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Fernandinho is a notable absent, City making four changes to the team that lost to Tottenham midweek.
The Brazilian is absent with Fabian Delph while Vincent Kompany, Kevin De Bruyne, Benjamin Mendy and Leroy Sane are back to the starting lineup.
Riyad Mahrez and Nicolas Otamendi fall on the substitutes' bench while Bernardo returns among the subalterns.
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Team:
Ederson, Walker, Mendy, Kompany, Laporte, De Gundogan, De Bruyne, Silva D, Sterling, Sane, Aguero
Subs: Muric, Danilo, Stones, Bernardo, Mahrez, Otamendi. Jesus
EDERSON: Retrieved after hitting, Ferna misses
Palace from the XI
? Here is the #CPFC ? line-up for this afternoon's match against @ManCity. #CRYMCI pic.twitter.com/5eKbIfM4iy
– Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) April 14, 2019
Training: 4-3-3
Mendy is positioned at the back left to give the Blues defense a balanced look with Kyle Walker on the right and skipper Vincent Kompany, badociated with Aymeric Laporte, center.
The excellence of Ilkay Gundogan in the absence of Fernandinho this season mitigates the loss of the Brazilian influencer and the duo of confidence consisting of Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva, who form the midfielder trio.
In front, the frantic pace of Sane and Raheem Sterling alongside Sergio Aguero.
Another day, another 'finale' …
As Pep Guardiola rightly said, every game of City until the end of the campaign is a final.
The champions simply can not afford to drop points in the lead this afternoon and give Liverpool an added advantage against Chelsea at the kickoff.
But make no mistake: it will be a huge test for the Blues.
The Palace finished its winning streak last season with a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park and missed a last-minute penalty.
And, of course, the Eagles remain the only team to have left Etihad with the most points this season.
Roy Hodgson's players are now safe from the fall, but it remains to be seen if this makes them more dangerous.
City should just play at an optimal level to put pressure on Liverpool as the title races reach the last strait …
TOGETHER: The blues must continue to win
Statistics and milestones …
The Crystal Palace has never scored a double in the first division against the defending champions.
Palace's victory at City was their only win in 10 league games this season against top-six teams, making two draws and losing seven times.
The Eagles only collected 41% of their home points this season (16 out of 39), the lowest percentage of the top flight.
City has won eight consecutive Premier League victories, keeping a clean sheet in six of the last seven.
City will keep a club league record by keeping a fourth white sheet in a row outside his home.
Sergio Aguero has not scored a goal in his previous five appearances at Selhurst Park, but he is one of the last to become the second player to score at least 20 goals in the Premier League in six different seasons.
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