Crystal Palace v Man City

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Crystal Palace claimed only their second win of this season's Premier League campaign on Tuesday night when The Eagles registered a welcome but desperately needed 1-0 win away from home at Ipswich Town which helped the London club move out of the bottom three places in the table and up into 17th place.

Manchester City's horrific four-match losing streak finally came to an end when The Citizens produced a comprehensive 3-0 home win against Nottingham Forest in midweek at the Etihad Stadium to lift Pep Guardiola's side up into fourth spot in the Premier League table.

Crystal Palace have now climbed into the relative safety of 17th place in the Premier League table following their midweek win in Suffolk but The Eagles are by no means out of the woods yet as they prepare for the visit of a Manchester City outfit who returned to winning ways during the week.

Indeed, Crystal Palace have captured just two wins throughout this season's campaign to date which consist of victories gained over Tottenham and Ipswich Town but also includes being involved in six draws along with six defeats.

Palace fans would have had high hopes at the start of the season after seeing their side win their last four home games on the trot but this season has been disappointing as the hosts have won just once in their seven home games to date.

Manchester City managed to put recent losses at the hands of Bournemouth, Brighton, Tottenham and Liverpool behind them in midweek when they bounced back in emphatic fashion as they put Nottingham Forest to the sword with a 3-0 home win.

The visitors will now focus on attempting to erode the existing nine-point margin that separates them from the league leaders Liverpool as Pep Guardiola's side prepare for this upcoming trip to the nation's capital.

Three of Manchester City's recent four losses were incurred on their travels but the visitors have also collected wins on the road at Chelsea, West Ham and Wolves and of course, City just cannot be ruled out even having lost their last four matches on the trot.

A wounded animal become a dangerous prospect as Nottingham Forest discovered in midweek and Crystal Palace may now be bracing themselves with this upcoming visit from Manchester City on Saturday afternoon.

The bigger picture shows Manchester City have slipped to just three losses in their previous 18 away games in the English top flight whilst collecting no fewer than 13 wins in the process.

Crystal Palace v Manchester City Verdict

Manchester City still remain a dangerous customer and having won three of the last four encounters against Crystal Palace, the visitors still look the more likely to take the spoils in this one.

Therefore, our main bet will be Manchester City win @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester City win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.33

Correct Score: Manchester City 1-0 @ 9.00