§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 16

Crystal Palace 0–3 Manchester City

  • Haaland 41'
  • Foden 69'
  • Haaland 89' (pen.)

14 December 2025

The match in data

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3–0 on 14 December 2025, on matchday 16 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), rated 72, thanks above all to 1.71 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 1.77; conceded 0) and 2 crosses claimed. Donnarumma produced 4.4 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Crystal Palace, the highest-rated player was Will Hughes, with 68.

Erling Haaland scored twice.

72
Player of the match

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Manchester City · 90'

Produced 4.39× and cost 0.00× their position's average

Added
  • 1.71 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 1.77; conceded 0) 6.0×
  • 2 crosses claimed 1.4×
  • 9 recoveries 1.1×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Crystal Palace
PlayerPositionMinRating
Will Hughes Midfielder 23 68
Eddie Nketiah Forward 27 55
Maxence Lacroix Defender 90 54
Adam Wharton Midfielder 90 49
Yéremy Pino Forward 90 49
Marc Guéhi Defender 90 45
Ismaïla Sarr Forward 90 42
Daichi Kamada Midfielder 67 35
Nathaniel Clyne Defender 77 34
Chris Richards Defender 90 31
Jean-Philippe Mateta Forward 63 31
Dean Henderson Goalkeeper 90 27
Tyrick Mitchell Defender 90 23
Christantus Uche Forward 13 no rating
Manchester City
PlayerPositionMinRating
Gianluigi Donnarumma ★ Goalkeeper 90 72
Erling Haaland Forward 90 61
Rayan Cherki Midfielder 90 55
Josko Gvardiol Defender 90 49
Phil Foden Midfielder 90 46
Bernardo Silva Midfielder 90 45
Matheus Nunes Defender 90 42
Nico González Midfielder 90 42
Rúben Dias Defender 90 42
Nico O'Reilly Defender 90 40
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder 85 29
Savinho Forward 5 no rating
Omar Marmoush Forward 1 no rating
Rayan Aït-Nouri Defender 1 no rating
Rico Lewis Defender 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Crystal Palace player made the most interceptions?

Chris Richards, with 3 interceptions. Next: Yéremy Pino 1, Daichi Kamada 1.

Despite a 3–0 loss to Manchester City, Chris Richards stood out for Crystal Palace with 3 interceptions. Yéremy Pino and Daichi Kamada contributed 1 interception each.

Which Manchester City player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Rayan Cherki, with 3 key passes. Next: Matheus Nunes 1, Rúben Dias 0.

In Manchester City's 3–0 victory at Crystal Palace, Rayan Cherki produced 3 key passes to unlock the attack. Matheus Nunes recorded 1, while Rúben Dias finished with 0.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Crystal Palace 0–3 Manchester City, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Gianluigi Donnarumma, 72
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.