Manchester United vs Crystal Palace, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueMan United struggles continue in 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace
Manchester United slumped to their fourth defeat of the Premier League season as an early Joachim Anderson strike earned Crystal Palace a 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 10': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Casemiro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joachim Andersen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 14': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 14': Attempt missed. Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 17': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 22': Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 23': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta with a through ball.
- 25': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United).
- 25': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Goal! Manchester United 0, Crystal Palace 1. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 27': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a headed pass.
- 32': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 32': Mason Mount (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United).
- 33': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 39': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 40': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 42': Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 45': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United).
- 45': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+1': Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+3': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 49': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 54': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphaël Varane.
- 55': Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 55': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Rasmus Højlund is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
- 56': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 56': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 57': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 57': Attempt saved. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 59': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Facundo Pellistri.
- 62': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 63': Attempt saved. Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 63': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 64': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
- 64': Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Offside, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford tries a through ball, but Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
- 72': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 73': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 76': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 76': Foul by Mason Mount (Manchester United).
- 76': Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Mason Mount (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Mason Mount.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 78': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jairo Riedewald replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 79': Hand ball by Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United).
- 79': Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 80': Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 81': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 85': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Raphaël Varane.
- 88': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Chris Richards replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 88': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Victor Lindelöf.
- 88': Attempt missed. Donny van de Beek (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 89': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United).
- 89': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Donny van de Beek with a headed pass.
- 90'+2': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester United 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 0, Crystal Palace 1.
Statistics
 CRY |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 22.9 | Possession | 77.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 148 | Accurate Passes | 653 |
| 221 | Passes | 741 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 21 |
| 26 | Tackles | 32 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 36 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,428
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,428
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | +15 | 26 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 11 | +4 | 19 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | +9 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | André Onana (GK) |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane |
| 4 | Sofyan Amrabat  |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 7 | Mason Mount |
| 18 | Casemiro |
| 11 | Rasmus Højlund |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
| 28 | Facundo Pellistri |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
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