When will Man City's postponed game against Palace be played?
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Manchester City's game in hand in the Premier League has been the subject of several questions sent in via our club Ask Me Anything form.
The home match against Crystal Palace, scheduled for the penultimate weekend in March, was postponed because of City's participation in the Carabao Cup final and the fixture is yet to be rearranged.
City beat Arsenal 2-0 to lift the trophy at Wembley and have played a game fewer than the Gunners, who would have faced Wolves on cup final weekend - but that game had already been brought forward and played on 18 February.
So, when could Pep Guardiola's side face Palace?
Matters are complicated by European competitions - though City have been knocked out of the Champions League, Palace are still in the Conference League and face Fiorentina in their quarter-final on 9 and 16 April.
Ultimately, there are three possible options for when the game can be played - the midweeks of 22 April, 13 May and 20 May.
This takes into account Palace potentially reaching the last four of the Conference League, which blocks out four dates for the Eagles.
The date in April is most likely for a few reasons, though it may depend on the result of the FA Cup quarter-final between City and Liverpool.
If Liverpool win the tie, Palace's game against the Reds on 25 April will have to be moved as it clashes with the FA Cup semi-finals.
That would leave Palace with two games to slot into three positions and the Premier League is more likely to get the City match played at the first available opportunity.
If City win the cup tie, they could potentially have three games to move - Burnley and Bournemouth away are also on FA Cup round dates.
But City are not restricted by the European calendar.
However, there remains a greater likelihood that the Premier League would try to avoid a European clash.
It means those two games would probably be played on those midweeks of 13 and 20 May.
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