§ Premier League · 2026-27 · Matchday 2

Crystal Palace 1–4 Manchester City

  • Donnarumma 56' (o.g.)
  • Haaland 17'
  • Cherki 54'
  • Cherki 59'
  • Haaland 84'

28 August 2026

The match in data

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4–1 on 28 August 2026, on matchday 2 of the 2026-27 Premier League.

Player of the match: Marc Guéhi (Manchester City), rated 82, thanks above all to 17 final-third passes and 113 passes. Guéhi produced 1.6 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.1 times the cost.

It was the highest rating of the matchday.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Crystal Palace, the highest-rated player was Chris Richards, with 62.

Erling Haaland scored twice.

Rayan Cherki scored twice.

82
Player of the match

Marc Guéhi

Manchester City · 90'

Produced 1.60× and cost 0.14× their position's average

Added
  • 17 final-third passes 2.8×
  • 113 passes 2.4×
  • 2 interceptions 1.7×
Took away
  • 2 misplaced passes 0.3×
  • 1 duel lost 0.3×

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
Chris Richards Defender 90 62
Yéremy Pino Forward 68 60
Adam Wharton Midfielder 90 59
Takehiro Tomiyasu Defender 74 52
Anan Khalaili Midfielder 75 50
Daichi Kamada Midfielder 90 46
Jaydee Canvot Defender 90 35
Dwight McNeil Forward 22 32
Eddie Nketiah Forward 68 31
Dean Henderson Goalkeeper 90 30
Tyrick Mitchell Defender 90 27
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward 63 25
Evann Guessand Forward 27 14
Zavier Gozo Forward 22 13
Axel Disasi Defender 16 no rating
Óscar Mingueza Defender 15 no rating
Manchester City
PlayerPositionMinRating
Marc Guéhi ★ Defender 90 82
Rúben Dias Defender 90 65
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender 89 64
Erling Haaland Forward 90 58
Elliot Anderson Midfielder 82 55
Rayan Cherki Midfielder 82 48
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper 90 46
Antoine Semenyo Forward 90 45
Phil Foden Midfielder 90 41
Josko Gvardiol Defender 75 37
Nico O'Reilly Defender 89 21
Mateo Kovacic Midfielder 15 no rating
Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder 8 no rating
Ryan McAidoo Forward 8 no rating
Kaden Braithwaite Defender 1 no rating
Vitor Reis Defender 1 no rating

Did you know?

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

Which Crystal Palace player recovered the most balls?

Yéremy Pino, with 6 recoveries. Next: Anan Khalaili 5, Eddie Nketiah 3.

In a 1–4 home defeat against Manchester City, Yéremy Pino led Crystal Palace with 6 ball recoveries, edging out Anan Khalaili (5) and Eddie Nketiah (3).

Which Manchester City player won the most duels?

Elliot Anderson, with 8 duels won. Next: Abdukodir Khusanov 6, Marc Guéhi 5.

In Manchester City's 1–4 win at Crystal Palace, Elliot Anderson led the team in individual battles with 8 duels won, ahead of Abdukodir Khusanov (6) and Marc Guéhi (5).

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 1–4 Manchester City, Premier League 2026-27. Player of the match: Marc Guéhi, 82
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.