Man City looks to step up the challenge for their title as they host Crystal Palace tonight at Etihad.
The midweek victory over Brighton lifted City to third in the Premier League, four points adrift of leaders Manchester United with a game in hand.
City builds slowly but surely after a tough start to the 2020/21 season, but looks tight at the back and is doing enough at the other end to pick up points while going somewhat.
In the meantime, Palas put on a disciplined defensive display to earn an excellent point away to Arsenal in the middle of the week and he will definitely need more of the same here.
Eagles’ defense was impressive in North London last time, but two tough tests in quick succession will stretch Roy Hodgson’s side to the extreme.
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Full time! Manchester City 4-0 Crystal Palace
Not a good night for Blues as the Hodgson team backed down to buy four impressive goals, two from John Stones as the revival continues.
Goal! Manchester City 4-0 Crystal Palace
88 minutes: Another great goal from City. Foden won a free kick right at the edge of the area and Sterling fired it straight into the far corner.
79 minutes: Change to a palace. Batshuayi is fresh from the scrap with Milovojevic in training, on his way to Townsend.
Stones make it three
John Stones seems to have finished school during the cold …
71 minutes: Change to City where De Bruyne and Gundogan are replaced by Torres and Cancelo
Goal! Manchester City 3-0 Crystal Palace
68 minutes: John Stones! one more time! Dias’ header is rescued from a corner kick by Guaita but Stones is alive until the recoil and ends brilliantly.
Hit some
Way back to the palace now …
Goal! Manchester City 2-0 Crystal Palace
56 minutes: The palace erases their lines from the corner but only as much as Gundogan, who snatches the ball from Townsend, himself does some space and passes an impressive effort into the top corner.
51 minutes: It is the City match again at the start of the second half. The mansion sits narrow and deep and the city is struggling to create anything clear but the pressure continues.
the other half
We’re in Manchester again