Fresh from their midweek victory over Aston Villa, Manchester City can momentarily climb to the Premier League summit if they beat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday lunchtime.
The Citizens will be seeking revenge against the Eagles after they let a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 in the reverse fixture at the Etihad Stadium in December. Since replacing Roy Hodgson at the end of February, Oliver Glasner has earned five points from his first five Premier League games in charge of Crystal Palace, with a 3-0 win over Burnley followed by two draws and two defeats.
However, goals have been hard to come by in recent home encounters with Man City, as they have failed to find the net in each of their last four meetings with the Citizens in front of their own fans. Although Palace have struggled to score in recent home meetings with Man City, they have frustrated the Citizens on numerous occasions at Selhurst Park and can be optimistic of breaching their backline this time around, considering that Guardiola’s side have kept only three clean sheets in 14 top-flight away games this season.
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