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Palace v Man City

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Friday, 28 August 2026, 19:00 · Gameweek 2 · 2026/27
Crystal Palace0.93 xG
14
Manchester City2.57 xG

How it went

0.00.51.01.52.02.53.045′90′
Palace 0.93Man City 2.57A filled mark is a goal
  1. 16′Erling Haaland0.29 xG chance
  2. 53′Mathis Cherki0.50 xG chance
  3. 58′Mathis Cherki0.03 xG chance
  4. 83′Erling Haaland0.12 xG chance

One goal was an own goal, counted in the attacking side’s chances rather than listed above.

The shots

Every shotBy zone

Crystal Palace 9 shots

11% of shots, 1 shot11% of shots, 1 shot11% of shots, 1 shot11% of shots, 1 shot22% of shots, 2 shots11% of shots, 1 shot11% of shots, 1 shot11% of shots, 1 shot11%11%11%11%22%11%11%11%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace v Manchester City, final 35m.

Manchester City 19 shots

11% of shots, 2 shots11% of shots, 2 shots16% of shots, 3 shots5% of shots, 1 shot5% of shots, 1 shot16% of shots, 3 shots5% of shots, 1 shot5% of shots, 1 shot5% of shots, 1 shot11% of shots, 2 shots5% of shots, 1 shot11%11%16%16%11%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Manchester City, Crystal Palace v Manchester City, final 35m. A further 5% of their shots came from outside this window.

The chances that got away

  • 0.46Phil Foden, 27' for Man City, set up by Mathis Cherki
  • 0.45Eddie Nketiah, 49' for Palace, set up by Tyrick Mitchell
  • 0.34Phil Foden, 20' for Man City, set up by Elliot Anderson

Where they stood

HendersonRichardsCanvotTomiyasuKhalailiKamadaWhartonMitchellLarsenNketiahPino
Palace held a line 29m deep, from 29m to 58m. The dot grows with touches.
DonnarummaDiasGuehiKhusanovAndersonO'ReillyGvardiolCherkiHaalandFodenSemenyo
Man City held a line 35m deep, from 41m to 76m. The dot grows with touches.

Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.

The match, in figures

PalaceMeasureMan City
1Goals4
0.93Expected goals2.57
0.93Non-penalty xG2.57
0.39Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three2.46
0Half time1
9Shots18
1On target9
2Corners6
22.4Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press7.3
3Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal11
8Fouls11
1YCards2Y

Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 4.96 Palace, 4.13 the draw, 1.62 Man City, which is a 20, 24 and 62 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: A Madley.