Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

Premier League 5 Dec 2021, 14:00
Manchester United
Manchester United
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
🏟 Old Trafford (Manchester) 👤 C. Pawson Round 15

Match report

Manchester United edged past Crystal Palace 1-0 in the Premier League on 5 December 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Manchester United dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 16 shots to Crystal Palace's 8.

The match was played at Old Trafford (Manchester), with C. Pawson in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 16 - 8 On target 3 - 2 Corners 9 - 6 Fouls 16 - 9 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Fred
Manchester United · 1 goal
8 Alex Telles 63 passes (78% accurate)
8 Conor Gallagher captained the side
7 David De Gea captained the side
7 Diogo Dalot captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–5 4–3
Shots On Goal 2–2 1–0
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 7–1 2–5
Attacks 77–34 65–43
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
142 Attacks 77
77 Dangerous Attacks 28
3 On Target 2
13 Off Target 6
16 Shots Total 8
3 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 3
6 Shots Blocked 3
8 Shots Inside Box 4
8 Shots Outside Box 4
16 Fouls 9
9 Corners 6
3 Offsides 0
61% Ball Possession 39%
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 2
527 Passes Total 331
435 Passes Accurate 236
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester United · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Gea
20 D. Dalot 2 V. Lindelöf 5 H. Maguire 27 A. Telles
39 S. McTominay 17 Fred
25 J. Sancho 18 B. Fernandes 10 M. Rashford
7 C. Ronaldo
Crystal Palace · 4-3-3
13 V. Guaita
17 N. Clyne 5 J. Tomkins 6 M. Guéhi 3 T. Mitchell
15 J. Schlupp 8 C. Kouyaté 23 C. Gallagher
9 J. Ayew 20 C. Benteke 11 W. Zaha
Manchester United
Coach
R. Rangnick
Substitutes
  • 26 Dean Henderson
  • 4 Phil Jones
  • 3 Eric Bailly
  • 29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
  • 34 Donny van de Beek
  • 11 Mason Greenwood
  • 8 Juan Mata
  • 31 Nemanja Matic
  • 36 Anthony Elanga
Crystal Palace
Coach
P. Vieira
Substitutes
  • 1 Jack Butland
  • 34 Martin Kelly
  • 7 Michael Olise
  • 12 Will Hughes
  • 44 Jaïro Riedewald
  • 4 Luka Milivojevic
  • 10 Eberechi Eze
  • 14 Jean-Philippe Mateta
  • 22 Odsonne Édouard
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ M. Greenwood ↓ J. Sancho Manchester United
  • 66' ↑ O. Édouard ↓ C. Benteke Crystal Palace
  • 76' ↑ A. Elanga ↓ M. Rashford Manchester United
  • 84' ↑ M. Olise ↓ J. Ayew Crystal Palace
  • 84' ↑ E. Eze ↓ C. Kouyaté Crystal Palace
  • 86' ↑ D. van de Beek ↓ Bruno Fernandes Manchester United
Cards
  • 31' N. Clyne Crystal Palace
  • 67' M. Guehi Crystal Palace
  • 81' S. McTominay Manchester United
  • 90+1' V. Lindelof Manchester United
Head-to-head
Manchester United 6 3 draws 5 Crystal Palace
2026-03-01 Manchester Utd vs Crystal Palace 2 - 1
2025-11-30 Crystal Palace vs Manchester Utd 1 - 2
2025-02-02 Manchester United vs Crystal Palace 0 - 2
2024-09-21 Crystal Palace vs Manchester United 0 - 0
2024-05-06 Crystal Palace vs Manchester United 4 - 0
2023-09-30 Manchester United vs Crystal Palace 0 - 1
Recent form
Manchester United W D D D D
Crystal Palace D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester United vs Crystal Palace?
Manchester United won 1-0 against Crystal Palace on 5 December 2021.
Who won Manchester United vs Crystal Palace?
Manchester United won the match 1-0.
Where was Manchester United vs Crystal Palace played?
The match was played at Old Trafford (Manchester).
Who had more possession in Manchester United vs Crystal Palace?
Manchester United had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.