Crystal Palace versus Manchester City LIVE: title challengers lead at Selhurst Park

Crystal Palace are on a miserable run, with only one win in their last eight matches. It’s a brave new world now under new manager Oliver Glasner, who came in midway through that run and landed the one win in the sequence against Burnley in his opening game. The remainder is this season is essentially pre-season for 2024-25; Palace will be a Premier League team then, so for Glasner it’s the time to assess who wants to be part of it.

Crystal Palace are unchanged from their 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth on Tuesday, and Michael Olise is fit enough to be on bench today.

Manchester City have made four changes from the starting XI that hosed down Aston Villa in midweek. Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland and John Stones all return and there’s a game for Oscar Bobb on the right of the attack. Phil Foden, hat-trick hero of Wednesday night, rests on the bench today and alongside him is Ederson, who is fit again.

Crystal Palace: Henderson; Ward, Andersen, Lerma; Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell; Eze, Mateta, Ayew

SUBS: Matthews, Tomkins, Clyne, Schlupp, Ahamada, Ozoh, Uneh, Olise, Edouard

Manchester City: Ortega; Lewis, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri, De Bruyne, Alvarez; Bobb, Haaland, Grealish

SUBS: Ederson, Kovacic, Doku, Bernardo Silva, Gomez, Akanji, Nunes, Foden, Susoho

Referee: Paul Tierney

Welcome to another day of Premier League action, and it’s a simple equation in the title race this weekend. Manchester City and Arsenal play first, Liverpool play second; two get to toss the gauntlet to the floor and the other must respond. First up it’s Manchester City with a tricky away trip to Crystal Palace, mid-table hoverers who have nowt to lose and the opportunity to lob a significant spanner in the works.

Plenty to play for then, let’s get tuned in.