Who: Crystal Palace vs Manchester City What: English football’s Premier League Where: Selhurst Park in London, United Kingdom When: Friday August 28, at 8pm local time ( ) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the build-up from ahead of our live text commentary stream. Manchester City continue life after Pep Guardiola as they visit Crystal Palace in the second round of English Premier League matches. Enzo Maresca has endured a mixed start to replacing the Spaniard as City manager, having lost 3-0 to Arsenal in the Community Shield before needing two late goals to turn their league opener against Bournemouth.
Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at the match, which is a rerun of the 2025 FA Cup final that saw Palace claim a famous win. City manager Maresca wants the club to spend the final few days of the summer transfer window finding “one or two more captains” to add to the squad for its push for trophies this season. City’s summer clearout has seen lots of experienced players leave the club, including John Stones, Bernardo Silva, Rodri and Nathan Ake.
The two major signings have been young midfielders in 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi and 23-year-old Elliot Anderson, and City is aiming to bring more players in before the deadline late Tuesday. Maresca wants whoever is signed to immediately be part of the leadership group in City’s increasingly young squad. We have leaders,” Maresca said at a news conference Thursday ahead of a Premier League match at Crystal Palace on Friday.
Maresca insisted City was not close to making further signings at this stage. Bouaddi is “ready to go” for his City debut at Crystal Palace on Friday, but Maresca called for patience with the most expensive teenager in Premier League history. A star of Morocco’s run to the World Cup quarter-finals, Bouaddi joined City on Wednesday for an initial 100 million euros (£85.6 million, $117m) from Lille.
City moved for Bouaddi after selling a trio of midfielders in Spain’s World Cup-winning captain Rodri, Tijjani Reijnders and Nico Gonzalez in recent weeks. For sure he will help us now and in the future. But he is just 18,” he said.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Barry scored the goals as the Eagles came unstuck at the Toffees. Palace had started the game as the better side, and edged the possession throughout, although Everton ended with five shots on target to the away side’s four. Man City beat Palace 3-0 at Etihad Stadium in a Premier League clash in May.
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