Manchester City are hoping to make it two wins in a row when they play Crystal Palace, who are currently 17th in the league, on Saturday afternoon.

The reigning Premier League champions had lost six of their previous seven before Wednesday night's 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest. Kevin De Bruyne was back in the starting lineup and helped Man City beat Nottingham Forest, closing the gap between them and league leaders Liverpool to nine points.

Crystal Palace had their own big win midweek, beating Ipswich Town 1-0 at Portman Road. That means the Eagles are now three points above the relegation zone going into Saturday's tough match.

Crystal Palace vs Man City H2H Record (Last Five Games)

Crystal Palace: 0 wins

Man City: 3 wins

Draws: 2

Last meeting: Crystal Palace 2-4 Man City (6 April 2024) - Premier League

Oliver Glasner has a lot of choices ahead of Man City's visit, but he's still without influential midfielder Adam Wharton. The youngster had groin surgery in November and is close to returning, but he won't be available at the weekend.

Chadi Riad and Matheus Franca are still out with long-term injuries that have kept them off the pitch for months. Franco Umeh-Chibueze, who is 19, is also missing from the squad. He hasn't yet played for the Eagles at senior level, even though he was named on the bench against Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier in the season.

It's unlikely that Glasner will make many changes to the side that beat Ipswich. However, Jefferson Lerma could come into midfield after replacing Cheick Doucouré at half-time against Ipswich.

Nathan Ake was taken off late on in the win against Forest with a hamstring problem and is expected to be out for a while.

Phil Foden was out of action due to illness, but he might be back for the game at Selhurst Park. Mateo Kovacic, Rodri, Oscar Bobb and John Stones, however, will all be unavailable for the trip to the capital.

Stefan Ortega has started the last two matches for Man City, but Ederson could be back in the starting XI after a rest.We could wait to see who will start in Selhurst Park. Kyle Walker might also be in line for a start, following an expected defensive reshuffle due to Ake's injury.

De Bruyne made his first start since mid-September against Forest and was the standout performer, with a goal and an assist. Guardiola will be keen to make sure he doesn't overwork the Belgian, but he'll probably have to start him again on Saturday.

Expected Lineup

Crystal Palace

GK Dean Henderson

CB Trevoh Chalobah | CB Marc Guéhi | CB Maxence Lacroix

LM Tyrick Mitchell | CM Will Hughes | CM Jefferson Lerma | RM Daniel Muñoz

AM Eberechi Eze | AM Ismaïla Sarr

ST Jean-Philippe Mateta

Manchester City

GK Stefan Ortega

LB Rico Lewis | CB Rúben Dias | CB Josko Gvardiol | RB Kyle Walker

DM Ilkay Gündogan

LM Savinho | CM Kevin De Bruyne | CM Jack Grealish | RM Bernardo Silva

ST Erling Haaland

Injury/suspension updates:

Crystal Palace

Matheus França, F/M, groin, DOUBT

Chadi Riad, D, knee, OUT, estimated return Dec. 21

Adam Wharton, M, groin, OUT, estimated return Dec. 15

Manchester City

Manuel Akanji, D, undisclosed, DOUBT

Nathan Aké, D, hamstring, OUT, estimated return Dec. 11

Oscar Bobb, F/M, leg, OUT, estimated return Jan. 14

Phil Foden, F/M, illness, OUT, estimated return Dec. 11

Rodri, M, knee, OUT, estimated return Jul. 1

Mateo Kovacic, M, undisclosed, OUT, estimated return Dec. 15

John Stones, D, foot, OUT, estimated return Dec. 11