Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

Premier League

Man Utd

14-9-5

2-1

Final

C Palace

9-8-11

Old Trafford

Match pulse

MANAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTCRY

61%Possession39%

20Shots8

11On target3

7Corners1

2Saves9

13Fouls12

6'Daichi KamadaCRY36'Diogo DalotMAN49'Dean HendersonCRY56'Maxence LacroixCRY89'Ayden HeavenMAN

Team	1H	2H	T
MAN	0	2	2
CRY	1	0	1

Who won: Man Utd 2-1

Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man Utd: Bruno Fernandes (57' pen) and Benjamin Sesko (65'). Goals for C Palace: Maxence Lacroix (4').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MANCRY

13Fouls12

2Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards1

1Offsides2

7Corner Kicks1

2Saves9

61Possession39

20SHOTS8

11ON GOAL3

0.6On Target %0.4

2Penalty Goals0

1Penalty Kicks Taken0

527Accurate Passes308

612Passes399

0.9Pass Completion %0.8

11Accurate Crosses1

25Crosses6

0.4Cross %0.2

38Long Balls61

22Accurate Long Balls17

0.6Long Balls %0.3

5Blocked Shots2

6Effective Tackles5

14Tackles16

0.4Tackle %0.3

4Interceptions6

16Effective Clearances29

16Clearances29

Player of the game

Bruno Fernandes

MAN · 1 G, 1 A

8.3

Deserved to win

74%

MAN · 0.93 xG

24%

Draw

CRY · 0.08 xG

Man Utd created better chances: they win this game 74% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Manchester United 2, Crystal Palace 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Crystal Palace 1.
90'+8'
Foul
Foul by Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace).
90'+8'
Free kick won
Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
K. Mainoo
90'+7'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
90'+5'
Offside
Offside, Manchester United. Amad Diallo is caught offside.
90'+5'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
J. Zirkzee
90'+3'
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
90'+3'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
90'+2'
Free kick won
Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
90'
Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
89'
Yellow card
Ayden Heaven (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Heaven
89'
Free kick won
Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Ayden Heaven (Manchester United).
86'
Sub
Subbed on for B. Mbeumo
Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
J. Zirkzee
85'
Sub
Subbed on for H. Maguire
Substitution, Manchester United. Ayden Heaven replaces Harry Maguire.
A. Heaven
85'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Kamada
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Yéremy Pino replaces Daichi Kamada.
Y. Pino
84'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daichi Kamada following a set piece situation.
T. Mitchell
83'
Foul
Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
83'
Free kick won
Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'
Foul
Foul by Matheus Cunha (Manchester United).
82'
Free kick won
Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.