Manchester United vs Crystal Palace
Ref: Chris Kavanagh, EnglandOld Trafford, Manchester · 76,212 cap
Match recap
Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. Bruno Fernandes and Šeško scored for Manchester United; Lacroix replied for Crystal Palace. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.16 for Manchester United versus 0.38 for Crystal Palace. Manchester United sit 3rd in the Premier League table while Crystal Palace are 15th.
First Half
4'
⚽
Lacroix
Assist: Johnson
6'
Kamada
Yellow Card
⇄
Shaw
Diogo Dalot
Yellow Card
Second Half
49'
Henderson
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
56'
Lacroix
Red Card
⚽
Bruno Fernandes
Penalty
58'
⇄
Johnson
58'
⇄
Strand Larsen
⚽
Šeško
Assist: Bruno Fernandes
68'
⇄
Wharton
⇄
Šeško
85'
⇄
Kamada
⇄
Maguire
⇄
Mbeumo
Heaven
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
Manchester UnitedCrystal Palace
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.16VS0.38
Attack6 · 0 won
20
Shots
8
11
Shots on target
3
11
Shots in the box
5
9
Shots outside box
3
4
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
612
Total passes
399
527
Accurate passes
308
86%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 1 won
13
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
9
5
Blocked shots
2
0
Goals prevented
0
Manchester United
4-2-3-1
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1
Manchester United
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Diogo DalotD
- 5H. MaguireD
- 8Bruno FernandesM
- 10Matheus CunhaM
- 15L. YoroD
- 18CasemiroM
- 19B. MbeumoM
- 23L. ShawD
- 30B. ŠeškoF
- 31S. LammensG
- 37K. MainooM
Substitutes
- 1A. BayındırG
- 3N. MazraouiD
- 11J. ZirkzeeF
- 12T. MalaciaD
- 16A. DialloF
- 25M. UgarteM
- 26A. HeavenD
- 39T. FletcherM
- 48J. MoorhouseM
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 2D. MuñozM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 5M. LacroixD
- 7I. SarrF
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 18D. KamadaM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 22J. Strand LarsenF
- 23J. CanvotD
- 26C. RichardsD
Substitutes
- 10Yeremy PinoM
- 12Christantus UcheM
- 17N. ClyneD
- 19W. HughesM
- 24B. SosaD
- 29E. GuessandF
- 34C. RiadD
- 44W. BenítezG
- 55J. DevennyM
Manchester United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casemiro | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Bruno Fernandes(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2/3 |
| Benjamin Šeško | F | 75 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Harry Maguire | D | 85 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kobbie Mainoo | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Matheus Cunha | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/5 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | M | 86 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Diogo Dalot | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Senne Lammens | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leny Yoro | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Shaw | D | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Moorhouse | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Fletcher | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrell Malacia | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Altay Bayındır | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Ugarte | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noussair Mazraoui | D | 66 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Amad Diallo | F | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Ayden Heaven | D | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Zirkzee | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaydee Canvot | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Daniel Muñoz | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Dean Henderson(C) | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ismaïla Sarr | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Brennan Johnson | F | 58 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | F | 58 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Maxence Lacroix | D | 56 | 6.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tyrick Mitchell | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Daichi Kamada | M | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Chris Richards | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Adam Wharton | M | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Walter Benítez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathaniel Clyne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Devenny | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christantus Uche | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Borna Sosa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yéremy Pino | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Hughes | M | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chadi Riad | D | 32 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evann Guessand | F | 32 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |