Crystal Palace had in their hands advance of 2-0, but, after the disallowed goal for them, everything changed… In the end, it’s 5-2 for Manchester City.Scenes 🤩 pic.twitter.com/vm50CkVYm9— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 12, 2025 It’s hard to imagine we could’ve seen better and more entertaining football than what we witnessed in the first half at the Etihad. From the very start, it was clear the match would be full of goals. As early as the 4th minute, Crystal Palace had a chance when Mateta shot from a good position, but the ball went wide. Just a minute later, a chance on the other end—Kovacic played a great pass to McAtee, but his shot was weak and straight at the visiting goalkeeper.In the 8th minute, we saw the first goal of the match courtesy of Crystal Palace. After a nice attacking move, Sarr found himself alone on the right side and crossed to Eze, who was left unmarked in front of goal and had no trouble beating Ederson to give his team the LEAD!WHAT A START 🔥#CPFC // #MCICRY pic.twitter.com/QOkWCC6XCD— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) April 12, 2025 City had another chance when Marmoush went one-on-one with the keeper but shot straight at Henderson, and the punishment for that miss came quickly—Richards rose highest after a corner and headed in to make it 2-0 for the visitors. There is the GOAL!IT’S TWOOOOOO 😍🇺🇸#CPFC // #MCICRY pic.twitter.com/IFtJbYQAO9— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) April 12, 2025 But you can never say a 2-0 lead is safe against Manchester City, and that became evident by the end of the half. First, De Bruyne hit the post in the 24th minute, but he was accurate nine minutes later when he caught the goalkeeper off guard with a free kick to cut the lead in half. This is his GOAL!What. A. Player. 👑 pic.twitter.com/l5Rd3lJgyq— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 12, 2025 Just a minute later, McAtee had another shot after a cross from Marmoush, but his header went just wide. However, in a blitz, Manchester City equalized in the 36th minute when Omar Marmoush scored following an assist from De Bruyne, bringing this super exciting half back to level terms. You can see that goal HERE!Cold baller 🥶 pic.twitter.com/jYxpTmBNpx— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 12, 2025 Unlike the first half, the home team had absolutely no problems in the second half, instead reminding everyone of the good old days when they used to convincingly defeat opponents with ease. Just two minutes after the second half began, we saw a goal for Manchester City when, after an assist from De Bruyne, Kovacic fired from around 16 meters and beat Henderson for 3–2. There is the GOAL!The Citizens kept pushing forward, and nine minutes later, we saw a fourth goal in the visitors’ net when McAtee scored—this time assisted by goalkeeper Ederson. The young player handled the situation brilliantly, went past Henderson, and sent the ball into the empty net. You can see the goal HERE!What a way to celebrate! 📸😁🩵 @JamesMcatee6 pic.twitter.com/qg20pp5ge3— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 12, 2025 The home team didn’t stop there—O’Reilly increased the lead to 5–2 after a series of deflections in the box. He took a shot, the ball deflected off one of the defenders, and ended up in the net for the fifth time. This is the GOAL!PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 32SaturdayMan. City – Crystal Palace 5-2 (2-2)/De Bruyne 33, Marmous 36, Kovacic 47, McAtee 56, O’Reilley 79 – Eze 8, Richards 21/17:00: (1.28) Brighton (5.70) Leicester (10.5)17:00: (2.15) Nott.Forest (3.25) Everton (3.60)17:00: (5.50) Southampton (4.30) Aston Villa (1.57)19:30: (1.60) Arsenal (4.10) Brentford (5.50)Sunday16:00: (1.32) Chelsea (5.60) Ipswich (8.50)16:00: (1.35) Liverpool (5.00) West Ham (9.00)16:00: (2.35) Wolverhampton (3.50) Tottenham (2.95)18:30: (1.75) Newcastle (3.60) Man.Utd. (4.90)Monday22:00: (2.25) Bournemouth (3.40) Fulham (3.20)***odds are subject to change***
