Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Bet Builder Tips: Eagles’ nemesis to shine again in 4/1 shot

Last year's FA Cup finalists, runners-up Manchester City and champions Crystal Palace, face off at the former's Etihad Stadium on Wednesday (20:00 BST, Sky Sports Main Event), with the Citizens in search of all three points as they attempt to put pressure on leaders Arsenal in the Premier League title race.

City beat Brentford 3-0 on home soil last Saturday, while Palace came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Everton at Selhurst Park on Sunday. Below are my Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Bet Builder Tips, with my four selections combining for a 4/1 payout.

Manchester City to Win

Palace beat City 1-0 in last year's FA Cup final, but Pep Guardiola's side have dominated their Premier League meetings in recent years.

The Eagles last beat the Citizens in a top-flight fixture in October 2021, drawing three and losing five of the last eight head-to-heads in the league.

City thrashed Palace 5-2 at the Etihad last season, and at Selhurst Park last December in this season's reverse fixture, they won 3-0.

Oliver Glasner's charges showed great spirit in Sunday's stalemate with Everton, but they're now four games without a league win (D2, L2), with little left to play for in the competition.

The south London club have other priorities, with a UEFA Conference League final to come later this month, while for City, these last three Premier League matches are the be-all and end-all for their season, so it's a home win for me on Wednesday.

Erling Haaland (MCI) Anytime Goalscorer

City striker Erling Haaland has a terrific goalscoring record in this fixture, netting in all five of his Premier League appearances against the Eagles.

The 25-year-old has scored eight goals in five top-flight games against Palace, bagging a brace in December's 3-0 win at Selhurst Park, and in his only Etihad outing against them, he hit a hat-trick in a 4-2 victory in August 2022.

Haaland has scored in his last four starts and is primed to make it five in a row here.

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Odds

Jeremy Doku (MCI) 1+ Shots on Target

While Haaland has been on a hot streak, it's Jeremy Doku who has won most of the plaudits for his recent performances.

The 23-year-old has scored in his last three appearances, netting four times in that run, which has included a brace in a 3-3 draw at Everton and the opening goal of Saturday's victory over Brentford.

Doku has registered at least one shot on target in four of his last five Premier League games, recording two in each of his last two, and he'll carry a lot of confidence into Wednesday's match, so the Belgian looks like a good bet to at least force the goalkeeper into a save at the Etihad.

Jeremy Doku (MCI) 1+ Assists

Doku brought up his eighth goal of the 2025/26 campaign against Brentford last weekend, but the creative aspect to his game shouldn't be forgotten, as he has supplied 11 assists in all competitions, including two in his last four appearances.

He'll fancy his chances of scoring and assisting on Wednesday against a Palace back line that has shipped eight goals across the last three league matches.

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