Crystal Palace welcome Manchester City to Selhurst Park on Friday evening for a Premier League Matchweek 2 clash. Kickoff is set for 8pm BST on August 28, 2026, with the match broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and NBC/Peacock in the US.
Pierre Sage’s Palace are hunting their first points of the campaign after opening with a 0-2 defeat away at Everton. Enzo Maresca’s City, meanwhile, arrive in south London with early-season confidence after a 2-1 comeback win against Bournemouth.
Both managers will have to adjust their plans around injury absences. Palace are without Ismaila Sarr, who is sidelined with a groin injury, and Chadi Riad, who continues to recover from a knee problem. City will be missing Jeremy Doku due to a calf issue.
Manchester City remain unbeaten in their recent Premier League visits to Selhurst Park, a run stretching back several seasons.
Most pre-match forecasts lean heavily toward a City victory. The consensus predicted scorelines hover around 1-2 or 0-1. Betting markets have City as clear favorites.
