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Palace 0 Man Utd 0
Palace0
Man Utd0
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club
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pts
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MCIManchester City
38
27
5
6
+51
86
2
MUNManchester United
38
21
11
6
+29
74
3
LIVLiverpool
38
20
9
9
+26
69
4
CHEChelsea
38
19
10
9
+22
67
5
LEILeicester City
38
20
6
12
+18
66
6
WHUWest Ham United
38
19
8
11
+15
65
7
TOTTottenham Hotspur
38
18
8
12
+23
62
8
ARSArsenal
38
18
7
13
+16
61
9
LEELeeds United
38
18
5
15
+8
59
10
EVEEverton
38
17
8
13
-1
59
11
AVLAston Villa
38
16
7
15
+9
55
12
NEWNewcastle United
38
12
9
17
-16
45
13
WOLWolverhampton Wanderers
38
12
9
17
-16
45
14
CRYCrystal Palace
38
12
8
18
-25
44
15
SOUSouthampton
38
12
7
19
-21
43
16
BHABrighton and Hove Albion
38
9
14
15
-6
41
17
BURBurnley
38
10
9
19
-22
39
18
FULFulham
38
5
13
20
-26
28
19
WBAWest Bromwich Albion
38
5
11
22
-41
26
20
SHUSheffield United
38
7
2
29
-43
23
Match Summary
Summary:
- Palace start fast as Benteke volleys over from close range.
- Vicente Guaita saves spectacularly from Nemanja Matic’s deflected effort.
- Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood see low efforts flash just wide.
- Spectacular Joel Ward defending prevents a tap-in for Edinson Cavani
- HT: Palace 0-0 Man Utd
- Palace come out positively, winning a flurry of corners after the restart.
- Milivojevic’s free-kick clips the wall from close range.
- Daniel James misses a golden opportunity minutes after coming on.
- FT: Palace 0-0 Man Utd
Palace took no note of the visitors’ league position and started on the front foot, with Luka Milivojevic and James McCarthy doing a sterling job of breaking up the play in midfield. Jordan Ayew looked a threat on the break, running purposefully at the Man Utd defence.
The Eagles created the first real chance of the game. After Andros Townsend sent an inviting free-kick into the area that evaded everyone in red and blue, he picked up the ball on the right. His cross was slightly behind Christian Benteke, who adjusted his body cleverly to wrap his foot around the ball, but couldn’t keep the volley down.
While Townsend was threatening on the right, Ayew was a danger on the left, combining with Patrick van Aanholt to skip past a weak Fred challenge and force a corner.
Man Utd grew into the game and soon began to see more of the ball. Mason Greenwood was at the centre of the action on the wing, delivering a sensational cross that evaded both Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford.
From the resulting loose ball, Bruno Fernandes set up Nemanja Matic, his deflected strike forcing Guaita into a stunning reaction save. From the resulting corner Harry Maguire’s header fell into the path of Cavani, but he poked the ball over the crossbar from close range.
The visitors continued to create chances – Rashford and Greenwood driving shots just past Guaita’s post – but Palace were a constant presence on the break.
Moments before half-time it looked as though the deadlock would be broken, the Eagle’s rescued by a spectacular clearance from Joel Ward. Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross was inch-perfect, evading Cheikhou Kouyate and Gary Cahill as Cavani waited to tap home at the far post; Ward slid in at full-stretch and hooked the ball away, preventing a certain goal.
Palace came out positively after the restart, winning a flurry of corners as they pushed forwards. Benteke saw an acrobatic overhead kick blocked, while Milivojevic’s free-kick clipped the wall from just outside the penalty area.
The fog descended on Selhurst as the game wore on, reducing visibility for both sides – but it didn’t stop Eberechi Eze finding Ayew in behind, only for Benteke to miscue his effort from the pull-back.
Much like in the first-half, the visitors grew into the game as the minutes progressed, and saw more of the ball in the final stages.
Moments after coming on, Daniel James had a golden opportunity to give Man Utd the lead, picked out by Luke Shaw for a free header six yards out. He failed to make any connection however, and the chance was wasted.
Greenwood continued to be the biggest source of discomfort for the Palace defence, his curling shot flashing past the upright with Guaita rooted to the spot.
They kept pouring forward, but it was Palace who almost won it at the death. Van Aanholt was released in behind, but his shot was blocked by Dean Henderson who stood tall. Replays showed he may have been ruled offside.
With both teams left to rue their missed opportunities, it ended goalless, securing another hard-fought clean sheet for Palace and a third Premier League game unbeaten.
Palace: Guaita (GK), Ward, Cahill, Kouyate, van Aanholt, Milivojevic, McCarthy (Riedewald, 62), Townsend, Eze (Schlupp, 84), Ayew, Benteke.
Subs: Butland (GK), Dann, Mateta, Wickham, Batshuayi, Kelly, Hannam.
Man Utd: Henderson (GK), Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire, Shaw, Fred (McTominay, 74), Matic, Greenwood, Bruno, Rashford, Cavani (James, 77).
Subs: Grant (GK), Lindelof, Amad, Telles, Williams, Tuanzebe, Shoretire.
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Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace 0, Manchester United 0.
90'+3'
Yellow Card
90'+3'
free kick won
90'+1'
offside
90'
attempt saved
88'
miss
85'
corner
84'
Substitution
Eze(25)
Schlupp(15)
83'
free kick won
81'
miss
78'
corner
78'
miss
77'
free kick won
76'
Substitution
Cavani(7)
James(21)
74'
Substitution
Fred(17)
McTominay(39)
69'
offside
69'
attempt blocked
67'
free kick won
62'
Substitution
McCarthy(22)
Riedewald(44)
59'
miss
59'
attempt blocked
58'
free kick won
54'
free kick won
51'
attempt saved
50'
corner
50'
miss
49'
corner
49'
corner
48'
free kick won
46'
corner
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Manchester United 0.
42'
free kick won
41'
corner
38'
offside
38'
free kick won
36'
free kick won
33'
free kick won
28'
free kick won
27'
miss
26'
free kick won
23'
corner
23'
attempt blocked
20'
free kick won
18'
attempt blocked
16'
miss
15'
free kick won
14'
attempt blocked
13'
miss
13'
attempt blocked
13'
corner
13'
attempt saved
11'
free kick won
9'
corner
8'
attempt blocked
7'
miss
6'
free kick won
Kick-Off
lineup
Starting lineup
17
Fred
MF
74'7
Edinson Cavani
S
76'Substitutes
21
Daniel James
76'39
Scott McTominay
74'
Team stats
Possession
37%
63%
Total shots
8
11
Shots on target
2
1
Corners
4
6
Passes completed
277
518
Free kicks
13
4
Offsides
1
2
Top performing palace players
BUR
1-1
LEI
SHU
1-0
AVL
- Cloudy memories: Crystal Palace in the fog throughout time
- Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United | Access All Over
- Cahill reveals crucial tactic behind second successive clean sheet
- Press Conference | Post-Manchester United
- Watch FREE highlights of Palace's hard-fought Man Utd draw
- Ward wins landslide MOTM vote v Man Utd
Latest videos
- Extended Highlights: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United | Palace TV+
- The Full 90: Crystal Palace v Manchester United | Palace TV+
- Match Action: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United
- The Manager reacts to a tough loss at home
- Mateta on the home defeat
- Pre-match Press Conference: Manchester United (H)
- Post-match Press Conference: Manchester United (A)
- Extended Highlights: Manchester United 2-1 Crystal Palace | Palace TV+
- Match Action: Man United 2-1 Crystal Palace
- The Full 90: Man United v Crystal Palace | Palace TV+
- The manager takes away positives from defeat
- Classic Highlights: Manchester United 1-3 Crystal Palace
Starting lineup
17
Fred
MF
74'7
Edinson Cavani
S
76'Substitutes
21
Daniel James
76'39
Scott McTominay
74'Team stats
Possession
37%
63%
Total shots
8
11
Shots on target
2
1
Corners
4
6
Passes completed
277
518
Free kicks
13
4
Offsides
1
2
Top performing palace players
BUR
1-1
LEI
SHU
1-0
AVL
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gd
pts
1
MCIManchester City
38
27
5
6
+51
86
2
MUNManchester United
38
21
11
6
+29
74
3
LIVLiverpool
38
20
9
9
+26
69
4
CHEChelsea
38
19
10
9
+22
67
5
LEILeicester City
38
20
6
12
+18
66
6
WHUWest Ham United
38
19
8
11
+15
65
7
TOTTottenham Hotspur
38
18
8
12
+23
62
8
ARSArsenal
38
18
7
13
+16
61
9
LEELeeds United
38
18
5
15
+8
59
10
EVEEverton
38
17
8
13
-1
59
11
AVLAston Villa
38
16
7
15
+9
55
12
NEWNewcastle United
38
12
9
17
-16
45
13
WOLWolverhampton Wanderers
38
12
9
17
-16
45
14
CRYCrystal Palace
38
12
8
18
-25
44
15
SOUSouthampton
38
12
7
19
-21
43
16
BHABrighton and Hove Albion
38
9
14
15
-6
41
17
BURBurnley
38
10
9
19
-22
39
18
FULFulham
38
5
13
20
-26
28
19
WBAWest Bromwich Albion
38
5
11
22
-41
26
20
SHUSheffield United
38
7
2
29
-43
23
Match Summary
Summary:
- Palace start fast as Benteke volleys over from close range.
- Vicente Guaita saves spectacularly from Nemanja Matic’s deflected effort.
- Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood see low efforts flash just wide.
- Spectacular Joel Ward defending prevents a tap-in for Edinson Cavani
- HT: Palace 0-0 Man Utd
- Palace come out positively, winning a flurry of corners after the restart.
- Milivojevic’s free-kick clips the wall from close range.
- Daniel James misses a golden opportunity minutes after coming on.
- FT: Palace 0-0 Man Utd
Palace took no note of the visitors’ league position and started on the front foot, with Luka Milivojevic and James McCarthy doing a sterling job of breaking up the play in midfield. Jordan Ayew looked a threat on the break, running purposefully at the Man Utd defence.
The Eagles created the first real chance of the game. After Andros Townsend sent an inviting free-kick into the area that evaded everyone in red and blue, he picked up the ball on the right. His cross was slightly behind Christian Benteke, who adjusted his body cleverly to wrap his foot around the ball, but couldn’t keep the volley down.
While Townsend was threatening on the right, Ayew was a danger on the left, combining with Patrick van Aanholt to skip past a weak Fred challenge and force a corner.
Man Utd grew into the game and soon began to see more of the ball. Mason Greenwood was at the centre of the action on the wing, delivering a sensational cross that evaded both Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford.
From the resulting loose ball, Bruno Fernandes set up Nemanja Matic, his deflected strike forcing Guaita into a stunning reaction save. From the resulting corner Harry Maguire’s header fell into the path of Cavani, but he poked the ball over the crossbar from close range.
The visitors continued to create chances – Rashford and Greenwood driving shots just past Guaita’s post – but Palace were a constant presence on the break.
Moments before half-time it looked as though the deadlock would be broken, the Eagle’s rescued by a spectacular clearance from Joel Ward. Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross was inch-perfect, evading Cheikhou Kouyate and Gary Cahill as Cavani waited to tap home at the far post; Ward slid in at full-stretch and hooked the ball away, preventing a certain goal.
Palace came out positively after the restart, winning a flurry of corners as they pushed forwards. Benteke saw an acrobatic overhead kick blocked, while Milivojevic’s free-kick clipped the wall from just outside the penalty area.
The fog descended on Selhurst as the game wore on, reducing visibility for both sides – but it didn’t stop Eberechi Eze finding Ayew in behind, only for Benteke to miscue his effort from the pull-back.
Much like in the first-half, the visitors grew into the game as the minutes progressed, and saw more of the ball in the final stages.
Moments after coming on, Daniel James had a golden opportunity to give Man Utd the lead, picked out by Luke Shaw for a free header six yards out. He failed to make any connection however, and the chance was wasted.
Greenwood continued to be the biggest source of discomfort for the Palace defence, his curling shot flashing past the upright with Guaita rooted to the spot.
They kept pouring forward, but it was Palace who almost won it at the death. Van Aanholt was released in behind, but his shot was blocked by Dean Henderson who stood tall. Replays showed he may have been ruled offside.
With both teams left to rue their missed opportunities, it ended goalless, securing another hard-fought clean sheet for Palace and a third Premier League game unbeaten.
Palace: Guaita (GK), Ward, Cahill, Kouyate, van Aanholt, Milivojevic, McCarthy (Riedewald, 62), Townsend, Eze (Schlupp, 84), Ayew, Benteke.
Subs: Butland (GK), Dann, Mateta, Wickham, Batshuayi, Kelly, Hannam.
Man Utd: Henderson (GK), Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire, Shaw, Fred (McTominay, 74), Matic, Greenwood, Bruno, Rashford, Cavani (James, 77).
Subs: Grant (GK), Lindelof, Amad, Telles, Williams, Tuanzebe, Shoretire.
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Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace 0, Manchester United 0.
90'+3'
Yellow Card
90'+3'
free kick won
90'+1'
offside
90'
attempt saved
88'
miss
85'
corner
84'
Substitution
Eze(25)
Schlupp(15)
83'
free kick won
81'
miss
78'
corner
78'
miss
77'
free kick won
76'
Substitution
Cavani(7)
James(21)
74'
Substitution
Fred(17)
McTominay(39)
69'
offside
69'
attempt blocked
67'
free kick won
62'
Substitution
McCarthy(22)
Riedewald(44)
59'
miss
59'
attempt blocked
58'
free kick won
54'
free kick won
51'
attempt saved
50'
corner
50'
miss
49'
corner
49'
corner
48'
free kick won
46'
corner
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Manchester United 0.
42'
free kick won
41'
corner
38'
offside
38'
free kick won
36'
free kick won
33'
free kick won
28'
free kick won
27'
miss
26'
free kick won
23'
corner
23'
attempt blocked
20'
free kick won
18'
attempt blocked
16'
miss
15'
free kick won
14'
attempt blocked
13'
miss
13'
attempt blocked
13'
corner
13'
attempt saved
11'
free kick won
9'
corner
8'
attempt blocked
7'
miss
6'