Rodri and O'Reilly are absent, while Haaland and Cherki start on the bench for Manchester City's match against Crystal Palace. Gvardiol returns to the lineup as City aims to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Rodri & O’Reilly absent; Haaland & Cherki benched; Gvardiol returns: Man City line-up vs Crystal Palace
Manchester City stars Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki have been named on the bench against Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium.
Pep Guardiola’s side must win their game in hand over Premier League leaders Arsenal to cut the Gunners’ lead at the summit to two points ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup final against Chelsea.
City returned to winning ways against Brentford last week after a damaging 3-3 draw with Everton that has put Arsenal in the title race driving seat, though Guardiola has reminded his players that it is not done until it is truly done.
The Blues are chasing a domestic treble in the final fortnight of the season and having lifted the Carabao Cup at Wembley in March, City can add another piece of silverware to their cabinet by beating Chelsea in London on Saturday.
Guardiola has shuffled his pack for Crystal Palace on Wednesday night and ahead of the 20:00 kick-off at the Etihad Stadium, it has been confirmed that Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki are on the bench against the Eagles.
Rodri and O'Reilly are not included in the lineup for the match, but the specific reasons for their absence have not been detailed.
The match is crucial for Manchester City as they need to win to reduce Arsenal's lead in the Premier League to two points.
Josko Gvardiol has returned to the lineup for Manchester City's match against Crystal Palace.
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City have made six changes to their starting XI from Brentford, with Josko Gvardiol back in the lineup for the first time since going off with a tibial fracture in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in January.
Nico O’Reilly has thereby been excluded from the matchday squad, though that is not believed to be down to a fitness concern as such.
Rodri remains absent as he nurses a calf issue sustained in April’s 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium, though Abdukodir Khusanov has returned to the lineup after missing the 3-0 win over Brentford with a knock.
This is a developing story. More to follow.