Crystal Palace at Manchester City 1/17/21 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 01/16/2021 at 9:14 PM ET

Manchester City have looked very healthy lately and are making their comeback to climb the Premier League standings. They will have a seemingly easy task on Sunday when they will host Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace are coming off a blank draw and have been really underperforming lately.

Manchester City (9-2-5) are coming off a slim 0-1 home win over Brighton. They took the lead at the end of the first half and even missed a penalty kick at the stoppage time (92’) to widen their win. They have now won seven in a row in all competitions, keeping five clean sheets in that span. Manchester City are sitting at the 3rd spot of the Premier League with 32 points, just one behind Liverpool and four behind Manchester United with both teams having played one more match.

Crystal Palace (6-7-5) played a really balanced match on the road against Arsenal, where the two teams split the points in a goal-less draw. They have been really bad lately, winning just one of their last eight matches in all competitions (also dropping out of the FA Cup). Palace are sitting at the 13th spot of the league table with 23 points, scoring 22 and conceding 29 goals in the process. They have been nothing special on the road so far (3-4-2), scoring 11 and conceding 14 goals.

The two teams split the points in a 2-2 draw in this venue last season, after Manchester City had won by 2-0 in London. Oddly enough, they have won just two of the last five against Crystal Palace (2-1-2). Even so, they have been dominant as hosts against Palace in the past three decades, losing just once in that span (10-1-4). Taking City to keep it going.

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