MANCHESTER. Manchester United beat Crystal Palace to win 2-1. It was Manchester United to strike first with an early goal of Bruno Fernandes at the 6′. Then Marcus Rashford scored again for Manchester United in the 62′ minute. Eventually, Jeffrey Schlupp reduced the distance for Crystal Palace (76′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

Manchester United remained in 10 after Casemiro received a red card in the 70′. Nevertheless, Manchester United still found a way to win this encounter competing only in players​.

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 73,420 spectators.​ The referee was Andre Marriner who had the assistance of Simon Long and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 47.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Manchester United

2 - 1

Crystal Palace

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 116 Attack 83
  • 66 Dangerous attack 46
  • 55 Ball safe 47
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Manchester United was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Crystal Palace that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match​.

Manchester United shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 1 yellow card (Antony). On the opposite side, Crystal Palace received 2 yellow cards (T. Mitchell and Jeffrey Schlupp).

(Manchester United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (70′).

Match Timeline

Marcus Rashford(var)
5'
Bruno Fernandes(penalty)
6'
45'
T. Mitchell- Yellow
Alejandro Garnacho- sub ->Wout Weghorst
60'
Marcus Rashford(goal)Luke Shaw
62'
Antony- Yellow
67'
67'
Jeffrey Schlupp- Yellow
Casimiro(var)
70'
Casimiro- Red
70'
72'
73'
Eberechi Eze- sub ->Jordan Ayew
76'
Jeffrey Schlupp(goal)C. Doucouré
81'
82'
Naouirou Ahamada- sub ->C. Doucouré
83'
Jean-Philippe Mateta- sub ->Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Victor Lindelöf - sub ->Aaron Wan-Bissaka
87'
Harry Maguire- sub ->Alejandro Garnacho
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After playing this encounter, Manchester United will have 42 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Crystal Palace will stay with 24 points like Nottingham Forest to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will host Fulham on the 28th of May with a 20-2 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).

Crystal Palace will host Nottingham Forest on the 28th of May with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Nottingham Forest (3 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
David De Gea 1.Spain
6.9
D
Raphaël Varane 19.France
7.0
D
Luke Shaw 23.England
7.3
D
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England
6.9
87'
D
Lisandro Martínez 6.Argentina
6.8
M
Casimiro 18.Brazil
6.1
70'
M
Fred 17.Brazil
6.9
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
8.1
6'
M
Marcus Rashford 10.England
7.7
62'
M
Antony 21.Brazil
6.2
67'
F
Wout Weghorst 27.Netherlands
7.0
60'
Substitutes
G
Tom Heaton 22.England
D
Victor Lindelöf 2.Sweden
6.5
87'
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
6.4
87'
D
Tyrell Malacia 12.Netherlands
M
Kobbie Mainoo 73.England
M
Marcel Sabitzer 15.Austria
6.1
F
Alejandro Garnacho 49.Argentina
6.7
60'
F
Jadon Sancho 25.England

Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: David De Gea (6.9), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (6.8), Raphaël Varane (7.0), Lisandro Martínez (6.8), Luke Shaw (7.3), Casemiro (6.9), Fred (6.9), Antony (6.2), Bruno Fernandes (8.1), Marcus Rashford (7.7) and Wout Weghorst (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Victor Lindelöf (6.2), Alejandro Garnacho (6.4), Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Tyrell Malacia, Tom Heaton, Kobbie Mainoo, Marcel Sabitzer (6.1) and Jadon Sancho.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Wout Weghorst for Alejandro Ferreyra (60′), Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Jean-Philippe Mateta (83′), Alejandro Garnacho for Harry Maguire (87′) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Victor Lindelöf (87′).

Best player: Bruno Fernandes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 39 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace
G
Vicente Guaita 13.Spain
6.4
D
Nathaniel Clyne 17.England
6.4
D
Marc Guéhi 6.England
7.1
D
T. Mitchell 3.England
6.5
45'
D
Chris Richards 26.United States
6.5
M
Jeffrey Schlupp 15.Ghana
7.7
81' 67' 76'
M
Will Hughes 19.England
6.1
72'
M
Cheick Doucouré 28.Mali
7.3
82'
M
Michael Olise 7.France
6.8
M
Jordan Ayew 9.Ghana
6.4
73'
F
Odsonne Edouard 22.France
6.4
Substitutes
G
Joseph Whitworth 41.England
G
Sam Johnstone 21.England
D
James Tomkins 5.England
M
Eberechi Eze 10.England
6.6
73'
M
Jaïro Riedewald 44.Netherlands
M
L. Milivojević 4.Serbia
M
Albert Sambi Lokonga 8.Belgium
6.6
72'
M
Naouirou Ahamada 29.France
6.7
82'
F
Jean-Philippe Mateta 14.France
6.6

Also Crystal Palace adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Patrick Vieira played with: Vicente Guaita (6.4), Nathaniel Clyne (6.4), Chris Richards (6.5), Marc Guéhi (7.1), Tyrick Mitchell (6.5), Cheick Doucouré (7.3), Will Hughes (6.3), Jordan Ayew (6.4), Michael Olise (6.8), Jeffrey Schlupp (7.6) and Odsonne Édouard (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jean-Philippe Mateta (6.6), James Tomkins, Eberechi Eze (6.4), Jaïro Riedewald, Joe Whitworth, Luka Milivojević, Albert Sambi Lokonga (6.8), Sam Johnstone and Naouirou Ahamada (6.5).

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 4 changes: W. Hughes for Albert Sambi Lokonga (72′), Jordan Ayew for Eberechi Eze (73′), Jeffrey Schlupp for Marcel Sabitzer (81′) and C. Doucouré for Naouirou Ahamada (82′).

Best player: Jeffrey Schlupp​

The most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Jeffrey Schlupp.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 29 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​