Premier League: Haaland and Cherki Score Twice, Foden Assists Twice as Manchester City Beat Crystal Palace 4-1 for Second Straight Win

At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on August 29, a key match of the second round of the 2026-2027 Premier League season took place, with Manchester City visiting Crystal Palace. In the first half, Semenyo assisted Haaland, who scored his first goal of the new season with a header. In the second half, Cherki scored through his individual ability. Crystal Palace then pulled one back when a free kick led to an own goal by Donnarumma. However, Cherki quickly responded with a long-range strike. In the final moments of the match, Foden assisted Haaland, who fired home to complete a brace. In the end, Manchester City defeated Crystal Palace 4-1 away and earned two consecutive wins in the new season.

In the 2nd minute, Nketiah shot from a tight angle under pressure from Dias, but Donnarumma saved it. One minute later, Daichi Kamada cut inside from the left and shot, with the ball cleared by Khusanov.

In the 7th minute, Manchester City took a tactical corner, Anderson's long-range effort was saved by Henderson, and Haaland's follow-up shot was blocked on the goal line by Larsen. In the 12th minute, O'Reilly's long-range effort from outside the box went wide.

In the 16th minute, Semenyo crossed from the left, and Haaland held off the defender to head home, scoring his first goal of the new season and putting Manchester City 1-0 ahead.

In the 21st minute, Anderson passed to Foden, who shot over the bar despite facing an almost open goal. In the 28th minute, Cherki surged down the right and crossed, but Foden's header missed the target.

In the 33rd minute, Crystal Palace crossed from the right, and Larsen's header from a suspected offside position went wide. In the 35th minute, Adam Wharton crossed from the right, and Mitchell's diving header went wide.

In the 38th minute, Gvardiol held off a defender on the left and passed the ball, with Semenyo's shot taking a slight deflection off a defender before being saved by goalkeeper Henderson. In the 45th minute, Semenyo passed to Cherki, whose low shot was saved.

At halftime, Manchester City led Crystal Palace 1-0.

In the 49th minute, Mitchell played a cutback from the left, and Nketiah's follow-up shot went narrowly wide. In the 54th minute, Foden passed to Cherki, who dribbled past two defenders inside the box and calmly poked the ball into the net, making it 2-0 to Manchester City.

In the 56th minute, Crystal Palace won a free kick in the attacking area and took a direct shot. The ball struck the crossbar, rebounded onto Donnarumma, then hit the post and went into the net, making the score 2-1.

In the 59th minute, Gvardiol passed to Cherki, whose long-range shot from outside the box hit a home defender and changed direction slightly. Although the goalkeeper got a touch, he could not stop the ball from going in, giving Manchester City a 3-1 lead.

In the 82nd minute, Buadi came on as a substitute, making his first appearance for the Blue Moon after joining Manchester City as a high-value signing. Two minutes later, McAdoo broke forward and shot from outside the box, with the ball brushing past the post and going out.

In the 85th minute, Foden passed to Haaland, who fired a left-footed shot from outside the box into the near corner, making it 4-1.

The match ended with Manchester City defeating Crystal Palace 4-1 away from home to claim two consecutive wins in the new season.

Starting lineups for both teams:

Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): 1-Dean Henderson / 6-Conor, 26-Richards, 17-Takehiro Tomiyasu (74', 5-Disasi) / 25-Khalili (75', 30-Mingueza), 18-Daichi Kamada, 20-Adam Wharton, 3-Mitchell / 9-Nketiah (68', 12-Gozo), 10-Jeremy Pino (68', 11-McNeill) / 22-Jorgen Larsen (63', 29-Geisson)

Manchester City (4-2-3-1): 1-Donnarumma / 45-Khusanov (89', 61-Braithwaite), 3-Ruben Dias, 24-Gvardiol (75', 8-Kovacic), 6-Guehi / 5-Anderson (82', 32-Buadi), 33-O'Reilly (89', 22-Vitor Reis) / 47-Foden, 10-Cherki (82', 56-McAdoo), 42-Semenyo / 9-Haaland

(Sohu Sports original: "How did it turn yellow again")