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22 December 2018 at 15:00

Premier League · Season 2018
Referee: Andre Marriner

Match Summary

Crystal Palace defeated Manchester City 3:2. The match was played in Premier League 2018. Goals were scored by İ. Gündoğan 27′, J. Schlupp 33′, A. Townsend 35′, L. Milivojević 51′ (pen.), K. De Bruyne 85′. 4 yellow cards were shown. Manchester City had 78% possession while Crystal Palace held 22%. Manchester City had 19 shots (5 on target) compared to 5 (3 on target) for Crystal Palace. Manchester City made 3 substitutions, Crystal Palace made 2.

Match Events

Key match events between Manchester City and Crystal Palace — 5 goals and 4 cards recorded during the match.

Manchester City
Crystal Palace
Kick Off
İ. Gündoğan

assist: F. Delph

27′
33′
J. Schlupp

assist: J. McArthur

45′Wilfried Zaha
Half Time
N. OtamendiS. Agüero
50′
51′
L. Milivojević

Penalty

F. DelphK. De Bruyne
62′
R. SterlingR. Mahrez
69′
80′James McArthur
K. De Bruyne

assist: Bernardo Silva

85′
88′
W. ZahaJ. Ayew
90′Vicente Guaita
90+5′
M. MeyerJ. Puncheon
Full Time

Match Statistics

Manchester City had 78% possession against Crystal Palace's 22%. Manchester City registered 19 shots (5 on target) while Crystal Palace managed 5 (3 on target). Corner kicks: 13–0. Fouls committed: 7–6.

5Shots on Goal3
9Shots off Goal2
19Total Shots5
5Blocked Shots0
11Shots insidebox4
8Shots outsidebox1
7Fouls6
13Corner Kicks0
2Offsides1
78%Ball Possession22%
0Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
0Goalkeeper Saves3
733Total passes213
649Passes accurate119
89%Passes %56%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Manchester City have recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Crystal Palace show 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 losses from their last 6 outings.

Manchester City

WLDLWD

Crystal Palace

WDDWLW

Head to Head

Manchester City and Crystal Palace have met 2 times — Manchester City won 1, Crystal Palace won 0, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Manchester City leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 2 meetings. A combined 3 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 1.50 per match (3 for the home side, 0 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 0 matches (0%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 games (50%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 0–3 in 2025.

1

Manchester City

0

Drawn

0

Crystal Palace

Goals: 3Goals: 0

Recent Meetings (2)

21 Mar 2026Manchester City? – ?Crystal Palace
14 Dec 2025Crystal Palace0 – 3Manchester City

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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