Three of the Best: Palace v Manchester United

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1 Feb 2023

After a last-minute Michael Olise wonder-goal earned Palace a draw against Manchester United just over a fortnight ago, the two sides meet again on Saturday at Old Trafford.

Palace have enjoyed better fortunes against United in recent years, with their first league win at Old Trafford in 30 years coming in August 2019 after a dramatic 93rd-minute Patrick van Aanholt winner.

Since that game they have shared the stakes with the Red Devils, picking up two wins, two draws and also two defeats in that time.

The Eagles have not lost at home to United since July 2020, and have won on two of their last three visits to Old Trafford.

Ahead of this weekend's game, let's have a look at 'Three of the Best' of Palace's recent Premier League matchups against United...

1. Man Utd 1-2 Palace

Saturday, 24th August 2019

In the third game of Palace's seventh successive season in the top-flight, Roy Hodgson's side travelled to Manchester to take on a strong-looking United team on a blazing hot Saturday afternoon.

Off the back of two disappointing results, there may have been some nerves around the Palace fanbase, but Jordan Ayew's first-half finish courtesy of a Jeffrey Schlupp knock-down certainly instilled some belief in the fans, as well as the team.

The Eagles defended resiliently throughout the game, but it looked like that would go to waste when United were awarded a controversial penalty in the 70th minute.

Fortunately, Marcus Rashford struck the post with his effort from the spot; it seemed to be Palace's lucky day.

There was, however, further frustration as Dan James' 89th-minute equaliser seemed to have undone all of Palace's hard work.

Step forward Van Aanholt who, after an excellent Palace counter, slid the ball underneath David de Gea in the 93rd minute to earn all three points and send the away fans into raptures.

Palace: Guaita (GK), Ward, Kelly, Cahill, van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Kouyate (McCarthy, 83), McArthur, Schlupp (Townsend, 80), Zaha, Ayew (Benteke, 75)

Subs not used: Hennessey (GK), Dann, Meyer, Wickham

2. Man Utd 1-3 Palace

Saturday, 19th September 2020

An inspired Palace performance saw them win at Old Trafford for the second season running.

The Eagles took an early lead as Andros Townsend met Schlupp's cross to the far post and finished into the bottom corner, a well-deserved goal following a bright start.

Palace then had the chance to make it 2-0 in the 73rd minute, having been awarded a penalty due to Victor Lindelof's handball.

Ayew had his effort saved, but VAR allowed it to be retaken as De Gea had come off his line too early, and captain Wilfried Zaha converted the second attempt - his first penalty goal for Palace, and his first goal against his former club.

Six minutes later, Donny van de Beek poked in at the far post on his United debut to pull one back for the hosts.

But it ended up being only a consolation as Zaha's well-taken finish on 85 minutes wrapped up the game and saw Palace take all three points – ensuring back-to-back wins at the start of the 20/21 season.

Palace: Guaita, Ward, Kouyaté, Sakho, Mitchell, Townsend, McCarthy (Milivojevic, 88), McArthur, Schlupp (Eze, 75), Ayew (Batshuayi, 81), Zaha

Subs not used: Hennessey (GK), Kelly, Inniss, Meyer

3. Palace 1-0 Man Utd

Sunday, 22nd May 2022

A first-half Zaha strike and a resilient defensive showing helped Palace pick up their third win in three seasons against the Red Devils – and their first at Selhurst Park since 1991.

In the 37th minute, Zaha opened the scoring, latching onto a mistake from Bruno Fernandes and racing into the United penalty area before slotting the ball into the bottom-left corner.

There were few chances for the rest of the game, but a solid second-half display, along with a few fine saves from Vicente Guaita, meant that Palace came away with a win and clean sheet on the final day of the 21/22 season.

The result saw the Eagles seal a 12th-placed finish in Patrick Vieira's first year in charge, with 48 points in total.

Palace: Guaita (GK), Clyne, Andersen, Ward, Mitchell, Hughes (McArthur, 83), Gallagher, Schlupp, Rak-Sakyi (Kouyaté, 67), Édouard (Eze, 79), Zaha

Subs not used: Butland (GK), Kelly, Milivojevic, McArthur, Ayew, Mateta, Benteke

And the rest...

Prior to our win in August 2019, it had been 28 long years since Palace defeated Manchester United in the league.

That happened on six occasions not mentioned in this article - and you can read about them all in a previous article here!

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