Crystal Palace
Man City
Match summary
Man City won comfortably, 4-1 away at Crystal Palace. Man City led 1-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Erling Haaland put Man City ahead with a header in the 17th minute, set up by Antoine Semenyo. In the second half, Mathis Cherki made it 0-2 in the 54th minute, set up by Phil Foden, Donnarumma's own goal pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 56th minute, Cherki made it 1-3 in the 59th minute, set up by Josko Gvardiol, and Haaland made it 1-4 in the 84th minute, set up by Phil Foden.
The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.57 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Crystal Palace's 0.93 from 9.
Crystal Palace hosted Man City in the Premier League on matchday 2, suffering a 1-4 defeat after trailing 0-1 at half-time. The visitors dominated territory and possession with 72 percent of the ball and 788 completed passes at an accuracy of 93 percent, compared to 291 passes for Crystal Palace. Man City registered 18 shots with 9 on target and an expected goals figure of 2.57, while the hosts managed 9 shots, 1 on target, and an expected goals total of 0.93. Match statistics also showed 6 corners to 2, 155 attacks to 67, and 11 fouls committed by Man City alongside 8 by Crystal Palace.
Erling Haaland opened the scoring for Man City in the 17th minute with a header. Rayan Cherki received a yellow card in the 33rd minute. Following the interval, Mathis Cherki missed a notable chance before Rayan Cherki scored with a left foot shot in the 54th minute. Elliot Anderson was booked in the 55th minute, and Gianluigi Donnarumma scored an own goal in the 56th minute to put Crystal Palace on the scoreboard. Rayan Cherki added another goal with a right foot shot in the 59th minute. Anan Khalaili was yellow-carded in the 68th minute, and Haaland sealed the 1-4 final score with a left foot shot in the 84th minute.
