A bogey side
Manchester City have only picked up two wins in their last six games against Crystal Palace at The Etihad.
Palace beat City in 2018 (3-2) and 2021 (0-2), and held City in their previous visit in 2023 (2-2), and in January 2021 (1-1).
When City have won in their previous encounters, they won 4-0 and 4-2, so history suggests Pep Guardiola’s side will need to open the floodgates to pick up victory here today.
With Omar Marmoush leading the line in good form, he will need his shooting boots today.
On the bench
City: Ortega, Grealish, Doku, Bernardo, Reis, Savinho, Nunes, Khusanov, Bobb
Palace: Matthews, Ward, Franca, Clyne, Hughes, Chilwell, Umeh, Devenny, Kporha
No-den
Phil Foden has been DROPPED by Manchester City ahead of their clash against Crystal Palace.
Reports from Fabrizio Romano suggest that Foden is not fully fit ahead of the Citizens clash with Palace.
Foden has had a poor season by his standards, and this is another blow for last seasons PFA Player of the Season winner.
XI’s confirmed
City: Ederson, Lewis, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Nico, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne, McAtee, Marmoush
Palace: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Lerma, Mitchell, Wharton, Kamada, Sarr, Eze, Mateta
Super Saturday
Welcome to SunSport’s coverage of the Premier League!
Five HUGE fixtures come LIVE from the Premier League – and SunSport is the place to be for all the action!
Action starts at The Etihad at 12:30pm BST, as Manchester City host Crystal Palace in what could be an FA Cup final preview.
Then, at 3pm BST there are three HUGE fixtures, as Brighton host Leicester, Nottingham Forest host Everton and Southampton host Aston Villa.
Then, an all-London clash will end the day.
At 5:30pm BST, fresh off their 3-0 demolishment of Real Madrid, Arsenal host Brentford at The Emirates – which will still be bouncing from Tuesday night.
SunSport has you covered for all the play-by-play action today!
