Manchester City's title defence is not currently in their own hands, but manager Pep Guardiola will be eager to pile the pressure onto rivals Liverpool and Arsenal by picking up all three points in their Saturday lunch-time clash at Crystal Palace.
Key stats
- Man City are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League visits to Selhurst Park
- Crystal Palace have failed to score in their last four Premier League home games against Man City
- Man City have kept just one clean sheet in their last nine Premier League matches away in London
- Crystal Palace have won three of their last five at home in the Premier League
Team news
- Crystal Palace head into the weekend without Cheick Doucoure, Marc Guehi, Rob Holding, Sam Johnstone, Matheus Franca and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi. Michael Olise is a doubt.
- Man City, meanwhile, will be missing Nathan Ake, Kyle Walker and, potentially, Ederson, who remains a doubt.
With just eight matches remaining, there is no room for error as Man City target their sixth Premier League title in seven years.
Last Wednesday night, the Citizens returned to winning ways with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Aston Villa, and Guardiola's men will now be expected to go back-to-back when they travel to the capital for a clash with Crystal Palace.
The Eagles, believe it or not, have a decent record against City, losing just two of their last five meetings, and as a further boost for the hosts, Oliver Glasner's men have only lost one of their last seven matches at Selhurst Park across all competitions.
Unfortunately, that's where the good news ends. City are the heavy favourites for a reason – one of those reasons being their incredible 24-match unbeaten run across all competitions, of which they have won 20 and drawn four.
The scariest news for Palace fans how City put four goals past Aston Villa while keeping Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne on the bench for the entire 90 minutes, with Phil Foden on fire with a hat-trick.
Bearing in mind City's threat, we're backing them to enjoy another comfortable victory. The visitors to win 3-1 in the correct score market is the way to go. In-form Phil Foden to bag another goal also offers enticing odds.
Suggested bets summary:
- City to win by more than one goal
- Correct score: 3-1 to City
- Phil Foden to score
