Manchester City vs Crystal Palace live: Latest score and updates from the Etihad Stadium

Follow the latest as Manuel Pellegrini's men take on the Eagles

A view of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium (GETTY IMAGES)

Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Manchester City vs Crystal Palace.

Kick-off: 3.00pm

Preview

Match facts

• Manchester City have won nine and lost just one of the last 10 meetings with Crystal Palace in all competitions.
• Yaya Toure has scored in four of his last five matches against the Eagles in all competitions.
• Manchester City have won their last six home games against Crystal Palace in a row, including all four played at the Etihad Stadium.
• Crystal Palace have failed to score in four of the last five Barclays Premier League games against the Citizens.
• Connor Wickham has scored three goals in three Premier League games against Manchester City.
• The Citizens last failed to score in successive home Premier League games in November 2010 (a run of three fixtures without a goal).
• Crystal Palace have failed to score in four successive top-flight matches for the first time since February 1998 (five games).
• Only Mesut Ozil (87) has created more goalscoring chances in the Premier League this season than Man City's Kevin De Bruyne (61).
• Crystal Palace have kept just two clean sheets in their last 16 Premier League away matches and have conceded exactly one goal in each of the other 14 away games in this run.
• Sergio Aguero hasn’t scored in any of his three Premier League games against Crystal Palace; he's scored against 24 of the 28 different opponents he's faced in the competition (also failed to score versus Leicester, Burnley and Bolton).

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