Crystal Palace v Manchester City Premier League – live!

over 4 years in The guardian

Premier League updates from the 12.30pm BST kick-off

How Guardiola turned misfiring City into champions-elect

And feel free to email your thoughts to Scott

11.57am BST
Positivity’s Roy Hodgson speaks to BT Sport. “I used the word trepidation in a press interview, it’s the word that most sums up one’s feelings. They’ve been so good for a long period, but this season in particular they seem to be climaxing and playing even better still. That performance the other night against PSG is about as close to perfection as you can get. So of course we’re concerned about that. But I could be sitting at home watching them play, not having a team to play against them, and Crystal Palace could be nowhere near the Premier League and dreaming of the day when they once again can play against Manchester City. So you can see things in that light and that’s the most important light for us to see it in today.”
11.38am BST
Palace make two changes from the team named ahead of last weekend’s loss at Leicester. Patrick van Aanholt and Jordan Ayew drop to the bench, Tyrick Mitchell and Andros Townsend taking their places.
City, who are looking for their 19th consecutive away win, make eight changes to the team that won in Paris on Wednesday night. Ederson, Joao Cancelo and Rodri are the only players to keep their shirts. John Stones is suspended, while Pep Guardiola names not one, but two strikers in Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus. Continue reading...

Share it on