Crystal Palace vs Man City LIVE: Result and final score as champions held after Rico Lewis red card
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Follow live coverage as Crystal Palace face Manchester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
The first 10 minutes of this half have been almost completely taken up by City possession. They are controlling all areas of the pitch, and it seems like only a matter of time until they score again.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Palace are struggling now to get the ball out of their half, let alone build an attack. City are in full control.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Manchester City are camped inside the Palace half, and a hush has settled over the home crowd as they nervously anticipate what this half has in store.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
City have started the second half as they mean to go on. They have come out of the traps quickly and earned themselves a corner early on.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
KICK-OFF! The second half is under way and the game is up and running again.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Looking to the second half, Palace should continue playing the way they are, because they are holding their own and then some. At times they look far better than City and should be ahead at the break. For City, they need to tighten up at the back and they can then expect to win this game. They have no problem with attacking, but they are conceding chances to a team that they shouldn’t be.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
There have been 45 minutes in this game so far, and the score is level at the break. Palace looked bright from the off and after only four minutes Munoz put the home team ahead. It was Will Hughes who navigated a crowd in midfield before playing a wonderful pass through the Colombian. He took care of the rest as he smashed his right-footed shot past Ortega to give Palace the lead. They could’ve easily gone two ahead in the 28th minute when Mateta cushioned a pass to set up Lerma for a shot inside the box. The midfielder’s shot was well hit, but it was blocked and the score remained 1-0. Just a couple of minutes later, Haaland equalised for City with a tidy header at the back post, following a Nunes cross that was whipped in. That made the scoreline 1-1, and that is how it remains at the break. Palace have generated 0.47 xG so far, and City have created 1.03 xG. Opta’s live win probability has a Palace win at 21.1%, a draw at 32.1%, and a City win at 46.8%.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Not much is happening in these added minutes. Both teams are winning and losing possession fairly quickly in midfield, as the game is nearly at the halfway point.
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