"Manchester City head into tonight's clash at the Etihad knowing that anything less than three points could be catastrophic for their title chances. Following Arsenal's relentless form, Pep Guardiola's side must maintain their unbeaten home record and keep the heat on the Gunners. Crystal Palace arrive in Manchester with a reputation for upsetting the big boys, having scored at least twice in six of their last seven visits to the Etihad."
"While Erling Haaland can boast eight career goals against them, Pep will be demanding a clean sheet tonight to avoid another slip-up in this tense title fight. 8 - Manchester City are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games against Crystal Palace (W5 D3) since a 2-0 home loss in October 2021. Pep Guardiola's side have a 78.3% chance of winning tonight according to our predictor."
"Erling Haaland is only on the bench for City. Pep Guardiola appears to have gone with a back three to match up with Palace. Nico O'Reilly and Rayan Cherki also miss out in a surprising XI. In total there are six changes from the team which faced Brentford as Josko Gvardiol, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Abdukodir Khusanov, Omar Marmoush, Phil Foden and Savinho come in."
"City XI: Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, Gvardiol, Aït-Nouri; Bernardo Silva, Semenyo, Foden, Savinho; Marmoush. SUBS | Trafford, Dias, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Kovacic, Haaland, Cherki, Doku A win for City would at least ramp up the pressure on Mikel Arteta's pretenders."
Manchester City enter a home match at the Etihad needing three points to avoid damaging their Premier League title chances. Arsenal’s strong run increases the pressure on City to keep their unbeaten home record and maintain momentum. Crystal Palace have a record of upsetting major teams and scoring at least twice in most recent visits to the Etihad. City have been unbeaten in their last eight Premier League meetings with Palace. Erling Haaland is named on the bench, while Pep Guardiola uses a back three and makes six changes from the previous match. The starting XI includes Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri, Bernardo Silva, Semenyo, Foden, Savinho, and Marmoush.
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