Man City vs Crystal Palace

18 January 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Sergio Agüero 82’, 87’
  • Cenk Tosun 39’
  • Fernandinho 90’ (og)

Match summary

The points were shared as Man City and Crystal Palace drew 2-2. Crystal Palace led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Cenk Tosun put Crystal Palace ahead with a header in the 39th minute, set up by Gary Cahill. In the second half, Sergio Agüero equalised in the 82nd minute, set up by Gabriel Jesus, Agüero put Man City in front with a header in the 87th minute, set up by Benjamin Mendy, and Fernandinho's own goal equalised in the 90th minute.

Man City had the better of the chances, with 2.48 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Crystal Palace's 0.59 from 5.

Match stats

Man City Crystal Palace
25 Shots 5
6 Shots on Target 3
14 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.47 xG 0.59
2.47 Non-penalty xG 0.59
23 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Man City Crystal Palace
Kick-off
39’
Cenk Tosun
Assist: Gary Cahill0-1 (Crystal Palace)
Half-time0-1
Sergio Agüero
Assist: Gabriel Jesus1-1 (Man City)
82’
Sergio Agüero
Assist: Benjamin Mendy2-1 (Man City)
87’
90’
Fernandinho
Own goal2-2 (Crystal Palace)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man City
  • Benjamin Mendy
Crystal Palace
  • Jordan Ayew
  • James McArthur

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.48 0.59 39’ Cenk Tosun (Crystal Palace), 0-1 39’ 82’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 1-1 82’ 87’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 2-1 87’ 90’ Fernandinho (Crystal Palace) own goal, 2-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.48 0.59 39’ Cenk Tosun (Crystal Palace), 0-1 Tosun 39’ 82’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 1-1 Agüero 82’ 87’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 2-1 Agüero 87’ 90’ Fernandinho (Crystal Palace) own goal, 2-2 Fernandinho 90’
Man City 2.48 xGCrystal Palace 0.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Man City attacking 
82’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 39’ Cenk Tosun (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.36 xG, goal 15’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 87’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 10’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 16’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 56’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 52’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 51’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Cenk Tosun (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 59’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 19’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 42’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 52’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 14’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Fernandinho (Man City), own goal 82’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 39’ Cenk Tosun (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.36 xG, goal 15’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 87’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 10’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 16’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 56’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 52’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 51’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Cenk Tosun (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 59’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 19’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 14’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Fernandinho (Man City), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
João Cancelo DEF900 0.000.031
Fernandinho DEF901 0.020.000
John Stones DEF901 0.020.021
Benjamin Mendy DEF9010 0.000.474
Kevin De Bruyne MID906 0.170.696
Ilkay Gündogan MID901 0.020.063
David Silva MID642 0.100.091
Raheem Sterling FWD904 0.410.000
Sergio Agüero FWD9026 1.470.000
Bernardo Silva FWD752 0.160.242
Gabriel Jesus Sub2611 0.060.591
Riyad Mahrez Sub151 0.050.000
Rodri Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 89% Avg odds 1.08
Draw 8% Avg odds 11.63
Crystal Palace win 3% Avg odds 29.18

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Man City WLWWW
Crystal Palace LWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crystal Palace 0-2 Man City, 19 Oct 19 Next meeting: Man City 4-0 Crystal Palace, 17 Jan 21  All Man City vs Crystal Palace meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.