Manchester United vs Crystal Palace: result 1-3 and analysis
Premier LeagueMatchday 2Kick-off on September 19, 2020 at 04:30 PM (UTC)Old Trafford, Manchester
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What was the result of Manchester United vs Crystal Palace?
Crystal Palace won 1-3 on September 19, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 7′A. TownsendCrystal Palace
- 74′W. ZahaCrystal Palace (pen.)
- 80′D. van de BeekManchester United
- 85′W. ZahaCrystal Palace
Official lineup for Manchester United vs Crystal Palace
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Manchester United
4-2-3-1- 10M. Rashford
- 9A. Martial
- 39S. McTominay
- 21D. James
- 18Bruno Fernandes
- 6P. Pogba
- 24T. Fosu-Mensah
- 23L. Shaw
- 5H. Maguire
- 2V. Lindelöf
- 1David de Gea
Crystal Palace
4-4-2- 11W. Zaha
- 9J. Ayew
- 10A. Townsend
- 8C. Kouyaté
- 22J. McCarthy
- 18J. McArthur
- 27T. Mitchell
- 15J. Schlupp
- 2J. Ward
- 12M. Sakho
- 31Guaita
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester United have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Crystal Palace have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2020 | Sevilla(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Aug 10, 2020 | FC Copenhagen(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Aug 5, 2020 | Lask Linz(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Jul 26, 2020 | Leicester(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Jul 22, 2020 | West Ham(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2020 | Bournemouth(away) | 0-0 | League Cup |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Southampton(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Brondby(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Millwall(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 29, 2020 | Charlton(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Manchester United wins, 1 draw, 1 Crystal Palace win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2020 | Crystal Palace 0-2 Manchester United | Premier League |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Manchester United 1-2 Crystal Palace | Premier League |
| Feb 27, 2019 | Crystal Palace 1-3 Manchester United | Premier League |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Manchester United 0-0 Crystal Palace | Premier League |
| Mar 5, 2018 | Crystal Palace 2-3 Manchester United | Premier League |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Manchester United 4-0 Crystal Palace | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Crystal Palace vs Manchester United on Jul 16, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
Manchester United score 2.3 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 2.3 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Crystal Palace | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Manchester United sit 18th in Premier League (8 points from 10 matches) and Crystal Palace sit 20th (7 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Manchester United | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 8 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 7 |
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