City will hope to stay in the title race when they travel to Selhurst park this Sunday. City sit six points adrift of leaders Liverpool with a game in hand, and anything other than victory at Selhurst Park will damage the club's hopes of a second Premier League crown in three years. Crystal Palace were favourites to follow their three previous unsuccessful stints in the Premier League with another instant relegation, having lost nine of their opening 10 league games. Yet the south Londoners now bask in the glory of five consecutive wins and are set to play a key role in determining which team lifts the trophy.
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The big news is Davis Silva is out for at least 2-3 weeks with an injured right ankle. Navas and Nastasic are the ther two out while Yaya Toure is back from the muscle injury that the Ivorian picked up against Liverpool.
Marouane Chamakh is Palace’s only injury concern, after the Moroccan picked up a knock in the win at Everton. Otherwise Pulis is unlikely to make any alterations to the team that won 1-0 at Upton Park.
Stats
- 7 of City’s 17 away games this season have had at least 5 goals.
- City have won 8 of their last 12 trips to middle-third teams including 7 win/win doubles.
- 12 of Palace’s last 18 matches have had more goals in the second half than the first.
- 8 of Palace’s 9 defeats under Pulis have been to nil.