City have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League meetings with Palace, losing 3-2 here at the Etihad in December 2018. Since returning to the Premier League in 2013-14 Palace have conceded 39 goals in 16 meetings with City, keeping just one clean sheet. Can the Eagles mount a sterner defence this time?
City revert to their first team from their cup defeat midweek as Guardiola marks his 200th Premier League game. De Bruyne is the only starter from that match to do so again here. There are three changes to Palace from their 1-1 draw with Newcastle United last week. Kouyate, Ayew and Zaha come into the starting 11.
SUBS: Martin Kelly. Jeffrey Schlupp, Jack Butland, James Tomkins, Christian Benteke, Luka Milivojevic, Nathaniel Clyne, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Michael Olise.
CRYSTAL PALACE (4-3-3): Vicente Guaita; Joel Ward, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi, Tyrick Mitchell; Conor Gallagher, Cheikhou Kouyate, James McArthur (c); Jordan Ayew, Odssone Edouard, Wilfried Zaha.
SUBS: Ilkay Gundogan, Riyad Mahrez, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Raheem Sterling, Zack Steffen, Fernandinho, Nathan Ake, John Stones, Cole Palmer.
MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias (c), Aymeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo; Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne; Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish.
Palace's renewal under Patrick Vieira is going smoothly as the Frenchman has made his team easy on the eye and also hard to beat. The Eagles are finding wins hard to come by though, hence their 15th-placed position. Turning draws into wins has to be Palace's wider aim, but anything here would be a bonus for them.
Despite getting knocked out of the EFL Cup in midweek, Manchester City still look in fine fettle. Pep Guardiola's champions are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games and yet to concede a goal at home in the league this term, a record which bodes well as they aim to keep their title defence on track.
Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this Premier League match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium.
