Crystal Palace vs Man City LIVE: Result and final score as champions held after Rico Lewis red card
Follow all the action from Selhurst Park
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
OFF THE POST! Gundogan goes inches away from levelling the score! It is a wonderful strike from outside the box, as he volleys a dropping ball. The hit was fired towards the bottom right corner but struck the woodwork.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
HUGE CHANCE! Eze had a great chance to put Palace two ahead! The ball found him as he slipped past the City defence, but he took far too many touches before striking his shot and it eventually got blocked. The flag went up for offside afterwards, so it would’ve been chalked off initially anyway.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Palace come forward again through Eze and Sarr and get inside the City box. Eze’s low-driven cross was blocked well by Dias, and Palace have their first corner.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
De Bruyne and Haaland link up well in the final third, but as the former’s pass was played through, Haaland forgot to bring the ball with him and the Palace defence cleared. The danger is there to see, however.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Palace are now having a period of sustained possession for themselves. They are happy to knock the ball around their backline and Henderson and wait for an opportunity to break out.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Eze clipped a curling ball into the box, towards Mateta who had made a reverse run. Unfortunately for them both, the cross was overhit and Mateta couldn’t rise high enough to divert it.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Nunes is played in down the left side, but his searching cross into the box found nobody. Savinho collected the ball on the opposite side of the box and laid it off to Gundogan, whose shot was blocked by Guehi.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Manchester City have a large share of the possession now, as they ponder on how to break down the Palace team who have gone ahead early.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Henderson is back up on his feet, and the game is under way again. That Haaland chance will certainly be a wake up call.
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