Crystal Palace – Manchester City

Crystal Palace’s home ground turned into a showcase for Manchester City as the visitors ran out 4‑1 winners, stretching their league lead to 12 points. The defeat leaves Palace rooted to 16th place with just three points from four games, having scored six and conceded eleven. City, now second in the table, sit on a perfect record of four wins, eight goals scored and only two let in. The result also settles the season’s head‑to‑head, giving City the sole victory in their two‑match encounters. Both sides will now look ahead – Palace to claw out of the relegation zone and City to keep the pressure on the leaders.