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title: "Pep Guardiola names Manchester City lineup to play Crystal Palace in Premier League: Josko Gvardiol is back"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Samuel Johnson"
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published: "2026-05-13T17:50:00Z"
modified: "2026-05-13T17:51:10Z"
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# Pep Guardiola names Manchester City lineup to play Crystal Palace in Premier League: Josko Gvardiol is back

- Man City vs Crystal Palace
- 20:00 local time
- Etihad Stadium

**Manchester City’s starting lineup against Crystal Palace has been confirmed, ahead of what is a must-win game for the hosts.**

The Premier League campaign is almost over, with only nine points left on offer for Manchester City to claim.

Victory would see the Citizens keep the pressure on Arsenal, but any other result would most likely bring the title race to an end.

Crystal Palace have little left to play for in the league, but their 2-2 draw with Everton showed that Oliver Glasner and his squad are not showing any lack of motivation.

City will need a top performance tonight, and we now know which of their players will be taking to the pitch.

## Pep Guardiola makes mass changes to Man City’s team

Man City’s starting XI is looking quite different tonight, with Guardiola clearly resting some key members of his squad ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup final.

Abdukodir Khusanov is back from the injury he picked up against Everton, while Josko Gvardiol returns for the first time since he experienced a problem against Chelsea back in January.

> Lining up for City! 🩵\
> \
> XI | Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri, Bernardo (C), Foden, Semenyo, Savinho, Marmoush\
> \
> SUBS | Trafford, Dias, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Kovacic, Haaland, Cherki, Doku\
> \
> 🤝 [@etihad](https://twitter.com/etihad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/ZD9bvU3p1H](https://t.co/ZD9bvU3p1H)
>
> — Manchester City (@ManCity) [May 13, 2026](https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/2054618928492499446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Rayan Ait-Nouri has been brought in by Guardiola, with Phil Foden, Savinho and Omar Marmoush all being added to the frontline.

## Manchester City’s matchday squad in full

25\. Gianluigi Donnarumma

27\. Matheus Nunes

45\. Abdukodir Khusanov

15\. Marc Guehi

24\. Josko Gvardiol

21\. Rayan Ait-Nouri

20\. Bernardo Silva ©

47\. Phil Foden

42\. Antoine Semenyo

26\. Savinho

7\. Omar Marmoush

## Man City and Crystal Palace’s remaining fixtures

Crystal Palace won the FA Cup last season, and have reached the final of the Conference League this time around.

This is the match their supporters will care about the most, but City fans will be more interested in the Eagle’s final Premier League fixture against Arsenal a few days before.

Of course, the Sky Blues also have a final to compete in. They will face off against Chelsea this Saturday to decide which team lifts the FA Cup.

Guardiola will have this on his mind, but tonight is about defeating the visitors from South London, keeping the Premier League title race active.