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Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and predicted lineups ahead of the Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Premier League clash at Selhurst Park. The sides began their Premier League campaigns in different fashions, with Palace slumping to a disappointing defeat away at Everton and Manchester City securing three points against Bournemouth with a last-minute Josko Gvardiol winner. The Eagles have not beaten Manchester City at home since April 2015, but they secured their greatest-ever triumph last year by defeating City at Wembley to lift the FA Cup. Read More: Crystal Palace Set to Inflict New Transfer Blow on Aston Villa Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Predicted Lineups and Team News Date: 28th August 2026 Venue: Selhurst Park Kick-off: 20:00 GMT Last meeting: Manchester City 3-0 Crystal Palace (13th May, 2026. Premier League) Referee: Andy Madley Crystal Palace Team News New Palace manager Pierre Sage suffered a disappointing defeat to Everton on the opening day and will be desperate to kickstart his Premier League career with a win against Manchester City. Sage has endured a difficult week, with speculation surrounding both Ismaïla Sarr and wantaway striker Jean-Philippe Mateta. In his pre-match press conference, Sage confirmed that Sarr would not feature, although he attributed the absence to an injury rather than the ongoing transfer speculation. “Ismaila Sarr is in individual sessions; he has pain in his groin, that’s why he didn’t train with us today,” highlighted Sage Chadi Riad was stretchered off last weekend and is expected to miss quite a few weeks with an injury, which means that new Palace signing Axel Disasi could make his debut against City. “Now it’s official so it’s good news for us, especially with what happened with Chadi Riad; it’s important for us that he arrived quickly,” stated Sage when asked about Axel Disasi. Manchester City Team News New City manager Enzo Maresca has never beaten Palace after three draws when he was Chelsea coach and so will be hoping for a change of fortunes on Friday night. Maresca will be without Jeremy Doku and expects Matheus Nunes to miss out on the trip to Selhurst Park too. “Jeremy is out, Matheus we will see, he is still not 100%,” stated Maresca in his pre-match presser. The City manager will have to choose from a range of midfield options with Elliot Anderson fit after hobbling off last weekend and Marc Guehi’s successful cameo in the middle against Bournemouth. Read More: £60 Million Manchester City Star Given Green Light for Tottenham Move “Elliot is fully fit, last week the substitution was just for cramp. Marc gives us another option in the middle in case we need it, we will have a session in a few hours, and then we will decide our first XI for tomorrow,” explained Maresca. New £86 million signing Ayyoub Bouaddi will be in the squad for tomorrow’s clash but is expected to start on the bench after his move from Lille this week. “He is ready; he was working with his former club so he is fit, but in this case we need to go slowly because he is young and came from a different country” Frenchman Rayan Cherki could earn his first start of the season after coming on in the 63rd minute against Bournemouth and assisting both goals as City turned the game around to win 2-1. Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup Henderson, Munoz, Canvot, Richards, Disasi, Mitchell, Wharton, Kamada, Pino, McNeil, Mateta. Manchester City Predicted Lineup Donnarumma, Lewis, Dias, Khushanov, Gvardiol, Anderson, Guehi, O’Reilly, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland. Other Football Content - John Terry Gives Honest Verdict on Continued Enzo Fernandez Amid Chelsea Exit Talk - Manchester United Champions League Fixtures Released - Sunderland Transfer Rumours: The Five Latest Players to be Linked Featured Image Credit IMAGO / Gribaudi/ImagePhoto