It is now four games in and not victory for Oliver Glasner and his men as they welcome Manchester United to Selhurst Park who were free scoring in the week.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 21 September 2024 – 5.30pm |
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Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU
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PREVIOUS MEETING
| 06/05/2024 – The last game at Selhurst Park between the sides was a very memorable one for the home fans as the Eagles ran out comprehensive 4-0 winners thanks to goals Michael Olise (2), Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Michael Olise (9.2) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | David Coote |
| Assistant | Nick Hopton |
| Assistant | Craig Taylor |
| Fourth Official | Darren Bond |
| VAR | Chris Kavanagh |
| Assistant VAR | Akil Howson |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Chadi Riad and Matheus Franca and Rob Holding will not be available while Trevoh Chalobah will be assessed.
UNITED – Leny Yoro, Tyrell Malacia, Victor Lindelof, and Luke Shaw miss out while Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund will face fitness tests.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – None |
| YELLOW CARDS (over 1.5) – Kobbie Mainoo (3), Harry McGuire (2) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 06/05/2024 | Palace 4-0 United |
| 30/09/2023 | United 0-1 Palace |
| 26/09/2023 | United 3-0 Palace |
| 04/02/2023 | United 2-1 Palace |
| 18/01/2023 | Palace 1-1 United |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 17/09/2024 | QPR 1-2 Palace |
| 14/09/2024 | Palace 2-2 Leicester |
| 01/09/2024 | Chelsea 1-1 Palace |
| 27/08/2024 | Palace 4-0 Norwich |
| 24/08/2024 | Palace 0-2 West Ham |
Last FIVE results for United;
| 17/09/2024 | United 7-0 Barnsley |
| 14/09/2024 | Southampton 0-3 United |
| 01/09/2024 | United 0-3 Liverpool |
| 24/08/2024 | Brighton 2-1 United |
| 16/08/2024 | United 1-0 Fulham |
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture Palace sit in 16th in the Premier League table with 2 points from 4 games played while Manchester United are 10th with 6 points.
RECORD AGAINST UNITED
| Played | 66 |
| Won | 12 |
| Drawn | 13 |
| Lost | 41 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Diogo Dalot | 7.20 |
| Amad Diallo | 7.07 |
| Ebere Eze | 7.04 |
| Adam Wharton | 6.76 |
ONE TO WATCH
| AMAD DIALLO |
| FORMER CLUBS – Boca Barca, Atalanta, Rangers (loan), Sunderland (loan) |
| The 22-year-old has featured several times under Eric ten Haag this season and has impressed at Old Trafford with his performances. While he still has a lot to learn, it is clear he has the raw talent and will cause defences problems. |
KEY CLASH
| JEAN-PHILIPPE MATETA v MATTHIJS DE LIGT |
| The Frenchman looked fresh against Leicester after a long summer and got back in the goals. He will be up against United’s new central defender who was signed from Bayern Munich in the summer who bagged his first goal for the club last weekend. |
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | Jean-Philippe MATETA 2 (8th) |
| Assists | Tyrick MITCHELL 1 (10th) |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 243 (19th) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 15 (4th) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 290 (24th) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 18 (3rd) |
| Fouls | Daichi KAMADA 8 (13th) |
| Dispossessed | Ebere EZE, Adam WHARTON 6 (28th) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 12 (7th) |
| Clearances | Marc GUEHI 24 (4th) |
| Big Chances Missed | Ebere EZE 2 (8th) |
TEB PREDICTION
The visitors have had an indifferent start to the season but they are very high profile when it comes to the media, but the Eagles must get a win on the board sooner rather than later after a disappointing campaign so far. United remain a difficult proposition and while there could be a chance of a victory especially at home on Saturday night, we thing it will be another draw to keep the points column ticking over.
| PREDICTED SCORE: 1-1 |
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