Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Crystal Palace versus Manchester City should be an entertaining clash, especially when taking into account that the two meetings between these sides have seen a total of 11 goals scored, with Pep Guardiola’s men recently beating the Eagles 5-2 at the Etihad Stadium.

Despite recently drawing 0-0 at Southampton, City are on a solid run of form, as they are now unbeaten in their last 10 matches, winning eight of those.

During this match, we expect City’s experience to shine through, as they have reached the last three FA Cup finals, winning two of those, while Palace’s last major final came back in 2016.

The Both Teams to Score market has landed in all of the last four meetings between these two sides, hence, why we are backing City to win with Both Teams to Score.

Prediction: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester City

Crystal Palace go head-to-head with Manchester City in what is expected to be an intriguing FA Cup final.

Date: 17/05/2025

Location: Wembley Stadium

Time: 4:30pm

The last meeting between these two sides was back on 12th April, with City running out as 5-2 victors on that day, despite actually going 2-0 down following goals by Eberechi Eze and Chris Richards. Kevin De Bruyne inspired the comeback as the Belgian fired in a 33rd-minute free kick, before Omar Marmoush, Mateo Kovacic, James McAtee and Nico O’Reilly added to the scoresheet.

Crystal Palace are having a solid season under Oliver Glasner, as they sit 12th in the Premier League with 49 points from 36 matches, while in the FA Cup, they have managed to progress past the likes of Stockport County (1-0), Doncaster Rovers (2-0), Millwall (3-1), Fulham (3-0) and Aston Villa (3-0) to reach the final of this competition for a third time.

Manchester City are still aiming to qualify for next season’s Champions League as they sit fourth with 65 points from 36 matches, just three points ahead of Nottingham Forest in seventh-place - showing just how little room for error they have. In terms of the FA Cup, City have managed to defeat Salford City (8-0), Leyton Orient (2-1), Plymouth Argyle (3-1), AFC Bournemouth (2-1) and Nottingham Forest (2-0).

Crystal Palace versus Manchester City will be broadcast live on BBC One, ITV1, STV, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, STV Player and BBC Sport’s Website.

Crystal Palace

Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure and Adam Wharton are all set to miss out due to injury.

Manchester City

Manchester City will be without the likes of Nathan Ake, John Stones and Oscar Bobb for their clash with Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace have won two of their last five matches, having beaten Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 last time out thanks to a brace by Eberechi Eze. Their other victory came against Aston Villa in the semi-final of the FA Cup, with Eze scoring once again before Ismaila Sarr added a brace in a 3-0 win for the Eagles.

Glasner’s side have also managed draws with the likes of Nottingham Forest (1-1), Arsenal (2-2) and AFC Bournemouth (0-0).

Manchester City

City were held to a 0-0 draw away at Southampton after narrowly beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 on gameweek 35.

Pep Guardiola’s men have also managed victories over Nottingham Forest (2-0), Aston Villa (2-1) and Everton (2-0) with Nico O’Reilly and Mateo Kovacic getting on the scoresheet at Goodison Park.

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