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TEAM NEWS

Only Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker remain from the side that started at the London Stadium as Pep Guardiola names a largely fresh starting XI against Crystal Palace.

Teams

City: Ederson, Walker, Cancelo, Dias (c), Laporte, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Grealish, Jesus, Foden

Subs: Steffen, Stones, Ake, Sterling, Gundogan, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Palmer

Crystal Palace: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell, Gallagher, Kouyaté, McArthur, J Ayew, Édouard, Zaha

Formation: 4-3-3

Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo will flank centre-backs Aymeric Laporte and skipper Ruben Dias this afternoon, with Rodrigo anchoring a midfield that includes De Bruyne and Bernardo.

The front three of Jack Grealish, Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus is likely to be fluid and interchangeable, but expect Grealish to start on the left, Jesus on the right and Foden as the false No.9.

WHEN AND WHERE?

City return to Premier League action as we play host to the Eagles at the Etihad on Saturday, October 30, kick-off 3pm.

The match will not be available to watch in the UK, while fans living around the globe can find out how they can tune in via our global TV listings at the foot of this page, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.

You can follow minute-by-minute updates in our Matchday Centre with live commentary on mancity.com and the Man City App from 1pm (UK), as well as on Twitter: @ManCity.

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You can also tune in to our Matchday Live show, which begins one hour before kick-off on all of our digital platforms, including our Matchday Centre, for half-time and full-time analysis in addition to all of the pre-match build-up.

Keep across mancity.com and our official app for a match report and the thoughts of Pep Guardiola and a player following the final whistle.

Highlights will be available from 7pm (UK) while a longer highlights package and Full Match Replay for CITY+ subscribers will be available from midnight.

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MATCHDAY LIVE

Tune into our Matchday Live show, as we build-up to the game with presenter Cel Spellman and our special guests Joleon Lescott and Steven McInerney offering their expert insight from 2pm (UK) onwards, as well as discussing any number of City-related topics.

The trio then return for a quick half-time debrief before a detailed full-time assessment of City’s performance including, time permitting, the post-match thoughts of Pep Guardiola and a player.

Audience input is always encouraged on Matchday Live and our guests will answer a number of viewer questions throughout the show along with the popular mystery player puzzle.

To get in touch and have your say, use the hashtag #CityMatchdayLive or send a WhatsApp message to +447537186538.

PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW

“It will be an honour to see Patrick Vieira again here in Manchester. He was an important part of Arsenal’s history. What he did there was outstanding. After, I was lucky to meet him in New York.

“I’m happy he’s back at a high level in the Premier League, doing well. The last games, he played tough contenders but his team showed their quality. I am looking forward to seeing him.

“He changed the dynamics, the way Palace play. They’ve always had really good players. It will be a real test.”

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FORM GUIDE

City will go into the game looking to bounce back from Wednesday’s Carabao Cup fourth round exit at West Ham.

However, we are in a fine run of form in the league and are unbeaten since our opening day loss away at Tottenham.

And last weekend, Pep Guardiola’s side secured a superb 4-1 win away at Brighton and Hove Albion.

LAST TIME OUT

City’s four year grip on the Carabao Cup came to an end as we lost out to West Ham 5-3 in a penalty shoot-out at the London Stadium.

A tense, hard-fought game in the capital had ended goalless after 90 minutes before we went to penalties.

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Andre Marriner

Assistant referees: Adrian Holmes, Scott Ledger

Fourth official: Lee Mason

Match stats

Head-to-head

• Manchester City’s solitary defeat in the past 12 Premier League meetings came at home in December 2018 (W9, D2).
• City did the double over Palace last season, scoring six goals without conceding.
• Palace have kept just one clean sheet in their last 16 top-flight encounters with City, failing to score in 11 of those games.

Manchester City

• City are unbeaten in the league since the opening weekend of the season (W6, D2).
• They have conceded in just three of their nine top-flight games.
• Pep Guardiola‘s side are yet to concede a goal at home in the Premier League so far this season.
• City have gone 11 Premier League matches without conceding a first-half goal.
• City’s only defeat in their last 50 league fixtures at 3pm on a Saturday was by 3-2 at home to Crystal Palace in December 2018 (W43, D6).
• Gabriel Jesus has been involved in nine goals in his past nine Premier League starts for Manchester City, scoring three and setting up six.
• Phil Foden has eight goals and four assists in his 11 most recent league starts.
• Kevin De Bruyne has been directly involved in nine goals in 11 league appearances versus Crystal Palace, with two goals and seven assists.

Crystal Palace

• Palace can equal the club record of five consecutive league draws. They have done this on three occasions but never in the top flight.
• They have drawn six of their nine league matches this season. Ipswich and Leeds are the only teams to draw as many as seven of their opening 10 Premier League fixtures.
• Crystal Palace’s only Premier League away win in 10 attempts came at Sheffield United in May.
• The Eagles could concede two or more goals in seven consecutive Premier League away games for the first time.
• Ten of Palace’s 11 league goals this season have been scored in the second half, the highest ratio in the division. Their only first-half goal came in stoppage time.
• Wilfried Zaha needs one goal to become the first player to score 50 times for Palace in the top flight. Zaha has never scored against Manchester City in 13 competitive appearances, and neither has Christian Benteke in his 15 games versus them.
• Patrick Vieira ended his playing career at Manchester City, scoring three goals in 28 Premier League appearances in 2010-2011.

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