Crystal Palace 1–4 Manchester City
2026-08-28 · Matchweek 2
· Referee: Andy Madley · VAR: Stuart Attwell
A quiet game for the whistle — 3 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Andy Madley refereed it
Madley showed 3 yellow cards against a career average of 3.2, and awarded 19 fouls against an average of 23.0.
Match statistics
| Crystal Palace | Manchester City | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 8 | 11 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17' | Normal Goal | Manchester City | E. Haaland | 0-1 |
| 33' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Rayan Cherki | 0-1 |
| 54' | Normal Goal | Manchester City | R. Cherki | 0-2 |
| 55' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Elliot Anderson | 0-2 |
| 56' | Own Goal | Crystal Palace | G. Donnarumma | 1-2 |
| 59' | Normal Goal | Manchester City | R. Cherki | 1-3 |
| 68' | Yellow Card | Crystal Palace | Anan Khalaili | 1-3 |
| 84' | Normal Goal | Manchester City | E. Haaland | 1-4 |