Key events
Today's match officials
Referee: Paul Tierney.
Assistants: Scott Ledger and Mat Wilkes.
Fourth referee: Darren Bond.
var: Stuart Atwell.
VAR Assistant: Sian Massey-Ellis.
pep guardiola has warned his players not to take their eyes off the Premier League because it would be “almost impossible” for them to city of manchester retain the title if they lose any points in their final seven games of the season. Will Unwin reports…
Those teams: crystal Palace will field the same team that started against Bournemouth in midweek. Michael Olise returns to the bench and Oliver Glasner has said that the midfielder will play 15 or 20 minutes today.
Pep Guardiola makes four changes from the team that beat Aston Villa on Wednesday night. Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Oscar Bobb and John Stones come into the squad, while Manuel Akanji, Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden drop to the substitutes' bench, where they will be joined by Ederson, who has returned from injury. .
Crystal Palace-Manchester City lineups
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Ward, Andersen, Lerma, Muñoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell, Eze, Mateta, Ayew.
Substitutes: Tomkins, Olise, Schlupp, Clyne, Edouard, Ahamada, Matthews, Ozoh, Umeh.
City of Manchester: Ortega, Lewis, Stones, Días, Gvardiol, Rodri, Bobb, De Bruyne, Álvarez, Grealish, Haaland.
Substitutes: Kovacic, Doku, Bernardo Silva, Gómez, Akanji, Matheus Luiz, Ederson, Foden, Susoho.
Early team news
He crystal Palace The medical staff are busy and Oliver Glasner has had to prepare for this match without Chris Richards, Rob Holding, Sam Johnstone, Cheick Doucoure, Marc Guehi, Matheus Franca and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi. The good news for Palace fans is that Michael Olise has recovered from the hamstring injury that kept him out for two months and will likely start on the bench.
Manchester City defenders Kyle Walker and Nathan Ake are injured, but Ederson could start in goal after recovering from a muscle injury. John Stones is also reported to be fit, while Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland could return to Pep Guardiola's starting lineup after being rested in midweek.
Premier League: Crystal Palace-Manchester City
Selhurst Park is the venue for today's Premier League early kick-off, with Crystal Palace hosting a city of manchester team that is three points from the top of the table and that can overtake leader Liverpool, at least for one day, if it wins by four goals.
Palace come into this match off the back of a midweek defeat at the hands of Bournemouth, while City destroyed Aston Villa as Phil Foden delivered a masterclass at the Etihad Stadium. Kick-off in south west London is at 12:30pm (BST), but stay tuned in the meantime for team news and preparations.
