Manchester City

1st · 5-0-0 · 15 pts · +8

YES!

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace

2-0-0 4 – 1

0-0-2

FT · Fri, Aug 28

Match Details

Selhurst Park (London) · USA Network

Highlights

Haaland, Cherki braces keep Man City perfect with win over Palace

Rayan Cherki's quickfire double inspired Manchester City to a 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace to spoil Pierre Sage's welcome party at Selhurst Park.

Recap via ESPN

1:40 Leboeuf: Cherki can be 'unstoppable if consistent' at Man City

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Manchester City 4.
90'+6'Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Manchester City 4.
90'+3'Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3'Foul by Axel Disasi (Crystal Palace).
90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
89'Substitution, Manchester City. Kaden Braithwaite replaces Nico O'Reilly.
89'Substitution, Manchester City. Vitor Reis replaces Abdukodir Khusanov.
88'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Óscar Mingueza.
86'Offside, Crystal Palace. Zavier Gozo is caught offside.
84'Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Manchester City 4. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
83'Attempt missed. Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Dias following a fast break.
82'Substitution, Manchester City. Ayyoub Bouaddi replaces Elliot Anderson.

Line Score

	1	2	T
MNC	1	3	4
CRY	0	1	1

Match Leaders

Manchester City

EH Erling Haaland · 2Goals
EH Erling Haaland · 5Total Shots
GD Gianluigi Donnarumma · 1Saves
RD Rúben Dias · 10Defensive Interventions
MG Marc Guéhi · 106Accurate Passes

Crystal Palace

TM Tyrick Mitchell · 2Total Shots
DH Dean Henderson · 4Saves
AK Anan Khalaili · 14Defensive Interventions
JC Jaydee Canvot · 39Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 English Premier League

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Man City	5	5	0	0	+8	15
2	Arsenal	5	4	0	1	+4	12
3	Brighton	5	3	1	1	+11	10
4	Brentford	5	2	3	0	+6	9
5	Leeds	5	2	3	0	+4	9
6	Liverpool	5	2	3	0	+3	9
7	Everton	5	2	3	0	+3	9
8	Hull	5	2	2	1	+2	8
9	Newcastle	5	2	2	1	0	8
10	Chelsea	5	2	1	2	-2	7
11	Ipswich	5	2	0	3	-4	6
12	Man United	5	1	2	2	0	5
13	Nottm Forest	5	1	2	2	-1	5
14	Sunderland	5	1	1	3	-4	4
15	C Palace	5	1	1	3	-5	4
16	Aston Villa	5	1	1	3	-5	4
17	Bournemouth	5	0	3	2	-2	3
18	Coventry	5	1	0	4	-9	3
19	Fulham	5	0	2	3	-3	2
20	Spurs	5	0	2	3	-6	2

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Key Events

89'Substitution, Manchester City. Kaden Braithwaite replaces Nico O'Reilly.

89'Substitution, Manchester City. Vitor Reis replaces Abdukodir Khusanov.

84'Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Manchester City 4. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.

82'Substitution, Manchester City. Ayyoub Bouaddi replaces Elliot Anderson.

82'Substitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Rayan Cherki.

75'Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Josko Gvardiol.

75'Substitution, Crystal Palace. Óscar Mingueza replaces Anan Khalaili.

74'Substitution, Crystal Palace. Axel Disasi replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.

68'Substitution, Crystal Palace. Zavier Gozo replaces Yéremy Pino.

68'Substitution, Crystal Palace. Dwight McNeil replaces Eddie Nketiah.

68'Anan Khalaili (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

63'Substitution, Crystal Palace. Evann Guessand replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.

59'Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Manchester City 3. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.

56'Own Goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma, Manchester City. Crystal Palace 1, Manchester City 2.

55'Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

54'Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Manchester City 2. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.

33'Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

17'Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo with a cross.