Premier League Preview: Man City vs Crystal Palace Prediction, Preview, and Odds (Dec 16)

• Man City ended a winless sequence by claiming a narrow success at Luton
• Crystal Palace have suffered defeats in four of their last five matches

Man City play their final domestic game before the Club World Cup on Saturday, as the reigning champions host Crystal Palace. There will also be pressure on the visitors, as they have suffered defeats in four of their last five.

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How To Watch

• When: Saturday, December 16, 2023, at 10:00 a.m ET
• Where: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
• How To Watch: NBC

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Odds

Match Result	Odds
Man City
Draw
Crystal Palace

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Match Preview

Man City’s mini-crisis came to an end last weekend, as the reigning champions claimed a late 2-1 success at Luton. Jack Grealish was the match-winner in that fixture, as he netted his 50^th goal in club soccer. City’s home record at home is impressive overall, having gone 18 Premier League matches without defeat.

But, each of their previous two have ended in draws against Liverpool and Tottenham. However, they haven’t failed to win three straight home matches since December 2016. An interesting trend to consider this weekend is the fact that 12 of City’s last 13 goals against the Eagles have been netted in the second half.

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— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) December 12, 2023

The pressure is mounting on Roy Hodgson, as Crystal Palace are edging nearer to the bottom three places after losing four of their last five. However, they did claim a success away from home at Man United, and this weekend, they will be looking to become the first side since Leicester in 2020-21 to win away from home against both Manchester clubs.

Palace have enjoyed an excellent record at the Etihad, as they have recorded two wins during the Pep Guardiola era. Only Man United have recorded more away wins against City since the Spaniard took over. However, Palace will need to produce a much better performance than they have in recent weeks.

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Man City vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Palace have been somewhat of a bogeyside for City in recent seasons, but it looks hard to make a case for them this weekend. Therefore, we will be siding with the reigning champions to land maximum points.

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