Related Manchester City x Crystal Palace in the Premier League

Manchester City faces Crystal Palace this Wednesday at Etihad Stadium. The game for round 31 of Premier League is scheduled for 4pm Brasília time. City occupies the second position and seeks to close the gap to the leader Arsenal. Palace fights in the middle part of the table.

A win leaves City two points behind Arsenal with three rounds remaining. Palace arrives after a recent draw and is trying to score points away from home. Pep Guardiola and Oliver Glasner prepare teams with attention to absences.

Desfalques and doubts mark preparation

Pep Guardiola is without Joško Gvardiol, injured in his leg. Rodri and Abdukodir Khusanov remain doubtful due to physical discomfort and shock. The coach must preserve some names thinking about the FA Cup final on Saturday.

• Joško Gvardiol: injured
• Rodri: physical discomfort, recovering
• Abdukodir Khusanov: blow, final assessment

Palace has important casualties in the attack. Eddie Nketiah is out with a thigh injury. Cheick Doucouré and Evann Guessand are also not available. Oliver Glasner works with a reduced squad in some positions.

Lista from Manchester City related

City fielded a strong group despite the absences. Gianluigi Donnarumma leads the options in goal. The defense has Matheus Nunes, Marc Guéhi, Nathan Aké and Nico O’Reilly as probables. Bernardo Silva and Nico González appear in midfield. Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland form the offensive sector.

Relacionados main features of Manchester City:

• Goleiros: Gianluigi Donnarumma, James Trafford
• Defensores: Matheus Nunes, Marc Guéhi, Nathan Aké, Nico O’Reilly, Rúben Dias, John Stones
• Meias: Bernardo Silva, Nico González, Tijjani Reijnders
• Atacantes: Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland

Guardiola has options to run the team at home, where performance remains high this season.

Lista from Crystal Palace related

The visitor listed experienced players for the challenge. Dean Henderson should continue in goal. Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix and Jaydee Canvot make up the defense. Daniel Muñoz, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada and Tyrick Mitchell play in the middle. Ismaila Sarr, Brennan Johnson and Jørgen Strand Larsen lead the attack.

Relacionados main features of Crystal Palace:

• Goleiros: Dean Henderson
• Defensores: Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Jaydee Canvot, Daniel Muñoz, Tyrick Mitchell
• Meias: Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada
• Atacantes: Ismaila Sarr, Brennan Johnson, Jørgen Strand Larsen

Palace tends to organize itself in a low block and explore counterattacks. Glasner is looking for points to eliminate any risk on the table.

Escalação probable and recent history

City should go into the field in a 4-2-3-1 with Donnarumma; Nunes, Guéhi, Aké, O’Reilly; Bernardo Silva, Nico González; Semenyo, Cherki, Doku; Haaland. The Palace opts for a more compact layout with the Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Canvot; Muñoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Johnson; Larsen.

City has won four of the last five duels against Palace. At home, the dominance is even greater. Haaland has already scored several times against the opponent.

Últimos five Manchester City games:

• Vitória
• Vitória
• Empate
• Vitória
• Vitória

Últimos five Crystal Palace games:

• Empate
• Derrota
• Vitória
• Empate
• Derrota

Onde watch live

The live broadcast on Brasil takes place on ESPN on closed TV and on Disney+ on streaming. No Reino Unido, Sky Sports shows the match. Apps Premier League and club officials provide real-time updates. Etihad must have a full house.

Arbitragem and game conditions

Stuart Attwell referees the match. The weather in Manchester indicates the possibility of light rain. Etihad’s lawn is in good shape. City plays with the support of the fans in search of the three points. Palace tries to surprise on the counterattack. The duel tests the related cast of Guardiola.