Manchester City v Crystal Palace live stream, Sky Sports, Saturday 30 October, 3pm
Manchester City will be looking to keep up the pressure on league leaders Chelsea when they host Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola’s side were knocked out of the League Cup with a penalty shoot-out defeat by West Ham. City have dominated that competition in recent years, but they should get over their elimination pretty quickly. Guardiola shuffled his pack at the London Stadium and we can expect City’s biggest names to return to the starting XI here.
Only Chelsea have scored more goals at home than the champions this term; the absence of a traditional centre-forward has not really affected City on their own patch. They are also yet to concede at the Etihad Stadium, so Palace will have their work cut out.
The Eagles have still only won one game under Patrick Vieira, although their performances have deserved more. Palace must discover a clinical edge in attack if they are to get their just rewards, but the Etihad is unlikely to be the venue where Vieira’s side begin a winning run.
Manchester City have no fresh injury concerns, but Ferran Torres is still sidelined and will not play again this year. Phil Foden looks set to continue as a false nine, with Jack Grealish and Gabriel Jesus providing support alongside him.
Joao Cancelo, Rodri and Ruben Dias are among those likely to start after being rested against West Ham, but John Stones will hope to keep his place in the heart of the backline.
Crystal Palace will welcome Wilfried Zaha back into their starting XI after illness limited him to a substitute appearance last time out. Ebere Eze is closing in on a return but is unlikely to make the matchday squad here, while Nathan Ferguson is still on the treatment table.
Palace are averaging much more possession under Vieira, but they will be forced to return to their counter-attacking roots against a City side that will dominate possession.
Kick-off is at 3pm BST on Saturday 30 October. See below for international broadcast options.
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