Manchester City v Crystal Palace result

Full-time · Manchester City 5–0 Crystal Palace

Premier League · Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:00 BST · Etihad Stadium

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

Team pages: Manchester City · Crystal Palace

Manchester City 5–0 Crystal Palace — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 5–0 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 23 September. Manchester City are unbeaten in at least their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: Leroy Sané (44’, assisted by David Silva), R. Sterling (51’, assisted by Leroy Sané; 59’, assisted by S. Agüero), S. Agüero (79’, assisted by Leroy Sané) and F. Delph (89’, assisted by David Silva).

Discipline

The bookings — Manchester City: B. Mendy (25’), Danilo (56’) and Leroy Sané (75’); Crystal Palace: J. Schlupp (76’).

What it changes

Manchester City’s five-goal margin was the biggest of round 6, across 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in at least eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Leroy Sané (Manchester City) 13.6, David Silva (Manchester City) 9.6 and S. Agüero (Manchester City) 9.4 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

Crystal Palace next travel to Beşiktaş on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

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

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 5–0 Crystal Palace · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: Neil Swarbrick, England
Recent form: Manchester City 5W 0D 0L · Crystal Palace 2W 0D 3L

Manchester City 5–0 Crystal Palace (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

3.14 / 0.43

Goals

against 0.43 / 1.29 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 7 matches

8.33 / 5.67

Corners

against 3.33 / 3 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

7.83 / 4

Shots on target

against 2.17 / 4.67 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.67 / 2.67

Cards

against 2.5 / 0.83 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 7 completed matches, to 20 September 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 7 completed matches, to 20 September 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	Manchester City for / against	Line	Crystal Palace for / against
Goals scored	3.14 for · 0.43 against n 7 Last 5	2.5standard	0.43 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5
Corners won	8.33 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.67 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	16.67 for · 8.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	14.5 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	7.83 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 11 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.17 for · 9.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.67 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.67 for · 0.83 against n 6 Last 5

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 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
L. Sané n 7	34.4	2.2 4/2	1.9 4/1	Luka Milivojević
R. Sterling n 6	59.3	1.8 6/1	2.3 5/4	Luka Milivojević
Gabriel Jesus n 8	68.3	1.6 5/4	2.5 6/4	—
B. Mendy n 5	90	1.2 3/2	0 0/0	—
N. Otamendi n 8	87.6	1.2 5/3	0.5 3/1	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 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	66.1	3.9 8/6	1.7 5/3
R. Sterling n 6	59.3	3.5 4/4	1.5 4/2
L. Sané n 7	34.4	3 3/3	1.9 2/2
Gabriel Jesus n 8	68.3	2.8 7/6	1.6 6/3
K. De Bruyne n 7	86.6	2.7 6/5	0.7 5/0

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Sané n 7	34.4	1.5 2/2	0 0/0
S. Agüero n 8	66.1	1 4/1	0.3 2/0
Gabriel Jesus n 8	68.3	0.8 4/1	0.2 1/0
David Silva n 7	84.9	0 0/0	0.8 4/1
R. Sterling n 6	59.3	0.8 3/0	0 0/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Bernardo Silva n 7	46.6	1.9 3/3
K. De Bruyne n 7	86.6	1.5 5/4
N. Otamendi n 8	87.6	1.3 5/3
Fernandinho n 8	77.9	1.2 4/3
Danilo n 5	72.6	1 3/1

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Bravo n 6	82.5	2.2 4/2
Ederson n 6	82.5	1.8 3/1

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 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
C. Benteke n 4	90	2.8 4/2	1.3 3/2	—
Y. Cabaye n 5	62.4	2.3 4/3	0.9 3/0	—
Luka Milivojević n 4	61.5	2.2 3/1	0.7 1/1	R. Sterling
J. Puncheon n 5	86.6	2.1 4/3	0.4 1/1	—
J. McArthur n 5	69.4	1.8 4/3	1.6 4/2	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Cabaye n 5	62.4	4 5/3	0.9 3/0
A. Townsend n 6	80.5	2.8 4/4	0.7 3/1
J. McArthur n 5	69.4	2.3 3/3	1 2/1
C. Benteke n 4	90	1.8 3/2	0.5 2/0
J. Puncheon n 5	86.6	1.5 5/2	0.4 2/0

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. McArthur n 5	69.4	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
J. Schlupp n 5	64.2	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
A. Townsend n 6	80.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Ward n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
W. Hennessey n 4	90	0 0/0	0 0/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. van Aanholt n 4	69	2 2/2
J. Schlupp n 5	64.2	1.7 2/2
Luka Milivojević n 4	61.5	1.5 3/1
J. Ward n 5	90	1.2 4/2
M. Kelly n 3	76.3	1.2 1/1

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
W. Hennessey n 4	90	4.3 2/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Crystal Palace
71%	Possession	29%
25	Shots	5
9	Shots on target	0
7	Shots off target	2
9	Blocked shots	3
21	Shots inside the box	2
8	Corners	2
0	Offsides	1
6	Fouls	7
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	4
724	Passes	281
91%	Pass accuracy	73%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
K. Walker	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
N. Otamendi	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
K. De Bruyne	90	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	7.6
Fernandinho	90	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	7.3
David Silva	90	0	2	1	0	6	1	0	8.4
L. Sané	90	1	2	5	2	5	0	Y	9.4
S. Agüero	90	1	1	6	2	2	0	0	8.1
J. Stones	70	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
R. Sterling	61	2	0	5	3	0	0	0	8.2
B. Mendy	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Danilo sub	61	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	7
Bernardo Silva sub	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
F. Delph sub	20	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.6

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
W. Hennessey	90	0	0	0	0	5.8
T. Fosu-Mensah	90	0	0	4	0	6.5
S. Dann	90	0	0	0	0	5.7
M. Sakho	90	0	0	0	0	6.1
P. van Aanholt	90	1	0	2	0	6.8
Luka Milivojević	90	0	0	1	0	6.7
A. Townsend	90	1	0	1	0	6.5
R. Loftus-Cheek	90	2	1	0	0	6.6
J. Schlupp	90	1	1	3	Y	6.6
C. Benteke	72	0	1	1	0	6.5
Y. Cabaye	57	0	1	3	0	6.8
J. Puncheon	33	0	0	1	0	6.1
B. Sako	18	0	0	0	0	6.2

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

Recent form

Manchester CityWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 3.8 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Crystal PalaceWLLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#1 pos100 pts38 pl+79 GD

Crystal Palace#11 pos44 pts38 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.79

Crystal Palace scored1.18

Manchester City conceded0.71

Crystal Palace conceded1.45

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