At 22:00 Beijing time on October 30, the 10th round of the 2021/22 Premier League season began, and one of the focus battles was launched at the Etihad Stadium, with Manchester City hosting Crystal Palace. In the first half, Zaha scored to open the scoring for Crystal Palace, Laporte left the field red in injury time, and in the second half, Jesus' offside goal was blown and Gallagher scored to seal the victory. At the end of the match, Manchester City lost 2-0 at home to Crystal Palace. After this round, Manchester City have accumulated 20 points from 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, and Chelsea, who are currently at the top of the table, are five points behind in the third place in the table.
The two sides have met 48 times in the history of all competitions, with Manchester City having the advantage of 28 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses, including 22 meetings in the Premier League, and the Blue Moon record of 14 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. The two sides played each other over two legs in the Premier League last season, with Manchester City's double away goal against Crystal Palace, scoring six goals and keeping a clean sheet.
In this campaign, De Bruyne led the midfield, and Jesus was paired with Foden and Glalis. It should be noted that this game is also the 200th Premier League game coached by Guardiola. In the 6th minute, Laporte made a mistake in returning the ball, Zaha broke the ball and handed the ball to Gallagher, who carried the ball forward and crossed the left side of the penalty area, Zaha inserted a left-footed pumping shot on the right side of the goal, Crystal Palace took the lead, 1-0! In the 18th minute, Laporte passed the ball and Cancelo's left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked. A minute later, Jesus took the ball inside the penalty area and turned to set up a cannon, and Rodri's left-footed volley near the penalty spot was too angled to Guaita's arms. In the 20th minute, Cancelo scored from the left side of the midfield and fired a powerful right-footed shot high over the crossbar.
In the 25th minute, Jesus' left-footed volley near the penalty spot was blocked, and Glaliche's left-footed volley from the centre of the penalty area was blocked again. In the 31st minute, Rodri sent a wonderful cross and Jesus' right-footed push from the right side of the penalty area was blocked. In the 37th minute, Glalis passed the ball and Canselo's furious right-footed shot from outside the box was blocked again. In injury time in the first half, Laporte, as the last defender, brought down Zaha and ruined the opponent's one-handed chance, and the referee on duty showed a red card after viewing the VAR and sent him off, and Manchester City was forced to play with 10 men. At the end of the first half, City trailed Crystal Palace 1-0.
In the second half, the two sides fought again. In the 49th minute, De Bruyne slashed into the left side of the penalty area, Glaris swept the ball across the middle and Rodri wrapped up a left-footed volley high unguarded. In the 59th minute, Glaliches split the ball in the middle of the field and Jesus' low right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area was too angled to be confiscated by Guaita. De Bruyne was subsequently replaced by Stones. In the 60th minute, Díaz midfielder long pass, Foden on the left side of the penalty area line to pick out the cross on the right side of the goal, Jesus wrapped up the collision and broke the goal, the referee on duty looked at the VAR and decided that the offside was first, and the goal was invalid.
In the 69th minute, Foden's corner kick picked out a pass from the right side of the penalty area and Jesus' header went high over the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Gallagher received a pass from Zaha on the right side of the penalty area and his right-footed shot was saved by Ederson. Gallagher then picked out a corner kick into the penalty area and Schrupp headed high. In the 88th minute, Orisei's diagonal pass into the penalty area, Zaha's one-handed opportunity to selflessly cross, Orisei took the ball back, Gallagher's penalty point was pushed into the net with his right foot, crystal palace sealed the win, 2-0! At the end of the match, Manchester City lost 2-0 at home to Crystal Palace.
Line-ups for both sides:
Manchester City (4-3-3): 31 Ederson/2 Walker, 3 Díaz, 14 Laporte, 27 Canceló (78'26 Mahrez)/20 Bernardo Silva, 16 Rodri, 17 De Bruyne (59'5 Stones)/9 Jesus, 47 Foden, 10 Glalis (78'7 Sterling)
Crystal Palace (4-3-3): 13-Guaita/2-Ward, 16-Anderson, 6-Geshi, 3-Michel/23-Gallagher, 8-Kuyat (85'7-Orisei), 18-MacArthur/9-Ayew (65'20-Benteke), 22-Eduardo (73'15-Schrupp), 11-Zaha