Palace face Man City music

Last week's 6-0 win at Watford touched perfection for Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. "I am so happy," he said. This time, his catchphrase did not drip with sarcasm. With Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus sharing 11 goals between them, as they feast on the sumptuous service provided by David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne, Crystal Palace look lambs headed to slaughter at the Etihad.

Roy Hodgson got off to winning ways with Tuesday's 1-0 defeat of Huddersfield in the Carabao Cup, but City are a proposition from another dimension. Palace are still without a point; their getting one Saturday would register as one of the shocks of the season so far.