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Manchester United vs Crystal Palace gives United the broader historical weight, but Palace have made this a credible test rather than a routine meeting. Palace won 4–0 at Selhurst Park on 6 May 2024, while United answered with a 2–1 home victory on 1 March 2026. A future contest will ask whether United can impose their greater authority or Palace can again turn a narrow opening into a defining result.
Past matches, Manchester United vs Crystal Palace
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Manchester United
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3D
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16F
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26D
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11F
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1G
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12D
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48M
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39M
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25M
Crystal Palace Substitutes
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D
34
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F
29
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M
19
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M
10
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G
44
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D
17
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D
24
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M
55
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M
12
Match events
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4'⚽M. Lacroix Normal Goal (Asst: B. Johnson)
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6'Daichi Kamada Yellow Card
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24'N. Mazraoui L. Shaw
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36'Diogo Dalot Yellow Card
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49'Dean Henderson Yellow Card
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55'Matheus Cunha Penalty confirmed
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56'Maxence Lacroix Red Card
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57'⚽B. Fernandes Penalty
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58'C. Riad J. S. Larsen
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58'E. Guessand B. Johnson
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58'E. Guessand B. Johnson
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58'C. Riad J. S. Larsen
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59'C. Riad J. S. Larsen
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59'E. Guessand B. Johnson
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65'⚽B. Sesko Normal Goal (Asst: B. Fernandes)
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68'W. Hughes A. Wharton
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75'A. Diallo B. Sesko
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85'Y. Pino D. Kamada
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85'A. Heaven H. Maguire
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85'J. Zirkzee B. Mbeumo
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86'J. Zirkzee B. Mbeumo
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89'Ayden Heaven Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Manchester United VS Crystal Palace
United hold the wider authority
Manchester United’s stronger direct profile provides the main hierarchy, especially across the longer run of league meetings. Their 2–1 win at Old Trafford on 1 March 2026 followed a 2–1 away victory at Selhurst Park on 30 November 2025. United also won 3–0 in the League Cup on 26 September 2023, showing that a different competition can produce a more controlled scoreline.
Palace have credible answers
Crystal Palace have repeatedly shown why the favourite cannot relax. Palace won 1–0 at Old Trafford on 30 September 2023, 4–0 at Selhurst on 6 May 2024 and 2–0 in Manchester on 2 February 2025. The 0–0 draw at Selhurst on 21 September 2024 adds a quieter example of Palace containing the contest. These results give the pairing its interest: United may carry the broader weight, but Palace can change the balance through one strong performance. A future meeting will be a useful test of whether United’s control survives that capacity for disruption.