Your Full Match Guide: Manchester United Away

22 November 2018

Read this handy guide for all you need to know ahead of Crystal Palace’s game away to Manchester United before the game commences at 15.00.

We've got all the information you need to know, including everything that travelling fans will want to read before their journey north.

Live coverage

This match will not be shown live on TV in the UK, though commentary will be available via Palace Audio. Fans can pay just £1.49 to hear full commentary on the game or buy a season pass now. Find out more here.

If you live abroad, find out where you can watch the game with our Worldwide TV Listings.

Alternatively, if you are following from around the world, why not see if there is an official Supporters’ Club meeting to watch the game in your city? Find the nearest one to you here.

The ref

The referee for this game will be Lee Mason, who has only issued one red card from a combined 39 Palace and United matches. His assistants will be Harry Lennard and Marc Perry and the fourth official is Anthony Taylor.

Your matchday stat

United manager Jose Mourinho has only lost one of his 51 Premier League home games kicking off at 3.00pm on a Saturday, against Crystal Palace for Chelsea in August 2015.

The Palace Preview

Our comprehensive preview contains the full build-up to Saturday's game, all the extra pre-match knowledge you'll want to know and complete team news. You can read it here now.

Travel

By car

If travelling by car to the stadium, fans have been advised to arrive far in advance of kick-off, as surrounding roads become highly congested.

Supporters who wish to book parking can do so online or by calling 0161 868 8000. Supporters who require blue badge parking or require a larger parking bay for wheelchair access can call 0161 868 8009 to book.

Directions to the stadium from London are as follow:

Leave the M6 at Junction 19 and take the A556 in the direction of Manchester Airport. Continue onto the M56 to Manchester, passing the Airport, and follow the signs to the M60 (Leeds/Liverpool). Leave the M60 at Junction 7 (A56 Chester Road) and continue through the lights until you reach the stadium.

Public transport

If travelling by public transport, the Metrolink service operates a frequent service from the City Centre (including Victoria & Piccadilly Stations) to Old Trafford station which is a ten minute walk from the stadium.

On a matchday, Northern Railway operates a service from City Centre stations directly to Old Trafford Stadium where the station is located along the South Stand.

Transport for Greater Manchester operates a regular bus service to Old Trafford from the City Centre.

Please be aware that Old Trafford Metrolink station is accessible for wheelchair users, however Old Trafford Train Station is not.

Tickets and programme

If you need to speak to someone regarding your ticket, Ticketing & Membership Services is located in car park W2. You can also call United’s contact centre with any enquiries on 0161 868 8000. Supporters with specific seating requirements or disabilities should call 0161 868 8009.

The Manchester United programme, United Review, costs £3.50 and can be bought from booths in and around the stadium.

Food and drink

Refreshments are available from catering vans outside the stadium as well as from the kiosks on the stadium concourses, which open two hours before kick-off. All of the internal kiosks have a card payment facility including contactless.

There’s a wide selection to choose from, and food and drink items can be purchased individually or as part of the multi-buy deals described below. Vegetarian and Halal options are available.

Three items for £8.00

Make a selection of one hot item (Limited Edition Pie, Meat & Potato Pie, Steak Pie, United Pie, Chicken Balti Pie (halal), Cheese & Onion Pasty, or Hot Dog), one snack (Crisps, Yorkie Duo or Kit Kat Chunky Duo) and one drink (Coca-Cola, Diet Coca-Cola, Coke Zero, Fanta, Oasis, Water, Heineken, John Smith’s, Bulmer’s or any hot drink) for £8.00.

Six items for £14.00

Choose two of each of your favourite hot items, snacks and drinks (listed above) and get six items for £14.00.

Safety

The club have recommended that fans adhere to the following advice due to enhanced safety measures and roadworks around Old Trafford.

Arrive at Old Trafford and get to your turnstile at least one hour before the start of the match (turnstiles will open two hours before kick-off: 13.00).

Do not bring a bag larger than 20cm x 15cm x 5cm (8” x 6” x 2”) with you to the match; this equates to a small handbag.

If you’re up there

Why not head to the National Football Museum? With over 140,000 items, it is the world’s largest footballing collection and is open for free every day between 10-17.00.

There are currently several exhibitions on and the museum is just four miles from Old Trafford, the perfect matchday accompaniment for all fans looking for a further football fix.

You can call the Manchester United contact line on +44 (0)161 868 8000 for any further questions or download their visitor’s guide now for more information.

If you need to know more, head over to our stadium guide where you’ll find a map, useful links and extra stadium information as well as a link to United's visitor's guide.

Match Previews

Match Reports

Report: Manchester United 0-0 Crystal Palace

24 November 2018

Palace took a big, well earned point away from Old Trafford after a game in which they were probably good for all three

If you missed the game then the scoreline doesn't tell the story. It was an exciting encounter, edge-of-the-seat stuff at times, with both sides keen to snatch it and both having the chances to do so...

Anthony Martial gave Palace an early scare when he got in behind, but pressure from Aaron Wan-Bissaka and brave goalkeeping from Wayne Hennessey snuffed out the danger.

The Eagles were largely restricted defending and contesting the ball centrally in the opening exchanges, with the occasional foray forward being smothered by the home side. Wilfried Zaha was shown a glimpse of goal on 17 minutes, however his curling effort flew over De Gea’s crossbar.

Minutes later the Ivorian rifled one inches wide of the bottom corner from all of 30 yards, as Palace began to force the game towards the Stretford End.

Zaha was involved again on 25 minutes, wrestling the ball from Matic and setting Max Meyer flying into the exposed United half. The German midfielder fed Zaha in on the right and he found Patrick van Aanholt unmarked across the box, however, the left-back’s effort was wide of the near post.

Palace’s assertions sparked the game into life, with Chris Smalling next to threaten the deadlock only to fluff his lines from point-blank range at the back post.

A sublime Wayne Hennessey stop on half hour denied Jesse Lingard and the goalkeeper was switched on to catch Martial’s follow up header seconds later.

The game continued to entertain and Palace began to look the more likely to break the deadlock. Cheikhou Kouaye had a goal ruled out minutes before the break, after Lee Mason’s team deemed the midfielder offside when he connected with a Luka Milivojevic free kick. It was to be the last action of the half and the two sides went in level at 0-0.

It was United’s turn to curse the linesman after the restart, with Romelu Lukaku being flagged as he stabbed in from close range. Ashley Young’s low strike through a crowd had been seen late and parried by Hennessey.

United hearts were in mouths when Kouyate hit a low one from 25 yards, which De Gea got a hand to. The rebound seemed to roll, unchallenged, for an age before Van Aanholt gobbled it up, but De Gea guessed right and blocked the placed effort.

The second half was a rollercoaster. Both sides flew forward in numbers and went on the hunt for the first goal, with Palace often looking the more likely to draw blood. The best chance fell to Townsend who, with 15 to go, somehow sliced his way through four United players and wriggled free in the box, but his right-footed effort curled away from the far post.

Hennessey pulled off a sublime save late on, worthy of the point in itself, by tipping a Lukaku header away from the far corner, as United knocked on the door.

Van Aanholt was the next to be called upon for heroics, somehow getting across to deny Rashford from eight yards out and, in doing so, preserving Palace's clean sheet. It ended level.

Palace: Hennessey; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt; McArthur, Milivojevic (c), Kouyate, Meyer; Townsend (Schlupp, 87), Zaha (Ayew, 90).

Subs: Guaita, Kelly, Ward, Puncheon, Sørloth.

United: De Gea, Darmian, Lindelof, Smalling, Young (c), Pogba (Sanchez, 67), Matic, Mata (Rashford, 59), Lingard (Fellaini, 59), Martial, Lukaku.

Subs: Grant, Jones, Fred, Valencia.

Ticket News

TICKETS: Manchester United Away Still Available

20 November 2018

Tickets for Palace's Premier League match at Manchester United this weekend are still available to purchase.

The game at Old Trafford is a 3pm kick-off on Saturday 24th November, and you can be in the away end to cheer on Roy Hodgson's team alongside the rest of the travelling red and blue army.

Tickets can be purchased by paid members and season ticket holders at two per client reference number, and are priced at:

Adults: £30
18-20s: £22.50
Seniors and 16-17s: £15
Under-17s: £10

Coach travel is also available, departing Selhurst Park at 7.30am and costs £29 per seat.

Tickets and travel can be bought in the following ways:

Online - you will need to create a new Palace Account to use this service. Register or find out more
By calling 08712 000 071 (lines open 9am - 5.30pm weekdays, 9am - 12.30pm on non-match Saturdays)
In person at the Box Office between 9am - 5.30pm Monday-Saturday and 10am - 4pm on Sundays.

Please note that all tickets posted will incur a £1.50 postage fee per booking. Disabled supporters will also receive a free Personal Assistant ticket.

Ticket News

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