Broadcast info
Who's playing: Two back-to-back draws have Manchester City in danger of missing out on a Champions League berth if their cross town rivals Manchester United defeat Arsenal. Pep Guardiola's side, then, will be looking to pick up a vital win against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
What time: Saturday, May 5th at 04:30 PST/07:30 EST/11:30 GMT/12:30 BST
What stadium: This game will be played at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City's home ground is the fourth-largest in the Premier League and seats up to 55,097 fans at max capacity.
Which channel:
- In the USA: NBCSN, SiriusXM FC, NBC Sports Live, fuboTV, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC UNIVERSO, NBC UNIVERSO NOW
- In the UK: Sky Sports 1/HD UK, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Manchester, SKY GO Extra, NOW TV UK, Sky Go UK
- In Canada: TSN4, TSN1, TSN GO
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Match Facts & Stats
- Man City have won 12 of their last 13 matches against Crystal Palace in all competitions
- The Sky Blues are undefeated in their last 9 home matches
- Man City have scored at least 3 goals in their last 3 home matches against Crystal Palace in all competitions
- Crystal Palace haven’t kept a clean sheet against Manchester City in the Premier League since May 1993 under Steve Coppell, conceding in all 11 meetings since
- Manchester City have won eight of their last nine Premier League games against Crystal Palace (L1), with their only defeat in this run coming in April 2015 (1-2 at Selhurst Park)
- The Citizens are unbeaten in six home games against Palace in the Premier League (W4 D2), winning all four games at the Etihad
- In addition, they are unbeaten at home in 11 in all competitions, dating back to 1991
The final Champions League berth is at stake as City take on Crystal Palace
Manchester City
Despite drawing their last two games, Pep Guardiola's side still sit in fourth place. With Manchester United, who are in fifth, taking on sixth-placed Arsenal, one of these two sides is bound to drop points. And that's something the Sky Blues can take advantage of as they welcome a Crystal Palace side who have shipped 16 goals in their last five trips to the Etihad.
However, City will have to make do without a host of key players. The latest injury casualty is top scorer Sergio Aguero, who now joins Claudio Bravo, David Silva, and John Stones on the treatment table. Silva, however, may be able to feature if he can pass a very late fitness test prior to this match. Reports are rife that Aguero unfortunately could miss the rest of the season due to a groin injury, but young striker Gabriel Jesus is expected to come into the starting XI as his replacement.
Crystal Palace
As for the Eagles, they have quite a few players out due to injuries, including Connor Wickham, Scott Dann, James Tomkins, and most significant, Mamadou Sakho. The ex-Liverpool man's absence in the center of defense will be a major source of concern for Sam Allardyce. Meanwhile, the experienced tactician will likely welcome back Yohan Cabaye after the Frenchman did not feature during Crystal Palace's shock defeat to Burnley.
Crystal Palace have lost two on the trot, and all signs indicate that they unfortunately are set to make it three defeats in a row. They have won just one out of their last nine Premier League ties against Manchester City and have not beaten the Sky Blues at the Eithad since 1991.
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