Crystal Palace vs Manchester City: Premier League tips & 5/1 Bet Builder

Crystal Palace welcome Manchester City to Selhurst Park for their first home game of the Premier League season, with both clubs looking for a more convincing performance after contrasting opening-weekend results.

Pierre Sage’s side lost 2-0 at Everton despite creating chances, while City needed two late goals to edge Bournemouth 2-1. Ladbrokes brings you our prediction, predicted line-ups and a four-leg Bet Builder for Friday night’s game.

Crystal Palace vs Man City match details

• Fixture: Crystal Palace vs Man City

• Competition: Premier League

• Date: Friday, August 28, 2026

• Kick-off: 8:00pm BST

• Venue: Selhurst Park

• UK TV: Sky Sports

Our prediction: Crystal Palace 1-3 Man City

Crystal Palace vs Man City predicted line-ups

Crystal Palace

Our predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Henderson / Canvot, Richards, Tomiyasu / Munoz, Kamada, Wharton, Mitchell / McNeil, Nketiah / Mateta

Man City

Our predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma / Nunes, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol / Guehi, Anderson / Semenyo, Cherki, Foden / Haaland

Crystal Palace vs Man City Bet Builder

Ladbrokes shares its Crystal Palace vs Man City Bet Builder ahead of Friday’s Premier League contest, which is coming in at 5/1.

• Leg 1 - Erling Haaland 2+ shots on target

• Leg 2 - Rayan Cherki 1+ assist

• Leg 3 - Man City to win

• Leg 4 - Over 2.5 goals

Erling Haaland 2+ shots on target

Erling Haaland drew a blank against Bournemouth, but there should be no shortage of motivation at Selhurst Park. He recorded 59 shots on target across 35 Premier League appearances last season, an average of 1.69 per game, and also hit the target twice when City won 3-0 at Palace in December. City are expected to control possession and create chances, making two or more efforts on target for Haaland our first selection.

Rayan Cherki 1+ assist

Rayan Cherki transformed City’s opener after coming on in the second half. His corner was headed in by Marc Guehi before his pass released Josko Gvardiol for the stoppage-time winner, giving him two assists in less than half an hour. That display has strengthened his case to start in the number 10 role. Cherki’s creativity from open play and set-pieces makes an assist an appealing second leg.

Man City to win

City were not at their fluent best against Bournemouth, but Enzo Maresca’s side still found a way to open their league campaign with three points. Palace, meanwhile, failed to score and conceded twice at Everton in Sage’s first competitive match. City have also dominated the recent league meetings, winning four and drawing one of the last five. That run includes consecutive 3-0 victories last season, so we are backing the visitors to win again.

Over 2.5 goals

City’s 2-1 win over Bournemouth continued their recent pattern of matches producing three or more goals. Seven of their last 10 competitive games have seen over 2.5 goals, with the same true of eight of Palace’s last 10. With City carrying several attacking threats, over 2.5 goals completes the Bet Builder.

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