![]() Possible Starting Lineups Man CityĮderson J. Vieira will be looking for his side to retain their intensity and performance levels in the clash with Man City to bolster their chances of taking something from the Etihad. Last week, they were impressive in coming back from conceding an early goal in the 5 th minute by Ollie Watkins to claim all three points through a Wilfried Zaha brace and a goal by Jean-Philippe Mateta. Their next match was away to Liverpool, and they managed to get a point from Anfield, which bolstered their confidence heading into the Aston Villa match. Although they dropped three points, Palace performed admirably against Arsenal. Patrick Vieira’s men started the season with a home loss against an impressive and battling Arsenal. Having collected seven points out of the available nine, Man City will be looking to bolster their consistency, starting with Bournemouth on Saturday, as they seek to set the pace at the top of the table and lay the foundation for a league challenge. In the third match, Guardiola’s side had to come back to claim a thrilling 3-3 draw against Newcastle at St. In their first home match of the season, Man City hammered Bournemouth 4-0 in a dominant performance. It was a perfect away day performance scoring two goals and keeping a clean sheet, with new-signing Erling Haaland notching both goals. Guardiola’s side began the season with an impressive 2-0 win away at the London Stadium against West Ham. Palace will look to stick with their game plan of frustrating Guardiola’s side and catching them on the counter-attack using the pace of Wilfred Zaha. The focus will be on compactness to thwart a City attack that has been bolstered by the arrival of Erling Haaland. Having won at the Etihad last season, Palace will back themselves to go there and repeat the trick. However, he will know that Etihad is a very difficult hunting ground for points in the league. Can Crystal Palace Upset the Champions at the Etihad?Īfter getting their first win of the season in the impressive 3-1 triumph over Aston Villa, Patrick Vieira will be looking to make it two wins on the trot. However, he will insist on his charges maintaining their patient build-up and possession and use their crisp passing to create and take chances.Īfter dropping two points last time out, Man City will be keen to take all three in the clash with Palace. Guardiola will especially be wary of the Crystal Palace threat on the counter and in transitions. ![]() They will be looking to be prepared to handle better the counter-attacking threat that Crystal palace will pose on Saturday. Man City were stunned by Newcastle’s direct running and intensity in their last outing at St. Match Preview Can Man City Bounce Back to Winning Ways? Liverpool vs Bournemouth Prediction: Premier League Match on.Pep Guardiola will be looking to get back to winning ways straight away while Crystal palace will be looking to repeat last season’s heroics when they beat Man City at the Etihad.
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