Crystal Palace v Manchester City result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester City

Premier League · Sun, 31 Dec 2017 12:00 GMT · Selhurst Park

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Crystal Palace · Manchester City

Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester City — this Premier League match was drawn.

Next for Crystal Palace: Beşiktaş v Crystal Palace, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester City · Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park · London
Referee: Jonathan Moss, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Crystal Palace 0 · draws 0 · Manchester City 1 · 5 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 2W 2D 1L · Manchester City 4W 1D 0L

Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester City (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 2.5

Goals

against 1 / 0.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.88 / 6.57

Corners

against 5 / 2.86 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.5 / 7

Shots on target

against 4.13 / 3.29 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.88 / 1.14

Cards

against 2.5 / 1.86 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 December 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 December 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Crystal Palace for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.5 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.88 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.57 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.75 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	18.14 for · 7.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	7 for · 3.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.38 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.29 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.14 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Luka Milivojević n 8	90	2.5 8/7	1.1 6/2	—
C. Benteke n 8	74.8	2.3 6/3	1.5 7/3	—
J. Ward n 8	84.5	1.7 8/4	1.6 6/4	—
J. McArthur n 8	51.8	1.7 5/2	0.7 3/0	—
B. Sako n 8	14.4	1.6 2/0	3.1 4/0	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Sako n 8	14.4	4.7 4/2	2.3 2/1
C. Benteke n 8	74.8	2.7 6/5	1.2 6/2
Wilfried Zaha n 8	90	2.5 7/7	0.8 5/1
R. Loftus-Cheek n 8	87.5	2.1 7/7	0.5 4/0
A. Townsend n 8	84.6	1.7 6/5	0.5 3/1

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Sako n 8	14.4	1.6 2/0	0 0/0
A. Townsend n 8	84.6	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
C. Benteke n 8	74.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Luka Milivojević n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Wilfried Zaha n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Schlupp n 8	90	3.2 7/7
J. McArthur n 8	51.8	3 6/4
Luka Milivojević n 8	90	2.8 7/6
J. Tomkins n 8	90	2.6 8/6
Y. Cabaye n 8	74.6	2.6 7/6

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
W. Hennessey n 8	90	3.6 6/5
J. Speroni n 8	90	3.1 6/4

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Fernandinho n 8	72.9	1.9 5/2	0.8 2/2	—
R. Sterling n 8	90	1.6 7/4	2.3 7/5	—
P. Foden n 3	37.3	1.6 2/0	0.8 1/0	—
V. Kompany n 8	73.3	1.5 6/2	0 0/0	—
F. Delph n 8	86.8	1.2 6/3	1.3 6/3	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Agüero n 8	74.5	4.8 8/8	1.7 6/3
Gabriel Jesus n 8	51.9	3.3 8/4	1.5 5/1
R. Sterling n 8	90	3.1 8/8	1.3 6/3
K. De Bruyne n 8	86.4	3 7/7	1.3 5/4
David Silva n 8	80.6	2.1 6/3	0.8 4/2

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Sterling n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.3 2/0
S. Agüero n 8	74.5	0.8 4/1	0.2 1/0
Bernardo Silva n 8	38	0 0/0	0.9 3/0
David Silva n 8	80.6	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
K. De Bruyne n 8	86.4	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Zinchenko n 3	52	3.5 1/1
F. Delph n 8	86.8	3.2 8/6
K. De Bruyne n 8	86.4	2.2 6/4
Gabriel Jesus n 8	51.9	2.2 5/2
K. Walker n 8	90	2.1 7/5

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	2.3 4/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		Manchester City
25%	Possession	75%
10	Shots	15
2	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	4
4	Blocked shots	7
6	Shots inside the box	5
7	Corners	8
4	Offsides	2
14	Fouls	11
5	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	1
205	Passes	626
60%	Pass accuracy	88%

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
W. Hennessey	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
T. Fosu-Mensah	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
J. Tomkins	90	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
P. van Aanholt	90	2	0	0	3	Y	7.1
Luka Milivojević	90	1	1	0	6	0	6.7
J. Riedewald	90	0	0	0	2	0	7
A. Townsend	90	2	0	2	2	0	6.4
C. Benteke	90	3	1	1	0	0	6.8
Wilfried Zaha	90	0	0	2	0	0	8.1
Y. Cabaye	75	0	0	1	3	Y	6.6
S. Dann	20	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
M. Kelly sub	70	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
J. Puncheon sub	14	1	0	0	1	Y	6.6
Chung-yong Lee sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.8
K. Walker	90	0	0	1	1	0	7.6
N. Otamendi	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.6
E. Mangala	90	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
Danilo	90	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
Fernandinho	90	2	0	0	1	Y	7
L. Sané	90	2	1	1	0	Y	6.7
K. De Bruyne	89	4	1	3	0	0	7.2
Bernardo Silva	81	1	0	2	2	0	6.9
S. Agüero	67	3	1	0	0	Y	6.9
İ. Gündoğan	57	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
R. Sterling	33	0	0	0	1	0	5.8
Gabriel Jesus	23	1	1	0	1	0	6.7
Y. Touré	9	1	0	0	0	Y	6.1

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Crystal Palace v Manchester City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Crystal PalaceDWWDL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Manchester CityWWDWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 3 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Crystal Palace 0 · 0 draws · Manchester City 1 · 5 goals/game

2017-09-23 Manchester City 5–0 Crystal Palace

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Crystal Palace#11 pos44 pts38 pl-10 GD

Manchester City#1 pos100 pts38 pl+79 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.18

Manchester City scored2.79

Crystal Palace conceded1.45

Manchester City conceded0.71

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What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Manchester City?: In their last 1 meetings, Crystal Palace won 0, Manchester City won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crystal Palace and Manchester City?: Recent form — Crystal Palace 2W 2D 1L; Manchester City 4W 1D 0L.

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