At 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on March 12, Manchester City challenged Crystal Palace away in the 27th round of the 2022-23 Premier League season. In the first half, neither side scored; In the second half, Gundogan was brought down in the box to create a penalty and Haaland hit the penalty to score his 28th goal in 26 Premier League matches. In the end, Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 1-0, and was still two points behind Arsenal at the top of the table in the first game.
Prior to this game, Manchester City had won three consecutive games in all competitions, but remained five points behind leaders Arsenal. Crystal Palace are in the middle of the table, sitting 13th in the standings.
In the third minute, Gundogan crossed from the left side of the box, his teammate at the back point crossed to the middle, the Palace defender headed a header not far away, Rodri inserted into the box and volleyed with his right foot unguarded, and Palace goalkeeper Guaida flew to save the ball. One minute later, Grealish dribbled the ball into the box and fired a low right-footed shot that deflected just off the post.
In the 26th minute, Akanji came to the right side of the front with the ball and fired a long-range shot that deflected off the upright. In the 28th minute, the B seat crossed low on the left side of the front, and the forward Ake crossed again on the left side of the box, and Haaland in the middle pushed high.
In the 30th minute, City made a tackle in front of Gundogan and Haaland and Grealish played together, and the latter was saved by Guaita with a cross from the left side of the box. In the 31st minute, Manchester City won a free-kick on the right side of the pitch, Gundogan hoisted the ball into the box, Rodri headed in the back post, Guaita saved the ball, Rodri was also offside. At the end of the first half, the two teams exchanged white rolls.
In the 57th minute, Manchester City won a free-kick in front of the penalty area, Foden took a left-footed shot straight at goal, the ball went around the wall and went straight to the left side of the goal, Guaita pounced sideways to block the ball.
In the 60th minute, the B seat passed the ball on the right side of the front and crossed, Alvarez received the ball and turned past the defender, but unfortunately the push into the box went high.
In the 68th minute, Alvarez fired a long-range right-footed shot from the left in front of the penalty area, which Guaita confiscated. In the 77th minute, Gundogan was brought down by Oliver in possession in the box and the referee awarded a penalty. The penalty was taken by Haaland, who deceived the goalkeeper with his left-footed push and put the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal, giving City a 1-0 lead over Crystal Palace. It was Haaland's 28th goal in 26 Premier League games.
In the 79th minute, Grealish sent a straight shot in front of the penalty area and Haaland stepped forward to send a left-footed shot that deflected offside. In the 82nd minute, Zaha dribbled away from the ball and Stones reached out and pulled him down.
In the 83rd minute, Grealish dribbled the ball into a cross from the left side of the box and Haaland's header from near the penalty spot headed high on goal. In the end, the game was over, and Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 1-0.