Man City vs Crystal Palace

22 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Ilkay Gündogan 27’
  • Kevin De Bruyne 85’
  • Jeffrey Schlupp 33’
  • Andros Townsend 35’
  • Luka Milivojevic 52’ (pen)

Match summary

Crystal Palace came from behind to win 3-2 away at Man City. Crystal Palace led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ilkay Gündogan put Man City ahead with a header in the 27th minute, set up by Fabian Delph, Jeffrey Schlupp equalised in the 33rd minute, set up by James McArthur, and Andros Townsend put Crystal Palace in front in the 35th minute. In the second half, Luka Milivojevic made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute and Kevin De Bruyne pulled one back to make it 2-3 in the 85th minute, set up by Bernardo Silva.

There was little between the sides on chances: Man City created 1.28 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots, Crystal Palace 1.15 from 5.

Match stats

Man City Crystal Palace
19 Shots 5
5 Shots on Target 3
13 Corners 0
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.27 xG 1.15
1.27 Non-penalty xG 0.38
16 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Man City Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Ilkay Gündogan
Assist: Fabian Delph1-0 (Man City)
27’
33’
Jeffrey Schlupp
Assist: James McArthur1-1 (Crystal Palace)
35’
Andros Townsend1-2 (Crystal Palace)
Half-time1-2
52’
Luka Milivojevic
Penalty1-3 (Crystal Palace)
Kevin De Bruyne
Assist: Bernardo Silva2-3 (Man City)
85’
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Crystal Palace
  • Vicente Guaita
  • Patrick van Aanholt
  • James McArthur
  • Wilfried Zaha

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 1.15 27’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), 1-0 27’ 33’ Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace), 1-1 33’ 35’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), 1-2 35’ 52’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), 1-3 52’ 85’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 2-3 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 1.15 27’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), 1-0 Gündogan 27’ 33’ Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace), 1-1 Schlupp 33’ 35’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), 1-2 Townsend 35’ 52’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), 1-3 Milivojevic 52’ 85’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 2-3 De Bruyne 85’
Man City 1.28 xGCrystal Palace 1.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Man City attacking 
52’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 27’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 51’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 16’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 38’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 10’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 50’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 76’ Leroy Sané (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 69’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ Fabian Delph (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 9’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 52’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 27’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 51’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 16’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 38’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 10’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 50’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 76’ Leroy Sané (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 69’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ Fabian Delph (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 9’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF901 0.010.000
Aymeric Laporte DEF903 0.180.072
Nicolás Otamendi DEF521 0.010.000
Fabian Delph DEF6411 0.010.291
Ilkay Gündogan MID9012 0.300.091
Bernardo Silva MID9012 0.150.234
John Stones MID900 0.000.022
Raheem Sterling FWD711 0.090.132
Gabriel Jesus FWD902 0.290.000
Leroy Sané FWD905 0.220.092
Sergio Agüero Sub380 0.000.000
Kevin De Bruyne Sub2611 0.010.241
Riyad Mahrez Sub190 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 85% Bet365 odds 1.14
Draw 10% Bet365 odds 10.00
Crystal Palace win 5% Bet365 odds 21.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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