Manchester United 2:1 Crystal Palace

Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 28 at Old Trafford on 1 March 2026, with the half time score at 0:1; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Manchester United

2 : 1

HT 0 : 1

Crystal Palace

1 March 2026
Kickoff: 14:00 UTC
Venue: Old Trafford | Manchester
Referee: C. Kavanagh

Form and Table

Manchester United 3rd 71 pts WinWinDrawWinWin
Crystal Palace 15th 45 pts LossDrawLossDrawLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Manchester United

L. Martinez Questionable | Calf Injury
L. Martinez Questionable | Calf Injury
B. Fernandes Questionable | Thigh Injury
K. Mainoo Questionable | Calf Injury
M. Mount Questionable | Injury
B. Fernandes Questionable | Thigh Injury
K. Mainoo Questionable | Calf Injury
M. Mount Questionable | Injury

Crystal Palace

M. Lacroix Questionable | Muscle Injury
E. Nketiah Questionable | Thigh Injury
C. Doucoure Questionable | Knee Injury
D. Kamada Questionable | Hamstring Injury
N. Clyne Questionable | Muscle Injury
E. Nketiah Questionable | Thigh Injury
W. Hughes Questionable | Injury
C. Richards Questionable | Foot Injury

Match Events

4'
Crystal Palace: M. LacroixGoal | Assist: B. Johnson
6'
Crystal Palace: Daichi KamadaYellow Card | Foul
Manchester United: N. MazraouiSubstitution | Off: L. Shaw
24'
Manchester United: Diogo DalotYellow Card | Foul
36'
49'
Crystal Palace: Dean HendersonYellow Card | Time wasting
Manchester United: Matheus CunhaVAR | Penalty confirmed
55'
56'
Crystal Palace: Maxence LacroixRed Card | Professional foul last man
Manchester United: B. FernandesPenalty
57'
58'
Crystal Palace: E. GuessandSubstitution | Off: B. Johnson
58'
Crystal Palace: C. RiadSubstitution | Off: J. S. Larsen
Manchester United: B. SeskoGoal | Assist: B. Fernandes
65'
68'
Crystal Palace: W. HughesSubstitution | Off: A. Wharton
Manchester United: A. DialloSubstitution | Off: B. Sesko
75'
Manchester United: A. HeavenSubstitution | Off: H. Maguire
85'
85'
Crystal Palace: Y. PinoSubstitution | Off: D. Kamada
Manchester United: J. ZirkzeeSubstitution | Off: B. Mbeumo
86'
Manchester United: Ayden HeavenYellow Card | Foul
89'

Match Stats

Manchester United
Crystal Palace

61% Ball Possession 39%

2.16 Expected Goals 0.38

20 Total Shots 8

11 Shots on Goal 3

4 Shots off Goal 3

5 Blocked Shots 2

11 Shots Inside Box 5

9 Shots Outside Box 3

7 Corner Kicks 1

1 Offsides 2

13 Fouls 12

2 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 1

2 Goalkeeper Saves 9

612 Total Passes 399

527 Accurate Passes 308

86% Pass Accuracy 77%

0.37 Goals Prevented 0.37

Lineups

Manchester United

Formation: 4-2-3-1

S. Lammens

L. Shaw H. Maguire L. Yoro D. Dalot

K. Mainoo Casemiro

M. Cunha B. Fernandes B. Mbeumo

B. Sesko

Substitutes

1 | A. Bayindir | G
3 | N. Mazraoui | D
11 | J. Zirkzee | F
12 | T. Malacia | D
25 | M. Ugarte | M
16 | A. Diallo | F
48 | J. Moorhouse | M
39 | T. Fletcher | M
26 | A. Heaven | D

Coach: Michael Carrick

Crystal Palace

Formation: 3-4-2-1

D. Henderson

J. Canvot M. Lacroix C. Richards

T. Mitchell D. Kamada A. Wharton D. Munoz

B. Johnson I. Sarr

J. S. Larsen

Substitutes

44 | W. Benitez | G
17 | N. Clyne | D
19 | W. Hughes | M
24 | B. Sosa | D
12 | C. Uche | M
29 | E. Guessand | F
10 | Y. Pino | M
55 | J. Devenny | M
34 | C. Riad | D

Coach: Oliver Glasner

Player Ratings: Top 5

Manchester United
Player	Minutes	Rating
Benjamin Šeško	75	7.9
Bruno Fernandes	90	7.9
Casemiro	90	7.9
Noussair Mazraoui	66	7.2
Harry Maguire	85	7.2

Crystal Palace
Player	Minutes	Rating
Jaydee Canvot	90	6.9
Dean Henderson	90	6.9
Daniel Muñoz	90	6.9
Yéremy Pino	14	6.7
Will Hughes	22	6.6

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC