Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Tips & Preview - Attacks to shine in open contest

By Tolu Shotade

12 Dec 2025

Tolu Shotade 12 Dec 2025

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Crystal Palace and Manchester City are in top form ahead of Sunday's clash.
Palace target European spots; City aiming to overtake Arsenal.
Historically, City have dominated recent matches, offering a high-goal thriller.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City

Crystal Palace host Manchester City in an English Premier League fixture on Sunday, with both teams looking to maintain their recent good form.

The Eagles are challenging around the European places while the Citizens are looking to crank up the pressure on leaders Arsenal. Both teams have shown attacking quality lately and could be set to serve up an open contest.

Crystal Palace News

Crystal Palace come into this clash in good form, having won their last two matches across all competitions. They claimed a 2-1 victory at Fulham in their previous Premier League fixture before easing to a 3-0 triumph at Shelbourne in the UEFA Conference League.

Having been on the road in their last three matches, Crystal Palace are back at Selhurst Park on Sunday. However, their home form has not been particularly solid lately, with two wins and as many defeats in their last five matches in front of their fans.

Crystal Palace have shown some attacking quality this season, scoring in four of their last five matches. The four fixtures have all produced over 2.5 goals, while Oliver Glasner's team have failed to keep a clean sheet in three of those games.

Manchester City News

Manchester City also come into this clash in good form, having won their last four matches across all competitions. They eased past Sunderland 3-0 last time out in the Premier League before claiming a 2-1 victory at Real Madrid in the Champions League.

The victory at Real Madrid is also part of a solid away form for Manchester City, who have won three of their last four matches on the road. Sitting just two points off top spot, the task for Pep Guardiola's team will be to increase the pressure on leaders Arsenal.

Erling Haaland has 16 league goals this season and leads an. attack that has scored in nine of the last 10 matches. All nine matches have produced over 2.5 goals, while Manchester City have failed to keep a clean sheet in eight of those fixtures.

Head to Head

Manchester City have six wins and four draws, while Crystal Palace have been victorious just twice in the last 12 matches. The most recent meeting was in last season's FA Cup final, which ended 1-0 in favour of the hosts.

Verdict

Crystal Palace v Man City

This fixture has a history of producing goals, with both teams scoring in the last four Premier League meetings. With all four fixtures also offering up over 2.5 goals, Sunday's clash is expected to offer up a similar outcome.

Haaland has been a handful for most defences this season and will be keen to add to his 15 Premier League goals. The striker has also scored in two of the last three Premier League meetings with Crystal Palace and could be backed to find the net once again.

Yes

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Erling Haaland

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