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Crystal Palace kick off their ‘double’ in Gameweek 32 with a trip to Manchester City this Saturday lunchtime.

The action at the Etihad gets underway at 12:30 BST.

Palace boss Oliver Glasner, not renowned for his rotation, makes just one change to his starting XI today.

It’s an enforced alteration, too, as Marc Guehi is suspended. He’ll return for the second of the Eagles’ Gameweek 32 fixtures against Newcastle United in midweek.

Chris Richards, back from a calf issue, replaces Guehi in defence.

Maxence Lacroix was passed fit by Glasner on Friday and keeps his place at centre-half, while the heavily owned contingent of Jean-Philippe Mateta, Ismaila Sarr, Eberechi Eze and Daniel Munoz all start as expected.

From one manager not known for his changes to another who tinkers all too much.

Pep Guardiola has made three alterations to his line-up following the goalless draw with Manchester United last Sunday.

The most surprising inclusion is that of James McAtee, who gets his first-ever Premier League start for the Cityzens.

Rico Lewis and Nico Gonzalez also return to the starting XI.

Matheus Nunes and Bernardo Silva both drop to the bench, while Phil Foden is absent entirely. Guardiola had revealed Foden was a doubt with a knock in the embargoed section of Friday’s presser.

Despite the City attack misfiring at Old Trafford last weekend, Savinho, Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish are again reduced to substitute duty.

These sides drew 2-2 in the reverse fixture in December, with Munoz among the goalscorers at Selhurst Park.

LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Kovacic, Gundogan, McAtee, De Bruyne, Marmoush.

Substitutes: Ortega, Grealish, Doku, Bernardo, Reis, Savinho, Nunes, Khusanov, Bobb.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Lerma, Muñoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.

Substitutes: Matthews, Ward, Clyne, Chilwell, Kporha, Hughes, Devenny, França, Umeh.

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  1. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    My defenders on bench boost is very low ownership! Sessegnon 0.0%, Dias 0.2, Sanchez 0.5, Williams 1.5! Butn, Raya and Munoz the others.
    Shame about Dias’s CS going of course! He is due a goal, got loads in his first season. Wasn’t expecting such a poor looking lineup from Pep today.

  2. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    shd have AMed Glasner

    AM Howe now has to win both games. still comes out on top, just about

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      I was terrified. Regretted getting 3 Newcastle so had no choice but City are shite was in back of my mind

  3. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Points for everyone

  4. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Kdb woodwork

  5. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Major Howe over Glasner regret. City at least need to wipe the CS now

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Wouldn’t really imagine City will be so bad, expected a draw

  6. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    kdb hits post

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Is he ok?

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Could have hit cancel

  7. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Time to get savinho on

  8. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Im done ffs

  9. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    what a nice game of football with lots of attacking actions by both teams, not usual nowadays

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      A tad Spursy, tbh

  10. Bada Bing
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Pep has well and truly been found out, time to retire.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Alonso coming in apparently

    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      He’s a great manager just needs prime Iniesta, Xavi, Puyol, Messi, KDB, Kun, Silva or to manage Bayern in a farmers league.

  11. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Some absolutely terrible chat about bad fixtures for Palace in the week

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Not exactly the worst teams in the league they're facing here, are they?

    2. Waylander
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Everyone tripled up anyway so it doesn't matter?

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Were you setting them straight, at the time?

  12. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    big miss from sarr

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Sarr sitter

  14. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Sarr skies a good chance from Kamada's delivery

    Etihad boos

  15. bialk
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Sarr close.

  16. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Palace even got kamada balling now, its over for City

  17. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    I have benched Sarr for Marmoush, this game is a tough watch for me

  18. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Sarr please put it in the net next time...

  19. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    City crowd booing, probably at McAtee.

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      City fans are making noise?
      Wow.

  20. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    FFS what’s Mateta doing, checking his hair?

  21. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Eze G ruled offside

  22. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Eze g
    munoz a

    offside check

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      No goal

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      *offside

  23. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Eze offside?

  24. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    The City defense is beyond awful

  25. bialk
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Pep deserved that for benching City best players Doku and Savinho.

  26. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    City on the beach btw

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Chasing champions league !

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      They should play for CL

  27. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Christ that Glasner AM was so easy but I was totally reluctant

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      GG Glasner owners.

  28. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Was not offside by much, but offside nonetheless

  29. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    Eze more advanced than Mateta damn

  30. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 days ago

    No-one defending against Eze

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 days ago

      Rico Lewis perhaps should, be he is nowhere to be seen. At the grass sun bathing prolly(?)