Manchester City will be looking to take one step closer to the Premier League title when they visit Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola’s men are ten points clear of second-place Manchester United and need just two more wins to secure the trophy.
1️⃣0️⃣ Premier League goals this season.@wilfriedzaha equaled his best @premierleague tally in nine fewer games ⚡#CPFC | https://t.co/utMcYSDkhb pic.twitter.com/7uBgqBUxoP— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) April 27, 2021
1️⃣0️⃣ Premier League goals this season.@wilfriedzaha equaled his best @premierleague tally in nine fewer games ⚡#CPFC | https://t.co/utMcYSDkhb pic.twitter.com/7uBgqBUxoP
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace find themselves thirteenth in the table – 11 points clear of the relegation zone and 39 points behind Man City.
Crystal Palace have only managed to win one of their previous seven league matches, recording three draws and three losses along the way.
It is also worth noting that Roy Hodgson’s men have also managed to win just two of their last ten Premier League outings.
A lot of the Eagles’ struggles have come at Selhurst Park this season. In fact, they have conceded an average of 1.56 goals per game at home in the league this term.
Having conceded 54 goals in 32 games overall, only three teams have conceded more goals than Crystal Palace this season.
On the flip side, Manchester City head into Saturday’s clash on the back of comeback victory over PSG in the Champions League semi-finals.
City went behind in the first half on Wednesday, yet second-half strikes from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez turned things around.
In the Premier League, Pep Guardiola’s winning machine has won each of their previous ten games on their travels.
Looking at the bigger picture, Man City have only lost three of their last 41 encounters in all competitions.
Having sealed 24 wins in 33 league games this term (five draws, four defeats), Man City are on the verge of clinching the title.
Head-to-head: Remarkably, Man City have only lost one of their previous 13 meetings with Crystal Palace in all competitions.
Following an easy 4-0 win for City earlier in the campaign, they are currently enjoying a four-game unbeaten streak against the Eagles.
Team news: James McArthur, Connor Wickham, Nathan Ferguson, Mamadou Sakho and James Tomkins are all currently unavailable for Palace.
As for Man City, John Stones will miss Saturday’s game through suspension, having been shown a red card last weekend.
Man City thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0 in the reverse fixture back in January – and a similar scoreline is on the cards this time around.
Forebet predicts that Man City will edge closer to the Premier League title on Saturday, scoring over 2.5 goals on their way to victory over Palace.