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Manchester City vs Crystal Palace: result 3-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueMatchday 17Kick-off on December 20, 2014 at 12:45 PM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City
3-0
Crystal Palace

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What was the result of Manchester City vs Crystal Palace?

Manchester City won 3-0 on December 20, 2014.

Goalscorers

  • 49′David SilvaManchester City
  • 61′David SilvaManchester City
  • 81′Yaya TouréManchester City

Official lineup for Manchester City vs Crystal Palace

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester City

  1. 7J. Milner
  2. 8Samir Nasri
  3. 21David Silva
  4. 25Fernandinho
  5. 42Yaya Touré
  1. 5P. Zabaleta
  2. 11A. Kolarov
  3. 15Jesús Navas
  4. 20E. Mangala
  5. 26M. Demichelis
  1. 1J. Hart

Crystal Palace

  1. 7Y. Bolasie
  2. 10F. Campbell
  1. 15M. Jedinak
  2. 18J. McArthur
  3. 28J. Ledley
  4. 42J. Puncheon
  1. 2J. Ward
  2. 4Brede Hangeland
  3. 6S. Dann
  4. 34M. Kelly
  1. 1J. Speroni
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Crystal Palace have 3, 6 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 13, 2014Leicester(away)1-0Premier League
Dec 10, 2014AS Roma(away)2-0UEFA Champions League
Dec 6, 2014Everton(home)1-0Premier League
Dec 3, 2014Sunderland(away)4-1Premier League
Nov 30, 2014Southampton(away)3-0Premier League
Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 13, 2014Stoke City(home)1-1Premier League
Dec 6, 2014Tottenham(away)0-0Premier League
Dec 2, 2014Aston Villa(home)0-1Premier League
Nov 29, 2014Swansea(away)1-1Premier League
Nov 23, 2014Liverpool(home)3-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Manchester City wins, 0 draws, 0 Crystal Palace wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 27, 2014Crystal Palace 0-2 Manchester CityPremier League
Dec 28, 2013Manchester City 1-0 Crystal PalacePremier League

Last archived meeting: Crystal Palace vs Manchester City on Apr 27, 2014

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester City score 1.9 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 1.3 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester City1.91.068/159/15
Crystal Palace1.31.539/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Manchester City sit 3rd in Premier League (21 points from 10 matches) and Crystal Palace sit 20th (7 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Manchester City10703211321
20Crystal Palace1021710247

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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