Crystal Palace FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Crystal Palace FC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.
- Crystal Palace FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- Manchester United FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Derek Eaton
- Referee Harry Lennard
- Referee Simon Hooper
- Referee Graham Scott
- Referee Keith Stroud
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds United FC | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City AFC | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle United FC | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea FC | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town FC | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United FC | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace FC | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa FC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry City FC | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham FC | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul | Manchester United FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 12 Jul | Aston Villa FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Jul | Chelsea FC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 04 Jul | Leicester City FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 29 Jun | Burnley FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Jun | Liverpool FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul | Crystal Palace FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 13 Jul | Southampton FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 09 Jul | Aston Villa FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Jul | AFC Bournemouth | H | 5–2 | W |
| 30 Jun | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 27 Jun | Norwich City FC | A | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Crystal Palace FC | Manchester United FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #12 |
| 4 | Points | 5 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 1 / 1 / 3 | W / D / L | 1 / 2 / 2 |
| 6 | Scored | 8 |
| 11 | Conceded | 8 |
| -5 | GD | +0 |
| 0.80 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 20% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
44%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
Crystal Palace FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season
Manchester United FC this season
Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts). Manchester United FC are 12th (5 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Manchester United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC
| Tyrick Mitchell | 2 G |
Manchester United FC
| Bruno Fernandes | 3 G | 1 A |
| Bryan Mbeumo | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Crystal Palace FC is hosting Manchester United FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' A quiet spell here at Selhurst Park. Manchester United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' Timothy Fosu-Mensah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 25' Sweden international Victor Nilsson-Lindelof has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 30' Mamadou Sakho, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 35' Manchester United FC have won 680 goals from 412 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 36' Aaron Wan-Bissaka picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jesse Lingard is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
- 46' Marcus Rashford makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Manchester United FC are in front.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 55' Jordan Ayew adds to his 0 season tally! Crystal Palace FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
- 60' Crystal Palace FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester United FC backline.
- 62' Manchester United FC make a change. Mason Greenwood trudges off to be replaced by Jesse Lingard on 62 minutes.
- 63' Nemanja Matic gets the nod from Manchester United FC. He replaces Scott McTominay and will look to change the dynamic.
- 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Harry Maguire.
- 70' It’s high time Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 72' A tactical swap from Crystal Palace FC — Jeffrey Schlupp on, James McArthur off on 72 minutes.
- 77' Luka Milivojevic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 325 appearances.
- 78' The deadlock is broken! Anthony Martial gets on the scoresheet on 78 minutes.
- 83' Crystal Palace FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jairo Riedewald is hanging James McCarthy on the field on 83 minute.
- 84' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Tyrick Mitchell comes on to replace Patrick van Aanholt.
- 89' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 90' Luka Milivojevic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- Manchester United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Crystal Palace FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 4
- 9
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 12
- 18
- 10
- 11
- 22
Bench
- 8
- 7
- 13
- 34
-
15
Jeffrey Schlupp ↑ 72'
-
44
Jairo Riedewald ↑ 83'
- 35
- 40
-
39
Tyrick Mitchell ↑ 84'
Coach
Roy Hodgson
Manchester United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 29
- 1
- 10
- 6
- 9
- 2
-
39
Scott McTominay ↓ Nemanja Matic 63'
- 24
- 18
-
26
Mason Greenwood ↓ Jesse Lingard 62'
Bench
- 21
- 22
- 17
-
14
Jesse Lingard ↑ 62'
-
31
Nemanja Matic ↑ 63'
- 3
- 8
- 20
- 25
Coach
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 3 |
| Wilfried Zaha | 3 |
| Bruno Fernandes | 3 |
| Michael Olise | 3 |
| Marcus Rashford | 2 |
| Romelu Lukaku | 2 |
| Jordan Ayew | 2 |
| Joachim Andersen | 1 |
Head to Head
Crystal Palace FC Form
Manchester United FC Form
2020-07-16
Crystal Palace FC
0–2
Manchester United FC
W
2020-07-13
Manchester United FC
2–2
Southampton FC
D
2020-07-09
Aston Villa FC
0–3
Manchester United FC
W
2020-07-04
Manchester United FC
5–2
AFC Bournemouth
W
2020-06-30
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0–3
Manchester United FC
W
2020-06-27
Norwich City FC
1–2
Manchester United FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.07
Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.23
Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester United FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 2.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 3.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 4.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
Double Chance
Crystal Palace FC or Draw
42%
Draw or Manchester United FC
81%
Crystal Palace FC or Manchester United FC
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester United FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 3
6.6%
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 1
4.6%
1 – 4
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%
0 – 4
3.7%
Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC
| Handicap | Crystal Palace FC covers | Push | Manchester United FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 4% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 10% | 84% |
| -0.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| +0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +1 | 38% | 22% | 40% |
| +1.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +2 | 60% | 19% | 21% |
| +2.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
Clean Sheet
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
35%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.