
Manchester City vs Crystal Palace, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueKevin De Bruyne stars as Man City roar back to thrash Crystal Palace
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Kevin De Bruyne helped Manchester City stage a superb comeback from 2-0 down as he scored one and helped create two goals in an emphatic 5-2 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz with a cross.
- 5': Attempt saved. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
- 8': Goal! Manchester City 0, Crystal Palace 1. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr with a cross.
- 13': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 13': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 15': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 15': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 18': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
- 20': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Nico O'Reilly.
- 21': Goal! Manchester City 0, Crystal Palace 2. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Hand ball by Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).
- 24': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 24': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 24': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 24': Foul by James McAtee (Manchester City).
- 24': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 24': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
- 28': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace).
- 31': Nico González (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Goal! Manchester City 1, Crystal Palace 2. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 34': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Omar Marmoush with a cross.
- 36': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James McAtee.
- 36': Goal! Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 2. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 40': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 40': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Nico González (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 43': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 44': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 44': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by James McAtee.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Crystal Palace 2.
- 45': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 47': Goal! Manchester City 3, Crystal Palace 2. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 51': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
- 54': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 54': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 54': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace).
- 55': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Goal! Manchester City 4, Crystal Palace 2. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ederson with a through ball.
- 58': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 58': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 63': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ben Chilwell replaces Tyrick Mitchell.
- 63': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Maxence Lacroix.
- 63': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 63': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Foul by James McAtee (Manchester City).
- 68': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': James McAtee (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Ederson (Manchester City).
- 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Stefan Ortega replaces Ederson because of an injury.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 75': Offside, Crystal Palace. Ben Chilwell is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by James McAtee (Manchester City).
- 77': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Goal! Manchester City 5, Crystal Palace 2. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 80': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Matheus França replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 80': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Adam Wharton.
- 81': Offside, Crystal Palace. Ben Chilwell is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 82': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces James McAtee.
- 85': Attempt saved. Matheus França (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Justin Devenny.
- 85': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Stefan Ortega.
- 86': Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 89': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 87': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 89': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 89': Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Hand ball by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+1': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
- 90'+3': Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 90'+4': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+4': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+6': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+6': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Nico O'Reilly.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Crystal Palace 2.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 5, Crystal Palace 2.
Statistics
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16 | Fouls | 10 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
3 | Saves | 1 |
32 | Possession | 68 |
8 | SHOTS | 21 |
3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
278 | Accurate Passes | 673 |
341 | Passes | 741 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
13 | Crosses | 12 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
43 | Long Balls | 27 |
24 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
12 | Tackles | 10 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
13 | Interceptions | 7 |
23 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
23 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,489
Premier League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Ederson (GK) |
24 | Josko Gvardiol |
3 | Rúben Dias |
75 | Nico O'Reilly |
82 | Rico Lewis |
19 | Ilkay Gündogan |
14 | Nico González ![]() |
8 | Mateo Kovacic |
17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
7 | Omar Marmoush |
87 | James McAtee |
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
5 | Maxence Lacroix ![]() |
8 | Jefferson Lerma ![]() |
26 | Chris Richards |
18 | Daichi Kamada ![]() |
20 | Adam Wharton |
3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
12 | Daniel Muñoz |
14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
10 | Eberechi Eze |
7 | Ismaïla Sarr |
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