Crystal Palace 1-4 Man City: Haaland & Sherki secure dominant Premier League win (full match highlights)

On August 28, 2026, at Selhurst Park in London, Manchester City secured a dominant 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace in their Premier League Round 2 fixture. Referee Andrew Madley blew the starting whistle at 22:00 Moscow time. The visitors opened the scoring in the 17th minute through Erling Haaland, who fired a powerful strike into the far corner after a pass from Antoine Semenyo. Ryan Sherki received a yellow card in the 33rd minute. In the second half, City doubled their lead in the 54th minute when Ryan Sherki scored after a pass from Phil Foden. Crystal Palace pulled one back from the penalty spot in the 56th minute through Gianluigi Donnarumma, who was making his debut for the Eagles, reducing the deficit to 1-2. However, Sherki restored the two-goal cushion just three minutes later, scoring his second of the night after a pass from Josko Gvardiol to make it 1-3. Anan Khalaily was booked in the 68th minute. Haaland completed his brace in the 84th minute with a clinical finish from Foden's assist to seal the 4-1 victory. Elliot Anderson was shown a yellow card in the 55th minute. Match statistics: Manchester City had 67% possession, registered 19 shots to Crystal Palace's 6, and completed 88% of their passes against 70%. City moved to six points at the top of the table, while Palace remained pointless.