Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Following a routine 4-1 win over Aston Villa, Manchester City will be aiming to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League round 32. The Citizens are sitting in the third place in the standings, but they are only three points behind league leaders Liverpool ahead of the trip to London. Both Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland should be recalled to the starting XI after the duo was rested in the midweek triumph, while all Nathan Ake, Kyle Walker, and goalkeeper Ederson remain in the recovery room.
The capital club, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Bournemouth. As Palace have suffered four defeats in the previous five meetings with Man City at Selhurst Park, away win should be considered. All Chris Richards, Sam Johnstone, Marc Guehi, Michael Olise, Rob Holding, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, and Nathan Ferguson are sidelined with injuries for the home side.
Highlighted Player (Nathan Ake):
Ake is a professional footballer who plays for the Dutch National Team and AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. The versatile defender who was born on the 18th of February, 1995, started his youth career in 2003 with local club ADO Den Haag. He then moved to Feyenoord in 2007 before joining Chelsea's youth academy four years later.
Ake made his first professional appearance at the age of 17, playing for the Blues in a 0-1 away victory against Norwich on the 26th of December, 2012. Barring a few starts and substitute appearances, Ake spent his next few years at Chelsea mostly in the reserves before being sent out on a one month loan to Reading in 2015. Upon his return, he immediately joined Watford on a season-long loan where his displays earned him the Watford's young player of the season award. Another successful loan spell at Bournemouth succeeded his time at Watford before Chelsea recalled him in January 2017.
At the start of the 17/18 season, the 24-year-old rejoined his current club Bournemouth permanently on a five-year contract worth 20 million pounds. On the International stage, Ake has represented the Netherlands at every youth level and has even captained the under-17 and under-19 sides. He made his first senior appearance on the 31st of May, 2017, featuring in Hollands 2-1 friendly win over Morocco.
Highlighted Team (Crystal Palace):
Crystal Palace Football Club is an English football club which was founded in 1905. The original headquarters of Crystal Palace was based in Sydenham. After being forced to move in 1915 the club settled in Selhurst Park which currently holds a capacity of 27 000 seats. The club Crystal Palace was named after a building which was placed on the Sydenham.
The club colors of Crystal Palace are blue and red. The supporters of Crystal Palace call their team the Eagles or the Glaziers. Crystal Palace is one of the many clubs from London. Crystal Palace never managed to win any trophy in any English football division. The best performance of Crystal Palace was in 2014/2015 where the club managed to end 10th in the Premier League.