The Premier League title race takes centre stage tonight as Manchester City host Crystal Palace.
Man City trail league-leaders Arsenal by five points but have played a game fewer.
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After the Gunners’ 1-0 win over West Ham at the weekend, City must respond with a victory of their own against the Eagles otherwise the title race could be decided before the final game of the season.
Palace, meanwhile, have little to play for. With their own hopes of finishing in the European places largely shot, their sole focus has become the Conference League, where they will face Rayo Vallecano in the final on May 27.
There is an added complication for City, too, as this match falls three days before facing Chelsea in the FA Cup final.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Man City vs Crystal Palace is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off today, Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
The match will take place at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
Where to watch Man City vs Crystal Palace
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League. Coverage on both channels will start from 7pm BST ahead of an 8pm kick-off.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Man City vs Crystal Palace team news
Centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov missed the win over Brentford after picking up a knock in the draw against Everton, but is on course to make a swift return to action.
Rodri is in the same boat and will be assessed. Josko Gvardiol is a long-term absentee.
Pep Guardiola may well rotate for this match with an eye to keeping his top players at peak freshness for Saturday’s FA Cup final, meaning the likes of Jeremy Doku, Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland could be left out.
Oliver Glasner, meanwhile, will be without Eddie Nketiah, who had his season ended prematurely by a thigh injury.
Borna Sosa and Evann Guessand will miss out despite returning to training.
Man City vs Crystal Palace prediction
There are few more frightening prospects in football than facing Man City during the run-in.
They have been in formidable form of late. Last week’s draw at Everton was a blip, and potentially a damaging one, but they got back to winning ways in fine fashion against Brentford.
Even if Guardiola opts to rotate for this match he will expect nothing less than a win. We expect the same.
Man City to win, 3-1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
No player has scored more goals for Man City against Crystal Palace than Erling Haaland, with eight. Two of those came in the reverse of this fixture, which City won 3-0 at Selhurst Park.
Manchester City wins: 34
Crystal Palace wins: 17
Draws: 17
Man City vs Crystal Palace match odds
Man City to win: 1/6
Crystal Palace to win: 12/1
Draw: 5/1
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
