A City brace five minutes before the end of the first half was enough to secure three points for the champions at Selhurst Park.
Summary
- Team news: Hennessey and Tomkins replaced the injured Guaita and Kelly; Milivojevic returned in place of McCarthy, having completed one-match suspension.
- Palace soak up swathes of City pressure in first half, before the visitors strike twice in 93 seconds, five minutes before the break.
- Gabriel Jesus opened City’s account with a diving header from a Bernardo Silva cross
- David Silva clinically drilled past Hennessey a minute later, assisted by a delightful Raheem Sterling chip.