MANCHESTER. Manchester United tops Crystal Palace 1-0 after F. scored just 1 goal (77′). Manchester United was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson who had the assistance of Lee Betts and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Jonathan Moss. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 3 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 142 Attack 77
- 77 Dangerous attack 28
- 59 Ball safe 60
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 6
Fouls
- 16 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 61% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester United was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.
Manchester United shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Crystal Palace shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (S. McTominay and V. Lindelof). On the opposite side, Crystal Palace received 2 yellow cards (N. Clyne and M. Guehi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Manchester United will have 24 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Crystal Palace will stay with 16 points like Leeds United and Southampton to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will play away with Norwich City on the 11th of December with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).
Crystal Palace will host Everton on the 12th of December with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Everton (8 draws).
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ralf Rangnick decided to play with the following team: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Victor Lindelöf , Harry Maguire , Alex Telles , Scott McTominay , Fred , Jadon Sancho , Bruno Fernandes , Marcus Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo .
The home team had on the bench: Phil Jones, Anthony Elanga , Donny van de Beek , Juan Mata, Dean Henderson, Nemanja Matić, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Eric Bailly and Mason Greenwood .
Substitutions
Manchester United made 3 changes: J. Sancho for M. Greenwood (62′), M. Rashford for A. Elanga (76′) and B. Fernandes for D. van de Beek (86′).
Best player: Fred
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester United was Fred.
His rating is with 1 goal, 71 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 16.
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Patrick Vieira played with: Vicente Guaita , Nathaniel Clyne , James Tomkins , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Jeffrey Schlupp , Cheikhou Kouyaté , Conor Gallagher , Jordan Ayew , Christian Benteke and Wilfried Zaha .
These were the players on the bench: Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jaïro Riedewald, Michael Olise , Martin Kelly, Jack Butland, Odsonne Édouard , Luka Milivojević, Will Hughes and Eberechi Eze .
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 3 changes: C. Benteke for O. Edouard (67′), J. Ayew for M. Olise (84′) and C. Kouyate for E. Eze (84′).
Best player: James Tomkins
The most impressive player for Crystal Palace was James Tomkins.
His rating is with 39 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Aston Villa – Leicester City – 2-1
- Leeds United – Brentford – 2-2
- Manchester United – Crystal Palace – 1-0
- Tottenham Hotspur – Norwich City – 3-0