Pep Guardiola's Manchester City struggled against Crystal Palace in Week 4 of England's top league, the Premier League. Man City's result against Crystal Palace saw his side win 4–2 at home.
Gameplay
The Man City-Crystal Palace match will take place on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium. It will not be easy for Man City to fight for three points this time around. Man City fell 0-2 in the first half. Man City defender John Stones scored his two goals for Crystal Palace with an own goal in the fourth minute and a header from Joachim Andersen (21st minute). The process for the two goals of this Crystal Palace is almost identical to the normal scheme. Nicknamed Man City, the Citizens got back up and scored four goals in the second half. The star of his City victory this time was Erling Haaland, who scored a hat-trick or his three goals in the 62nd, 69th and 81st minutes.
This was Erling Haaland's 13th hat-trick in his career, as quoted by Sky Sports. The Norwegian striker became the 15th Manchester City player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League. Another goal for Man City came from Bernardo Silva in the 53rd minute. This is Pep his Guardiola's third win against Manchester City in the 2022-2023 Premier League. With his win over Crystal Palace, Man City saw him score 10 points in his four games, placing him first in the Premier League standings.
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| source : skysports.com |
Match between Man City and Crystal Palace
Man City dominated the first half with his 75 per cent ball possession. However, despite having 14 shots on goal, Man City remained scoreless until the end of the first half. Manchester City's finish was poor as none of their 14 shots hit.
Unlike his City, Crystal his Palace were more effective in the first half as he scored two goals with two shots on target. Crystal Palace's first goal, which they scored in the 4th minute, came from an Eberechiese free-kick. The England attacking midfielder sent a cross into the center of Man City's box.
Just 21 minutes into the game, Joachim Andersen's goal was followed by Eze's second assist. This time Eze served Joachim Andersen with a corner kick. Standing in the middle of the penalty area, Joachim Andersen easily shook Man City's net with a header after winning the duel with a header. According to Opta, it is the first time since December 2010 that City have conceded his two goals in 21 minutes. Crystal Palace's 2-0 lead lasted until the end of the first half.
Second Half
Man City, left behind, immediately took the initiative and launched a preemptive strike. Just 53 minutes into the game, the Etihad Stadium roared through Bernardo Silva's goal. The Portuguese attacking midfielder scored a beautiful goal for Crystal Palace with his one-on-one moves from his two players in his box. Bernardo Silva immediately hit a hard low shot with his left foot after gaining the shooting area.
Just in the 62nd minute, Man City equalized through an Erling Haaland goal. Standing in the middle of the penalty area, Haaland managed to escape the offside trap and clear the ball after receiving feedback from Phil Foden's header.
It's Erling Haaland's fourth goal for Man City this season. Seven minutes after that, the Etihad thundered in his stadium again, celebrating Erling Haaland's second goal. His second goal for Haaland came from his one-on-one action for Bernardo Silva inside the Crystal Palace box. Bernardo Silva then completed his combination with a one-two with Julian Alvarez.
Bernardo Silva ended the match with a low cross. Bernardo Silva's bait leads to John Stones standing in front of goal.
In re-runs, John Stones actually looks like he's about to fire. But John Stones missed. Lucky for Man City, as the Stones fired the ball to Erling Haaland at the far post.
A free-standing Haaland found the ball easily with a flat left-footed shot against Crystal Palace. Haaland scored a hat-trick in the 81st minute.
His third goal for Haaland came from a counterattack launched by Guendoan. After accelerating in midfield, Gendogan quickly sent a through ball to Erling Haaland, who had already spaced it out. With a score of 4-2, Man City held their lead until the end of the match.
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