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Manchester United vs Crystal Palace match centre

Manchester United badgeManchester UnitedHome · 3 in league
WWWDW
Momentum↘ Falling85/100OlderLatest
Full time
2:1
UK timeStored 90-minute score.
Crystal Palace badgeCrystal PalaceAway · 15 in league
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Momentum↗ Rising69/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
B. Fernandes57′ (pen)
Old Trafford · ManchesterSeason 2025/26Back to matches
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THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

FULL TIME
Manchester UnitedCrystal Palace
7Corner Kicks1
13Fouls11
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
2Goalkeeper Saves9
600Total passes387
519Passes accurate295

— means unavailable.

Statistics snapshot: 363580 min old.

BEYOND THE SCORE

The quality of the chances.

See what the scoreline alone can’t tell you.

UNDERSTAT · RECORDED xG
Manchester United2.35xG

2 goals -0.35 vs xG

CHANCE QUALITYxGFull-time analysis
Crystal Palace0.38xG

1 goals +0.62 vs xG

86%Share of total xG · not a win probability14%

Read the performance, then the result. Compare each team’s goals with its xG to see whether the score matched the chances. Explore individual shots below when available.

Every chance has a story.

Bigger circles mean higher-quality chances. Ringed circles are goals.

Manchester United Crystal PalaceBoth teams attack →
Crystal Palace · Jørgen Strand Larsen · 2′ · Missed Shots · 0.07 xGManchester United · Bruno Fernandes · 3′ · Saved Shot · 0.01 xGCrystal Palace · Ismaila Sarr · 3′ · Blocked Shot · 0.02 xGCrystal Palace · Maxence Lacroix · 4′ · Goal · 0.03 xGCrystal Palace · Ismaila Sarr · 12′ · Saved Shot · 0.08 xGManchester United · Harry Maguire · 31′ · Blocked Shot · 0.03 xGManchester United · Noussair Mazraoui · 37′ · Blocked Shot · 0.05 xGManchester United · Benjamin Sesko · 38′ · Saved Shot · 0.07 xGManchester United · Bruno Fernandes · 42′ · Saved Shot · 0.05 xGManchester United · Casemiro · 43′ · Missed Shots · 0.12 xGManchester United · Benjamin Sesko · 47′ · Blocked Shot · 0.05 xGManchester United · Casemiro · 48′ · Missed Shots · 0.06 xGManchester United · Benjamin Sesko · 50′ · Saved Shot · 0.01 xGCrystal Palace · Jørgen Strand Larsen · 51′ · Missed Shots · 0.11 xGManchester United · Bruno Fernandes · 57′ · Goal · 0.76 xGCrystal Palace · Ismaila Sarr · 64′ · Saved Shot · 0.02 xGManchester United · Bruno Fernandes · 64′ · Missed Shots · 0.02 xGManchester United · Benjamin Sesko · 65′ · Goal · 0.40 xGManchester United · Matheus Cunha · 67′ · Saved Shot · 0.03 xGManchester United · Casemiro · 74′ · Saved Shot · 0.31 xGCrystal Palace · Will Hughes · 77′ · Blocked Shot · 0.03 xGManchester United · Amad Diallo Traore · 80′ · Saved Shot · 0.02 xGManchester United · Matheus Cunha · 82′ · Saved Shot · 0.03 xGCrystal Palace · Tyrick Mitchell · 84′ · Missed Shots · 0.02 xGManchester United · Amad Diallo Traore · 93′ · Saved Shot · 0.03 xGManchester United · Joshua Zirkzee · 95′ · Blocked Shot · 0.13 xGManchester United · Joshua Zirkzee · 97′ · Blocked Shot · 0.13 xGManchester United · Kobbie Mainoo · 97′ · Missed Shots · 0.02 xG

28 recorded shots · select or tab to a circle · locations normalised to the same attacking direction

View recorded shots as a table 28 shots
Recorded shots · minute shown as elapsed minute + 1
MinuteTeam / playerOutcomexG
2′Jørgen Strand LarsenCrystal PalaceMissed Shots0.07
3′Bruno FernandesManchester UnitedSaved Shot0.01
3′Ismaila SarrCrystal PalaceBlocked Shot0.02
4′Maxence LacroixCrystal PalaceGoal0.03
12′Ismaila SarrCrystal PalaceSaved Shot0.08
31′Harry MaguireManchester UnitedBlocked Shot0.03
37′Noussair MazraouiManchester UnitedBlocked Shot0.05
38′Benjamin SeskoManchester UnitedSaved Shot0.07
42′Bruno FernandesManchester UnitedSaved Shot0.05
43′CasemiroManchester UnitedMissed Shots0.12
47′Benjamin SeskoManchester UnitedBlocked Shot0.05
48′CasemiroManchester UnitedMissed Shots0.06
50′Benjamin SeskoManchester UnitedSaved Shot0.01
51′Jørgen Strand LarsenCrystal PalaceMissed Shots0.11
57′Bruno FernandesManchester UnitedGoal0.76
64′Ismaila SarrCrystal PalaceSaved Shot0.02
64′Bruno FernandesManchester UnitedMissed Shots0.02
65′Benjamin SeskoManchester UnitedGoal0.40
67′Matheus CunhaManchester UnitedSaved Shot0.03
74′CasemiroManchester UnitedSaved Shot0.31
77′Will HughesCrystal PalaceBlocked Shot0.03
80′Amad Diallo TraoreManchester UnitedSaved Shot0.02
82′Matheus CunhaManchester UnitedSaved Shot0.03
84′Tyrick MitchellCrystal PalaceMissed Shots0.02
93′Amad Diallo TraoreManchester UnitedSaved Shot0.03
95′Joshua ZirkzeeManchester UnitedBlocked Shot0.13
97′Joshua ZirkzeeManchester UnitedBlocked Shot0.13
97′Kobbie MainooManchester UnitedMissed Shots0.02

Verified source record refreshed 22 Sep 2026, 19:04 UTC. Post-match data, not a live feed.

How to use expected goals

xG measures chance quality. A shot worth 0.20 xG would be scored about 20 times in 100 comparable attempts. Add the shots together to describe the chances a team created.

Compare the performance with the result. Goals above xG means the team scored more than its chance total; goals below xG means it scored less. It does not prove luck, predict the next result or guarantee a correction.

Keep the context. Penalties, red cards, game state and opponents matter. Use several matches and the home/away filter. xG share is a share of chance quality, not a win probability. Different data providers can calculate different xG values.

CHANCE QUALITY, IN CONTEXT.Understat post-match evidence · separate from Kickoff Edge’s predictions
MODEL OUTLOOK

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Goals & BTTS

90 minutes

Total goals · 2.5

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BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Season form /10 · Ability /99 (EA FC 27) · Prev = previous season.

Manchester United

Home0 listed

Availability report unavailable.

Crystal Palace

Away0 listed

Availability report unavailable.

· Ability: EA FC 27 base ratings.

Season overview

Premier League · 2025/26

League season · all league matches

1.7Goals scored / match1.1
1.4Goals conceded / match1.2
5Clean sheets10
3Failed to score8
HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions · previous 365 days.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Starting XIs

Season form /10 · Ability /99 (EA FC 27) · — unavailable.

Manchester United

Formation4-2-3-1Michael Carrick
  1. 31S. LammensForm 7.0Ability 82G
  2. 2D. DalotForm 6.9Ability 78D
  3. 15L. YoroForm 6.7Ability 78D
  4. 5H. MaguireForm 6.9Ability —D
  5. 23L. ShawForm 6.7Ability —D
  6. 18CasemiroForm 7.2Ability 83M
  7. 37K. MainooForm 6.9Ability —M
  8. 19B. MbeumoForm 6.8Ability —M
  9. 8B. FernandesForm 7.6Ability 89M
  10. 10M. CunhaForm 7.1Ability 84M
  11. 30B. SeskoForm 6.8Ability 82F
Substitutes (9)

1 · A. BayindirForm 6.6Ability 75

3 · N. MazraouiForm 6.9Ability 80

11 · J. ZirkzeeForm 6.5Ability —

12 · T. MalaciaForm 6.6Ability —

25 · M. UgarteForm 6.7Ability —

16 · A. DialloForm 6.9Ability —

48 · J. MoorhouseForm —Ability —

39 · T. FletcherForm 6.7Ability —

26 · A. HeavenForm 6.9Ability 75

Crystal Palace

Formation3-4-2-1Oliver Glasner
  1. 1D. HendersonForm 6.9Ability —G
  2. 26C. RichardsForm 6.9Ability —D
  3. 5M. LacroixForm 6.9Ability —D
  4. 23J. CanvotForm 6.9Ability 76D
  5. 2D. MunozForm 6.9Ability —M
  6. 20A. WhartonForm 7.1Ability —M
  7. 18D. KamadaForm 6.9Ability 79M
  8. 3T. MitchellForm 6.8Ability —M
  9. 7I. SarrForm 6.8Ability 81F
  10. 11B. JohnsonForm 6.5Ability —F
  11. 22J. S. LarsenForm 6.5Ability 77F
Substitutes (9)

44 · W. BenitezForm 7.2Ability —

17 · N. ClyneForm 6.6Ability —

19 · W. HughesForm 6.8Ability —

24 · B. SosaForm 6.4Ability 72

12 · C. UcheForm 6.5Ability —

29 · E. GuessandForm 6.7Ability —

10 · Y. PinoForm 6.9Ability 79

55 · J. DevennyForm 6.5Ability —

34 · C. RiadForm 6.6Ability —

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Manchester United

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Senne Lammens906.7—0—27—
Diogo Dalot906.7—0—781
Leny Yoro906.3—0—751
Harry Maguire857.2—0—60—
Luke Shaw246.3—0—12—
Casemiro907.9—03984
Kobbie Mainoo907.0—01734
Bryan Mbeumo866.9—0—221
Bruno Fernandes907.911466—
Matheus Cunha906.9—02253
Benjamin Šeško757.910310—
Noussair Mazraoui667.2—0—43—
Amad Diallo156.9—0210—
Ayden Heaven146.6—0—6—
Joshua Zirkzee136.5—0—7—
Altay Bayındır———————
Tyrell Malacia———————
Jack Moorhouse———————
Tyler Fletcher———————
Manuel Ugarte———————

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Dean Henderson906.9—0—41—
Chris Richards906.2—0—601
Maxence Lacroix566.310128—
Jaydee Canvot906.9—0—411
Daniel Muñoz906.9—0—364
Adam Wharton686.2—0—262
Daichi Kamada856.2—0—382
Tyrick Mitchell906.3—01281
Ismaïla Sarr906.6—02191
Brennan Johnson586.6—1—7—
Jørgen Strand Larsen586.3—0219—
Chadi Riad326.3—0—201
Evann Guessand326.3—0—72
Will Hughes226.6—0—191
Yéremy Pino146.7—0—10—
Walter Benítez———————
Nathaniel Clyne———————
Borna Sosa———————
Justin Devenny———————
Christantus Uche———————
2025/26 STANDINGS

Premier League table

League centre ↗

Current standings · Premier League. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Arsenal38267571274485
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2Manchester City38239677354278
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3Manchester United382011769501971
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4Aston Villa38198115649765
WWDLL
5Liverpool381791263531060
DLDLW
6Bournemouth38131875854457
DDWWD
7Sunderland381412124248-654
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8Brighton381411135246653
LLWLW
9Brentford381411135552353
DDLWL
10Chelsea381410145852652
LWDLL
11Fulham38157164751-452
WDLLW
12Newcastle38147175355-249
LWDWL
13Everton381310154750-349
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14Leeds381114134956-747
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15Crystal Palace381112154151-1045
LDLDL
16Nottingham Forest381111164851-344
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17Tottenham381011174857-941
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18West Ham38109194665-1939
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19Burnley38410243875-3722
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20Wolves38311242768-4120
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THE MARKET VIEW

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AT A GLANCE

Match details

Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 28
Venue
Old Trafford
Referee
Chris Kavanagh, England
Kickoff
1 Mar · 14:00 UK
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