Premier League · Sun, 1 Mar 2026 ·
Manchester United vs Crystal Palace — 2 - 1
Old Trafford · Referee: C. Kavanagh
Match report
Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1
Crystal Palace were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, 1 March 2026 in Premier League matchday 28. B. Fernandes (57' pen) and B. Sesko (65') scored for Manchester United, while M. Lacroix (4') found the net for Crystal Palace. Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace, 56') was sent off. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Manchester United had 61% of the ball and 20 shots (11 on target) against Crystal Palace’s 8 (3 on target). Casemiro (Manchester United) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Manchester United 12th in the Premier League table on 5 points and Crystal Palace 15th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ipswich | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 12 Dec 2026, Crystal Palace – Manchester United
Match events
- 4'goalM. LacroixAssist: B. Johnson
- 6'yellow cardDaichi KamadaYellow Card
- 24'substitutionL. ShawOff: N. Mazraoui
- 36'yellow cardDiogo DalotYellow Card
- 49'yellow cardDean HendersonYellow Card
- 55'VAR decisionMatheus CunhaPenalty confirmed
- 56'red cardMaxence LacroixRed Card
- 57'penaltyB. FernandesPenalty
- 58'substitutionB. JohnsonOff: E. Guessand
- 58'substitutionJ. S. LarsenOff: C. Riad
- 65'goalB. SeskoAssist: B. Fernandes
- 68'substitutionA. WhartonOff: W. Hughes
- 75'substitutionB. SeskoOff: A. Diallo
- 85'substitutionH. MaguireOff: A. Heaven
- 85'substitutionD. KamadaOff: Y. Pino
- 86'substitutionB. MbeumoOff: J. Zirkzee
- 89'yellow cardAyden HeavenYellow Card
Lineups
Manchester United
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Michael Carrick
Starting XI
- 31S. LammensG
- 2D. DalotD
- 15L. YoroD
- 5H. MaguireD
- 23L. ShawD
- 18CasemiroM
- 37K. MainooM
- 19B. MbeumoM
- 8B. FernandesM
- 10M. CunhaM
- 30B. SeskoF
Substitutes
- 1A. BayindirG
- 3N. MazraouiD
- 11J. ZirkzeeF
- 12T. MalaciaD
- 25M. UgarteM
- 16A. DialloF
- 48J. MoorhouseM
- 39T. FletcherM
- 26A. HeavenD
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Oliver Glasner
Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 26C. RichardsD
- 5M. LacroixD
- 23J. CanvotD
- 2D. MunozM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 18D. KamadaM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 7I. SarrF
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 22J. S. LarsenF
Substitutes
- 44W. BenitezG
- 17N. ClyneD
- 19W. HughesM
- 24B. SosaD
- 12C. UcheM
- 29E. GuessandF
- 10Y. PinoM
- 55J. DevennyM
- 34C. RiadD
Match statistics
- 61%Possession39%
- 2.16Expected goals (xG)0.38
- 20Total shots8
- 11Shots on target3
- 4Shots off target3
- 5Blocked shots2
- 11Shots inside the box5
- 9Shots outside the box3
- 7Corners1
- 1Offsides2
- 13Fouls12
- 2Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards1
- 2Goalkeeper saves9
- 612Passes399
- 527Accurate passes308
- 86%Pass accuracy77%
- 0.37Goals prevented0.37
Player statistics
Manchester United
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Senne LammensG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 2Diogo DalotD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Harry MaguireD | 85 | 7.2 | ||
| 15Leny YoroD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Luke ShawD | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Bruno FernandesM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 10Matheus CunhaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 18CasemiroMTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 19Bryan MbeumoM | 86 | 6.9 | ||
| 37Kobbie MainooM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 30Benjamin ŠeškoF | 75 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 1Altay BayındırG | – | – | ||
| 3Noussair MazraouiD | 66 | 7.2 | ||
| 12Tyrell MalaciaD | – | – | ||
| 26Ayden HeavenD | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Manuel UgarteM | – | – | ||
| 39Tyler FletcherM | – | – | ||
| 48Jack MoorhouseM | – | – | ||
| 11Joshua ZirkzeeF | 13 | 6.5 | ||
| 16Amad DialloF | 15 | 6.9 |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean HendersonG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Maxence LacroixD | 56 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 23Jaydee CanvotD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Chris RichardsD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 2Daniel MuñozM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Tyrick MitchellM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Daichi KamadaM | 85 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Adam WhartonM | 68 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Ismaïla SarrF | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Brennan JohnsonF | 58 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF | 58 | 6.3 | ||
| 44Walter BenítezG | – | – | ||
| 17Nathaniel ClyneD | – | – | ||
| 24Borna SosaD | – | – | ||
| 34Chadi RiadD | 32 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Yéremy PinoM | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| 12Christantus UcheM | – | – | ||
| 19Will HughesM | 22 | 6.6 | ||
| 55Justin DevennyM | – | – | ||
| 29Evann GuessandF | 32 | 6.3 |