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Premier League | Gameweek 32
Apr 12, 2025 at 12.30pm UK
Etihad Stadium
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Man City
5 - 2
Crystal Palace

De Bruyne (33'), Marmoush (36'), Kovacic (47'), McAtee (56'), O'Reilly (79')
Gonzalez (40'), McAtee (68')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Eze (8'), Richards (21')
Kamada (31'), Lacroix (54'), Lerma (90+4')

The Match

Match Report

Manchester City come from two goals behind to record a 5-2 victory over Crystal Palace in Saturday afternoon's Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.

Team News

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Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Crystal Palace, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Crystal Palace could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Manchester City.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace.

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Man Utd 0-0 Man City
Sunday, April 6 at 4.30pm in Premier League

Crystal Palace

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Crystal Palace 2-1 Brighton
Saturday, April 5 at 3pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 66.98%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Crystal Palace had a probability of 14.31%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.8%) and 1-0 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.74%), while for a Crystal Palace win it was 1-2 (4.08%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester CityDrawCrystal Palace
66.98% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)18.71% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)14.31% (0.02 0.02)
Both teams to score 54.19% (0.042999999999999 0.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.46% (0.029000000000003 0.03)38.54% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.17% (0.033999999999999 0.03)60.83% (-0.029999999999994 -0.03)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.37% (0.0020000000000095 0)10.63% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.55% (0.0049999999999955 0)34.46% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Crystal Palace Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.64% (0.050000000000004 0.05)39.36% (-0.045999999999999 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.94% (0.047000000000001 0.05)76.06% (-0.043999999999997 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 66.98%
    Crystal Palace 14.31%
    Draw 18.71%
Manchester CityDrawCrystal Palace
2-0 @ 10.51% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.8%
1-0 @ 9.38% (-0.012 -0.01)
3-0 @ 7.85% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-1 @ 7.32% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-0 @ 4.4% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-1 @ 4.1% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 3.41% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.97% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 1.91% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 1.84% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 4.47%
Total : 66.98%
1-1 @ 8.74%
2-2 @ 4.57% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-0 @ 4.18% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-3 @ 1.06% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 18.71%
1-2 @ 4.08% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-1 @ 3.9%
0-2 @ 1.82% (0.002 0)
2-3 @ 1.42% (0.004 0)
1-3 @ 1.27% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 1.83%
Total : 14.31%

How you voted: Man City vs Crystal Palace

Manchester City
65.7%
Draw
22.7%
Crystal Palace
11.6%
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5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle382061268472166
6Aston Villa38199105851766
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest381981158461265
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton38161396659761
9Bournemouth3815111258461256
10Brentford38168146657956
11Fulham38159145454054
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16Wolverhampton WanderersWolves38126205469-1542
17Tottenham HotspurSpurs38115226465-138
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RSouthampton3826302686-6012
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