E. Haaland scored twice as Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 1-4 in the English Premier League.
E. Haaland opened the scoring on 17 minutes, set up by A. Semenyo. R. Cherki put Manchester City two ahead on 54 minutes, set up by P. Foden. G. Donnarumma turned into his own net on 56 minutes, and the goal went to Crystal Palace. Cherki put Manchester City two ahead on 59 minutes, set up by J. Gvardiol. Haaland extended Manchester City's lead on 84 minutes, set up by Foden.
Manchester City had 18 shots to the home side's 9, 67% of the 27 attempts in the match. Manchester City had 7 off target and 2 blocked, the home side 7 off target and 1 blocked. The visitors had 12 attempts from inside the box, to Crystal Palace's 6. That left 6 from outside the area for Manchester City, and 3 for Crystal Palace.
The visitors put 9 on target to Crystal Palace's 1, an on-target rate of 50% against 11%. Crystal Palace scored with one of their one on target. Manchester City scored with four of their nine on target.
Cherki was booked for Manchester City on 33 minutes. E. Anderson was booked for Manchester City on 55 minutes. A. Khalaili was booked for Crystal Palace on 68 minutes.
Manchester City led 1-0 at half time. The second half produced four goals.
Crystal Palace are twentieth, still without a point from two matches. Their record reads 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats, with a goal difference of -5. Manchester City are first on six points from two matches. Their record reads 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with a goal difference of +4.
Andy Madley, England refereed.
Match at a glance
- Full time: Crystal Palace 1-4 Manchester City
- Competition: English Premier League
- Date: 28 August 2026
- Referee: Andy Madley, England
Shooting breakdown
| Statistic | Crystal Palace | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 9 | 18 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 9 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 7 |
| Shots blocked | 1 | 2 |
| Shots inside the box | 6 | 12 |
| Shots outside the box | 3 | 6 |
| Corner Kicks | 2 | 6 |
| Throw In | 12 | 18 |
| Free Kick | 11 | 11 |
| Goal Kick | 5 | 6 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Substitution | 5 | 5 |
| Attacks | 67 | 155 |
| Dangerous Attacks | 24 | 66 |
| On Target | 1 | 9 |
| Off Target | 8 | 9 |
| Fouls | 8 | 10 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 2 |
| Saves | 4 | 1 |
| Passes Total | 281 | 779 |
| Passes Accurate | 231 | 721 |
