Josko Gvardiol returns to the starting lineup for Manchester City after five months, as Pep Guardiola makes six changes to the team for the match. Other players returning include Rayan Ait-Nouri, Phil Foden, Omar Marmoush, Savinho, and Abdukodir Khusanov.
Key points
Josko Gvardiol returns to the starting XI after five months.
Pep Guardiola makes six changes to the team.
Other returning players include Rayan Ait-Nouri and Phil Foden.
Why did Josko Gvardiol return to the starting lineup for Manchester City?
Josko Gvardiol returned to the starting lineup after a five-month absence due to injury.
Who are the other players that returned to Manchester City's lineup?
Alongside Gvardiol, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Phil Foden, Omar Marmoush, Savinho, and Abdukodir Khusanov also returned to the lineup.
How many changes did Pep Guardiola make to the Manchester City team?
Pep Guardiola made six changes to the Manchester City team for the match.
When was Josko Gvardiol's last match before returning to the lineup?
Josko Gvardiol's last match was against Chelsea at the start of January.
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City have three Premier League games remaining and none of them easy.
Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Aston Villa are all good sides with their own agendas and aims, but the Blues need to try and get all nine points.
It’s crucial we go into the final day with Arsenal needing to beat Palace at Selhurst Park - and that is not a given, regardless of their upcoming Conference League final.
Improving our goal difference is key as if we can win our remaining games, we wouldn’t want to go into our last match with Villa needing a four or five goal win.
Of course, let’s just win this game to keep a modicum of pressure on Arsenal.
Pressure and expectation can be a psychological weight and anything can happen.
So, as Pep Guardiola has promised, the Blues will keep going until the end, as we always have.
Stats, facts & milestones
City are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games against Crystal Palace (W5 D3) since a 2-0 home loss in October 2021.
Crystal Palace have scored exactly twice in each of their last four Premier League away games against Man City, though have only gone on to win one of those (D1 L2). The only visiting team to score 2+ goals in five in a row at the Etihad are Tottenham Hotspur (current run of five).
Since losing 2-0 against Spurs in their opening home league game this season, City are unbeaten in their last 16 at the Etihad (W13 D3). They’ve also opened the scoring in all 16 of these games.
City are unbeaten in their last 23 evening kick-offs (7pm or later) in the Premier League (W17 D6) since a 1-0 loss at Aston Villa in December 2023. However, five of their eight such games in 2026 have been drawn (W3).
Only the current top two sides Arsenal (10) and City (9) have won more Premier League away games this season than Crystal Palace (7), while no side has fewer draws on the road than the Eagles (2).
City have scored the most (38) and conceded the fewest (9) first half goals in the Premier League this season, though each of their last five strikes have come after half-time.
City’s Erling Haaland has scored in all five of his Premier League games against Crystal Palace, netting eight goals in total. The only players to score in their first six games against an opponent in the competition are Raheem Sterling and Mohamed Salah (both vs Bournemouth).
City’s Jérémy Doku has been involved in seven goals in his last six appearances in all competitions (5 goals, 2 assists), as many as he had in his previous 24 (1 goal, 6 assists).
Jean-Philippe Mateta has 49 Premier League goals, and could be just the second Crystal Palace to reach 50 after Wilfried Zaha (68). However, just 35% of his goals in the competition have come away from home (17/49), with just two of his 11 this term coming on the road.
Ismaïla Sarr has scored nine goals in his last 10 starts in all competitions, while his 20 goals in total this season are the most by a Crystal Palace player since Glenn Murray’s 31 in 2012-13.
