Crystal Palace 0-3 Manchester City: Post-match review, Stats, Key moments

Dive into Ladbrokes’ post-match review of Crystal Palace 0-3 Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday, 14 December 2025, with stats, key moments and our take on the match.

Manchester City won 3-0 against Crystal Palace. The visitors took control in the first half, with Erling Haaland opening the scoring in the 41st minute from a Matheus Nunes assist, giving City a deserved lead after dominating possession. Palace, coming off mixed recent form with wins against Fulham and Burnley but a loss to Manchester United, struggled to create chances and went into the break trailing.

The second half saw City extend their advantage when Phil Foden scored in the 69th minute, assisted by Rayan Cherki, as Palace made substitutions like Eddie Nketiah for Jean-Philippe Mateta and Will Hughes for Daichi Kamada to try and turn the tide. Haaland sealed the win with a penalty in the 89th minute, completing his brace in a match where City’s strong run of four straight league wins, including victories over Sunderland and Fulham, underlined their title credentials. Palace, who also brought on Christantus Uche for Nathaniel Clyne late on, couldn’t recover and now face questions after this home defeat.

Manchester City dominated possession with 61% compared to Crystal Palace’s 39%, allowing them to dictate the tempo and create more attacking opportunities throughout the match. Both sides had two corners each, but City’s superior successful dribbles at 61 against Palace’s 57 highlighted their edge in breaking lines, while Palace picked up two yellow cards and City none, pointing to a more disciplined away performance without any reds on either side.

City used four substitutions compared to Palace’s three, with late changes like Savinho for Tijjani Reijnders and a triple switch in stoppage time where Omar Marmoush replaced Erling Haaland, Rico Lewis came on for Bernardo Silva, and Rayan Aït-Nouri took over from Nico O’Reilly. Palace’s changes included Eddie Nketiah replacing Jean-Philippe Mateta at 63 minutes, Will Hughes for Daichi Kamada at 67, and Christantus Uche for Nathaniel Clyne at 77, but these failed to spark a comeback, as shown by City’s two assists and one successful penalty against Palace’s zero in both categories, with no injury-time goals for either team.

Erling Haaland broke the deadlock for Manchester City in the 41st minute with a goal assisted by Matheus Nunes, shifting momentum firmly to the visitors just before half-time. Palace responded with substitutions, as Eddie Nketiah replaced Jean-Philippe Mateta in the 63rd minute following Daichi Kamada’s yellow card at 62 minutes, and Will Hughes came on for Kamada four minutes later, but these changes couldn’t prevent Phil Foden from scoring City’s second in the 69th minute, assisted by Rayan Cherki.

Late on, Christantus Uche replaced Nathaniel Clyne for Palace at 77 minutes, while Dean Henderson picked up a yellow card in the 88th minute. Haaland then converted a penalty in the 89th minute to make it 3-0, before City’s late substitutions saw Savinho replace Tijjani Reijnders at 85 minutes, and in stoppage time Omar Marmoush came on for Haaland, Rico Lewis for Bernardo Silva, and Rayan Aït-Nouri for Nico O’Reilly.

Crystal Palace lined up in a 3-4-2-1 shape, with Daichi Kamada in midfield until his yellow card and substitution for Will Hughes, while Jean-Philippe Mateta led the line before making way for Eddie Nketiah. Nathaniel Clyne featured on the right until Christantus Uche replaced him late, and Dean Henderson was in goal, earning a late booking.

Manchester City set up in a 4-3-2-1 formation, with Erling Haaland leading the attack and scoring twice, including a penalty, before Omar Marmoush replaced him in stoppage time. Phil Foden contributed a goal, assisted by Rayan Cherki, while Matheus Nunes provided the assist for Haaland’s first; late changes included Savinho for Tijjani Reijnders, Rico Lewis for Bernardo Silva, and Rayan Aït-Nouri for Nico O’Reilly.

Gianluigi Donnarumma was Ladbrokes’ Man of the Match for his solid performance in goal for Manchester City, making four saves to keep a clean sheet, along with three clearances and two punches that helped repel Palace’s limited threats.

Recent Premier League matches:

• Loss: 0-3 vs Manchester City (H)
• Win: 2-1 vs Fulham (A)
• Win: 1-0 vs Burnley (A)
• Loss: 1-2 vs Manchester United (H)
• Win: 2-0 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)

Recent Premier League matches:

• Win: 3-0 vs Crystal Palace (A)
• Win: 3-0 vs Sunderland (H)
• Win: 5-4 vs Fulham (A)
• Win: 3-2 vs Leeds United (H)
• Loss: 1-2 vs Newcastle United (A)

Crystal Palace have just lost 0-3 at home to Manchester City, leaving them in fifth place on 26 points after a run of form that includes wins over Fulham, Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers but defeats to Manchester United and now City. They next face KuPS on 18 December 2025 at 20:00, with the opposition’s position and points yet to be confirmed, offering Palace a chance to bounce back and strengthen their push for European spots.

Manchester City have just won 3-0 away at Crystal Palace, keeping them in second place on 34 points following a strong streak of victories against Sunderland, Fulham, Leeds United and now Palace, despite an earlier loss to Newcastle United. They next play Brentford on 17 December 2025 at 19:30, with the opposition currently 14th on 20 points, providing City an opportunity to maintain pressure at the top of the table.

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