Premier League – Haaland scores twice as Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-1

In the second round of the 2026/27 Premier League season, Manchester City, playing at Selhurst Park, defeated Crystal Palace 4-1 thanks to goals from Haaland and Rajan Scherki.

Two minutes into the match, Crystal Palace launched an attack. Adam Walton played a long pass, and Nketiah received the pass, entered the penalty area, dribbled past the defender, and fired a shot, but the ball was saved by Manchester City goalkeeper Donnarumma. Shortly after, Kamada Daichi received a pass from Tyreke Mitchell and fired a shot, but it was cleared by Manchester City defender Husanov.

In the 7th minute, Manchester City attacked from a corner kick. Elliott Anderson, outside the penalty area, received a back pass from Rajen Scherki and unleashed a long-range shot, but it was saved by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson. In the 8th minute, Semenho passed the ball to Haaland, who received it and shot from inside the penalty area, but the shot went wide.

In the 17th minute, Semenho chipped a pass into the penalty area, and Haaland rose to head the ball into the net, giving Manchester City a 1-0 lead. In the 21st minute, Elliott Anderson passed the ball to Foden in the penalty area, but his shot went high. In the 18th minute, Rajan Scherki passed the ball back from the penalty area, and Foden's header went wide.

In the 35th minute, Adam Walton delivered a cross from the right wing, and Tyreke Mitchell's header went wide. In the 38th minute, Gevadiol played a diagonal pass, and Semenio received the ball, evaded his defender, and shot, but the angle was too central, and the ball was blocked directly by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson.

In the 44th minute, Foden chipped a pass into the penalty area, and Haaland headed the ball but it went wide. In first-half stoppage time, Semenho passed back to Rajan Scherki in the penalty area, who fired a low shot, but the ball was caught by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson.

In the 48th minute of the second half, Foden received a pass from Gueyi outside the penalty area and unleashed a long-range shot, but the ball was blocked by an opposing player. In the 54th minute, Foden passed the ball diagonally, and Rajan Scherki received it, broke through the defense, and then fired a low shot into the net, helping Manchester City maintain their 2-0 lead over Crystal Palace.

In the 56th minute, Crystal Palace won a free kick. Jeremy Pino took the kick, but the ball hit the post and bounced off Manchester City goalkeeper Donnarumma before going into the net, making it 1-2 for Crystal Palace. In the 59th minute, Gevadiol passed the ball to Rajan Sergi, who broke through to the edge of the penalty area and fired a long-range shot into the net, making the score 3-1 for Manchester City.

In the 82nd minute, Manchester City substituted new signing Ayub Bouadi for Elliott Anderson, and Ryan McAdoo for Rajan Scherki. In the 83rd minute, Ryan McAdoo received a pass from Diaz and took a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball went wide of the goal.

In the 84th minute, Foden dribbled into the penalty area and passed the ball straight to Haaland, who slotted it home to extend Manchester City's lead to 4-1.

Manchester City ultimately defeated Crystal Palace 4-1 away from home.

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