Manchester City v Crystal Palace result

Full-time · Manchester City 4–0 Crystal Palace

Premier League · Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:15 GMT · Etihad Stadium

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester City · Crystal Palace · Head-to-head

Manchester City 4–0 Crystal Palace — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4–0 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 17 January. Manchester City are unbeaten in at least their last 15 matches in all competitions. Crystal Palace are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: John Stones (26’, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne; 68’), İlkay Gündoğan (56’) and R. Sterling (88’).

What it changes

Manchester City’s four-goal margin was the biggest of round 19, across 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions. Manchester City have kept a clean sheet in their last four matches in all competitions. Crystal Palace have failed to score in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, John Stones (Manchester City) 9.3, Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) 7.9 and R. Sterling (Manchester City) 7.1 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 4–0 Crystal Palace · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: L. Mason
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester City 3 · draws 2 · Crystal Palace 1 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 5W 0D 0L · Crystal Palace 1W 2D 2L

Manchester City 4–0 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 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.13 / 0.63

Goals

against 0.38 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.4 / 3.63

Corners

against 3.8 / 5.25 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

6 / 2.88

Shots on target

against 2 / 5 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1 / 1.63

Cards

against 2.2 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 January 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 January 2021. 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	2.13 for · 0.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.4 for · 3.8 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	3.63 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.8 for · 7.4 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	9 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	2.88 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	7 for · 10.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	10.75 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2021. 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	65.1	2.1 5/4	1 3/3	J. Ward
L. Delap n 3	48	1.9 2/1	0 0/0	—
João Cancelo n 8	84.4	1.2 6/2	0.4 3/0	—
B. Mendy n 8	84.3	1.1 5/2	0.3 1/1	—
N. Aké n 8	71.9	1.1 4/3	0.6 3/1	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2021. 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	24.4	2.3 4/1	1.4 3/0
P. Foden n 8	75.6	2.2 6/4	1 5/2
R. Mahrez n 8	60.1	2.1 7/4	0.9 4/1
K. De Bruyne n 8	83.9	1.9 7/3	1.1 5/2
L. Delap n 3	48	1.9 3/0	0.6 1/0

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Nmecha n 3	25.7	0 0/0	1.2 1/0
S. Agüero n 8	24.4	0.9 2/0	0 0/0
P. Foden n 8	75.6	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
K. De Bruyne n 8	83.9	0.1 1/0	0.5 4/0
L. Delap n 3	48	0.6 1/0	0 0/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Rodri n 8	71.5	2.8 7/5
Fernandinho n 8	65.1	2.6 5/3
João Cancelo n 8	84.4	2.4 8/6
O. Zinchenko n 8	77.5	1.5 4/3
P. Foden n 8	75.6	1.5 6/2

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Z. Steffen n 8	90	1.8 5/1
Ederson n 8	90	1.5 3/1

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2021. 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
J. McArthur n 8	74.9	2.1 8/4	0.6 2/1	—
C. Benteke n 8	78.6	1.9 6/3	0.9 4/2	—
J. Ward n 8	90	1.8 7/3	0.4 3/0	Fernandinho
Luka Milivojević n 8	85	1.6 6/2	1.6 6/4	—
J. Schlupp n 8	70	1.4 5/3	1.6 5/3	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Benteke n 8	78.6	3.1 7/5	1.4 4/4
Wilfried Zaha n 8	81.3	1.2 5/3	0.6 4/0
Eberechi Eze n 8	80.5	1.1 6/1	0.6 2/1
J. Schlupp n 8	70	1.1 4/2	0.8 4/1
M. Batshuayi n 8	50.3	0.9 2/2	0.7 2/1

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Benteke n 8	78.6	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
J. McArthur n 8	74.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. Schlupp n 8	70	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Eberechi Eze n 8	80.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
A. Townsend n 8	54.9	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. McArthur n 8	74.9	4.2 7/6
T. Mitchell n 8	81.3	3 8/7
J. McCarthy n 8	59.1	3 7/5
A. Townsend n 8	54.9	2.7 4/3
Luka Milivojević n 8	85	2.6 8/5

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Guaita n 8	90	3 6/4
J. Butland n 8	90	2.5 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Crystal Palace
72%	Possession	28%
13	Shots	2
6	Shots on target	0
3	Shots off target	1
4	Blocked shots	1
7	Shots inside the box	1
11	Corners	1
9	Fouls	8
0	Saves	2
747	Passes	288
90%	Pass accuracy	72%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
K. Walker	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
J. Stones	90	2	0	2	2	0	0	9
Rúben Dias	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	7.9
O. Zinchenko	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.5
Fernandinho	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	7.3
Gabriel Jesus	90	0	0	1	1	2	0	7
R. Sterling	90	1	0	1	1	0	3	7.2
K. De Bruyne	71	0	1	1	0	3	4	8.2
İ. Gündoğan	71	1	0	3	1	2	1	7.5
Bernardo Silva	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
P. Foden sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
João Cancelo sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Ferran Torres sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Rating
V. Guaita	90	0	0	0	5.6
J. Ward	90	0	1	1	6.2
J. Tomkins	90	0	0	1	6
G. Cahill	90	0	0	1	6.3
T. Mitchell	90	0	0	3	6.2
J. McCarthy	90	0	0	0	6.5
J. McArthur	90	0	1	2	6.6
Eberechi Eze	90	1	0	0	6.3
J. Ayew	90	0	0	1	6.3
A. Townsend	79	0	0	4	5.9
Luka Milivojević	68	0	0	2	6.3
J. Riedewald sub	22	0	0	0	6.3
M. Batshuayi sub	11	0	0	0	6.3

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 · 2.2 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

Crystal PalaceLDWLD

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

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester City 3 · 2 draws · Crystal Palace 1 · 3.33 goals/game

2020-01-18 Manchester City 2–2 Crystal Palace
2019-10-19 Crystal Palace 0–2 Manchester City
2019-04-14 Crystal Palace 1–3 Manchester City
2018-12-22 Manchester City 2–3 Crystal Palace
2017-12-31 Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester City
2017-09-23 Manchester City 5–0 Crystal Palace

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#1 pos86 pts38 pl+51 GD

Crystal Palace#14 pos44 pts38 pl-25 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.18

Crystal Palace scored1.08

Manchester City conceded0.84

Crystal Palace conceded1.74

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Crystal Palace?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester City won 3, Crystal Palace won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Crystal Palace?: Recent form — Manchester City 5W 0D 0L; Crystal Palace 1W 2D 2L.

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