Crystal Palace vs Manchester City result and stats
Match report
GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbersManchester City won 4–1 away at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Friday 28 August 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Crystal Palace 18%, the draw 25% and Manchester City 57%, so an away win had a 57% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.
On expected goals it finished Crystal Palace 0.66, Manchester City 2.21, so Manchester City created the better chances. Crystal Palace had 9 shots (1 on target) to Manchester City's 18 (9 on target).
GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC
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Referee: A Madley
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Head to head
In 10 league meetings since 2021, Crystal Palace won 1, Manchester City won 6 and 3 were drawn; the most recent, on 13 May 2026, finished Manchester City 3–0 Crystal Palace, a win for Manchester City.