Crystal Palace vs Manchester United
Ref: Robert Jones, EnglandSelhurst Park, London · 26,309 cap
Match recap
Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. Mateta scored for Crystal Palace; Zirkzee and Mount replied for Manchester United. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.83 for Crystal Palace versus 1.19 for Manchester United. Crystal Palace sit 15th in the Premier League table while Manchester United are 3rd.
First Half
17'
Mbeumo
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal cancelled
⚽
Mateta
Penalty
⇄
Sarr
Second Half
Nketiah
Yellow Card
54'
⚽
Zirkzee
Assist: Bruno Fernandes
54'
⇄
Yoro
63'
⚽
Mount
Assist: Bruno Fernandes
72'
Shaw
Yellow Card
Guéhi
Yellow Card
⇄
Wharton
⇄
Yeremy Pino
82'
⇄
Shaw
⇄
Mitchell
⇄
Kamada
90+1'
⇄
Diallo
90+1'
⇄
Mbeumo
Lerma
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 14 |  Leeds | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Crystal PalaceManchester United
3Won
Statistical edge
3–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.83VS1.19
Attack1 · 3 won
14
Shots
14
3
Shots on target
6
11
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
6
6
Shots off goal
8
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
44%
Possession
56%
339
Total passes
443
244
Accurate passes
352
72%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline0 · 2 won
14
Fouls
14
3
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
0
0
Goals prevented
0
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1
Manchester United
3-4-2-1
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 2D. MuñozM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 5M. LacroixD
- 6M. GuéhiD
- 7I. SarrF
- 10Yeremy PinoF
- 14J. MatetaF
- 18D. KamadaM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 26C. RichardsD
Substitutes
- 8J. LermaM
- 9E. NketiahF
- 12Christantus UcheM
- 17N. ClyneD
- 19W. HughesM
- 21R. EsseM
- 23J. CanvotD
- 44W. BenítezG
- 55J. DevennyM
Manchester United
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2Diogo DalotM
- 4M. de LigtD
- 7M. MountF
- 8Bruno FernandesM
- 11J. ZirkzeeF
- 15L. YoroD
- 16A. DialloM
- 18CasemiroM
- 19B. MbeumoF
- 23L. ShawD
- 31S. LammensG
Substitutes
- 1A. BayındırG
- 3N. MazraouiD
- 6Lisandro MartínezD
- 12T. MalaciaD
- 13P. DorguD
- 25M. UgarteM
- 26A. HeavenD
- 37K. MainooM
- 61S. LaceyF
Crystal Palace
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Henderson | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Adam Wharton | M | 78 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Yéremy Pino | F | 78 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Daichi Kamada | M | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Daniel Muñoz | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ismaïla Sarr | F | 38 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Maxence Lacroix | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Marc Guéhi(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tyrick Mitchell | M | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Chris Richards | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Romain Esse | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walter Benítez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathaniel Clyne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaydee Canvot | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Hughes | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Lerma | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Devenny | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christantus Uche | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edward Nketiah | F | 52 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
Manchester United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Fernandes(C) | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Mason Mount | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Joshua Zirkzee | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Luke Shaw | D | 82 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casemiro | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Diogo Dalot | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | F | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/3 |
| Senne Lammens | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthijs de Ligt | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Amad Diallo | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Leny Yoro | D | 54 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tyrell Malacia | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Altay Bayındır | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Ugarte | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kobbie Mainoo | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Dorgu | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayden Heaven | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shea Lacey | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noussair Mazraoui | D | 36 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lisandro Martínez | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |