at Selhurst Park. Goals for C Palace: Gianluigi Donnarumma (own goal) (56'). Goals for Man City: Erling Haaland (17', 84') and Rayan Cherki (54', 59').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Erling Haaland
MNC · 2 G
Deserved to win
Man City created better chances: they win this game 72% of the time
Play by play
- Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Manchester City 4.
- Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Manchester City 4.
- 90'+3'

Free kick won
Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3'

Foul
Foul by Axel Disasi (Crystal Palace).
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 89'
SubSubbed on for N. O'Reilly
Substitution, Manchester City. Kaden Braithwaite replaces Nico O'Reilly.
K. Braithwaite
- 89'
SubSubbed on for A. Khusanov
Substitution, Manchester City. Vitor Reis replaces Abdukodir Khusanov.
Vitor Reis
- 88'MNC

Corner awarded
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Óscar Mingueza.
- 86'

Offside
Offside, Crystal Palace. Zavier Gozo is caught offside.
- GOAL84'

Goal! Left footed shot
E. Haaland · ast P. Foden
Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Manchester City 4. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
CRY 1 - 4 MNC - 83'

Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Dias following a fast break.
R. McAidoo
- 82'
SubSubbed on for E. Anderson
Substitution, Manchester City. Ayyoub Bouaddi replaces Elliot Anderson.
A. Bouaddi
- 82'
SubSubbed on for R. Cherki
Substitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Rayan Cherki.
R. McAidoo
- 81'

Free kick won
Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'

Foul
Foul by Zavier Gozo (Crystal Palace).
- 77'

Foul
Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 77'

Free kick won
Jaydee Canvot (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75'
SubSubbed on for J. Gvardiol
Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Josko Gvardiol.
M. Kovacic
- 75'
SubSubbed on for A. Khalaili
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Óscar Mingueza replaces Anan Khalaili.
Ó. Mingueza
- 74'
SubSubbed on for T. Tomiyasu
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Axel Disasi replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
A. Disasi
- 74'

Free kick won
Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'

Foul
Foul by Dwight McNeil (Crystal Palace).
- 68'
SubSubbed on for Y. Pino
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Zavier Gozo replaces Yéremy Pino.
Z. Gozo
- 68'
SubSubbed on for E. Nketiah
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Dwight McNeil replaces Eddie Nketiah.
D. McNeil
- 68'

Yellow card
Anan Khalaili (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Khalaili

