May 1st features a match where Crystal Palace will host Manchester City at Selhurst Park in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. 13th placed Crystal Palace is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Leicester City. Wilfried Zaha struck first for Crystal Palace in the 12th minute on a feed from Eberechi Eze, but Timothy Castagne got the equalizer for Leicester City in the 50th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 80th minute on a goal by Kelechi Iheanacho. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Manchester City recorded a 2-1 win against Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 15th minute, but Kevin De Bruyne got the equalizer for Manchester City in the 64th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 71st minute on a goal by Riyad Mahrez. Manchester City looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Etihad Stadium, Manchester City won by a score of 4 to 0 in front of an empty stadium. John Stones struck first for Manchester City in the 26th minute, then İlkay Gündoğan added another in the 56th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Crystal Palace couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester City took the shutout win.
For Manchester City, their top scorers are Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Christian Benteke has been the most prolific scorer on Crystal Palace in the last 5 matches with 2 goals
Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace squad will be without Nathaniel Clyne, Jeffrey Schlupp, Mamadou Sakho, James Tomkins, James McArthur, Gary Cahill and Nathan Ferguson, while Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Agüero are unavailable to play for Manchester City.