Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | FA Cup

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Preview

• Tournament: FA Cup
• Date: 17th May
• Venue: Wembley Stadium

• Kick-off Time: 03:30 PM GMT

  Crystal Palace vs Manchester City is set to take place on 17th May at the Wembley Stadium in the finals of the FA Cup. Crystal Palace sailed smoothly, facing easy opponents in the initial stages of the FA Cup up until the quarter-finals, when they faced Fulham and then Aston Villa in the semi-finals. They beat Fulham 3-0 comfortably and even Aston Villa 3-0 comfortably. They are currently in 12th place with 49 points in 36 games, winning 12 matches, drawing 13, and losing 11. Their form in the last five league games has been poor, losing one match, drawing three, and winning one.

  Manchester City sailed smoothly through the FA Cup as well in what has been their worst season in quite a few years. Pep Guardiola's team is so good that even at their lowest, they have a good chance of winning a title and securing UEFA Champions League qualification via finishing in the top four in the league. Manchester City are currently in 4th place with 65 points from 36 games, winning 19 matches, drawing eight, and losing nine. Their form in the last five league games has been amazing and is reminiscent of typical Manchester City standards, since they have won four games and drawn one. They have been unbeaten in their last ten matches across all competitions and are slowly and steadily getting back to their usual form.

Crystal Palace Team News

The home side will try their best to get Adam Wharton fit for the match against Manchester City since he also has a knee injury, just like Chadi Riad and Chieck Doucoure, both of whom are sidelined as well.

Manchester City Team News

Pep Guardiola's side will again be without Rodri and Nathan Ake for this clash as the pair recover from long-term injury. John Stones is another player the Cityzens have to assess, as he continues to recover from a thigh injury.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Predicted Lineups

Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup (3-4-2-1):

Goalkeeper: Henderson

Defenders: Guehi, Lacroix, Richards

Midfielders: Mitchell, Lerma, Hughes, Munoz

Forwards: Eze, Mateta, Sarr

Manchester City Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Ederson

Defenders: Gvardiol, Akanji, Dias, Lewis

Midfielders: Kovacic, Silva

Forwards: Foden, De Bruyne, McAtee, Haaland

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City H2H

Crystal Palace and Manchester City have faced each other 71 times in their history, with Crystal Palace winning 17 times, whereas Manchester City have won 38 times.

Key Players To Watch In Crystal Palace vs Manchester City

Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace)

The England international is in great form this season and is arguably Crystal Palace's best attacker alongside Jean-Philippe Mateta. Eze has scored 12 goals and has 12 assists in 40 appearances for Crystal Palace across all competitions this season. He has scored three goals and has one assist in four FA Cup appearances, scoring in the quarter-finals as well as the semi-finals.

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Haaland and Manchester City are said to be in their worst form this season after a disappointing title defense and UCL performance. However, Manchester City have propelled themselves and are slowly getting back to their usual standards, but Haaland has still been consistent and is surely one of the best strikers in the world. Erling has scored 21 goals and has three assists in 29 Premier League appearances this season. Overall, he has scored 30 goals and has four assists in 40 appearances across all competitions.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction

On paper, it does seem like Manchester City will easily get the win; however, the magic of the FA Cup has led to some underrated teams winning it as well. Crystal Palace are not doing so well currently in the Premier League, whereas Manchester City are in great form but will be coming into this match off a frustrating 0-0 draw against bottom-placed Southampton. Nevertheless, City's experience in such matches is likely to propel them to their eighth FA Cup title.

Prediction: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester City

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