Manchester Utd vs Crystal Palace

Premier League 1 Mar 2026, 14:00
Manchester Utd
Manchester Utd
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
🏟 Old Trafford 👤 C. Kavanagh Round 28

Match report

Manchester Utd edged past Crystal Palace 2-1 in the Premier League on 1 March 2026.

Crystal Palace dominated possession with 89% of the ball, while Manchester Utd had 20 shots to Crystal Palace's 8.

M. Lacroix was sent off in the 56th minute.

The match was played at Old Trafford, with C. Kavanagh in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 11% - 89% Shots 20 - 8 On target 11 - 3 Corners 7 - 1 Fouls 13 - 12 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Bruno Fernandes
Manchester Utd · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Benjamin Šeško 1 goal
8 Casemiro 97 passes (79% accurate)
7 Maxence Lacroix 1 goal
7 Diogo Dalot 77 passes (86% accurate)
First half vs second half
Manchester Utd stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–4 14–4
Shots On Goal 3–2 8–1
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 3–1 4–0
Attacks 44–40 59–40
Match statistics
7 Corners 1
10 Throw In 11
13 Free Kick 13
8 Goal Kick 8
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 4
103 Attacks 80
70 Dangerous Attacks 31
11 On Target 3
9 Off Target 5
11% Ball Possession 89%
20 Shots Total 8
11 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 5
9 Shots Outside Box 3
13 Fouls 12
7 Corners 1
1 Offsides 2
61% Ball Possession 39%
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Saves 9
609 Passes Total 398
523 Passes Accurate 303
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester Utd · 4-2-3-1
31 S. Lammens
2 D. Dalot 15 L. Yoro 5 H. Maguire 23 L. Shaw
18 Casemiro 37 K. Mainoo
19 B. Mbeumo 8 B. Fernandes 10 M. Cunha
30 B. Šeško
Crystal Palace · 3-4-2-1
1 D. Henderson
26 C. Richards 5 M. Lacroix 23 J. Canvot
2 D. Muñoz 20 A. Wharton 18 D. Kamada 3 T. Mitchell
7 I. Sarr 11 B. Johnson
22 J. Larsen
Manchester Utd
Coach
Michael Carrick
Substitutes
  • 3 Noussair Mazraoui
  • 16 Amad Diallo
  • 26 Ayden Heaven
  • 11 Joshua Zirkzee
  • 1 Altay Bayındır
  • 12 Tyrell Malacia
  • 48 Jack Moorhouse
  • 39 Tyler Fletcher
  • 25 Manuel Ugarte
Crystal Palace
Coach
Oliver Glasner
Substitutes
  • 34 Chadi Riad
  • 29 Evann Guessand
  • 19 Will Hughes
  • 10 Yéremy Pino
  • 44 Walter Benítez
  • 17 Nathaniel Clyne
  • 24 Borna Sosa
  • 55 Justin Devenny
  • 12 Christantus Uche
Substitutions
  • 24' ↑ N. Mazraoui ↓ L. Shaw Manchester Utd
  • 58' ↑ E. Guessand ↓ B. Johnson Crystal Palace
  • 58' ↑ C. Riad ↓ J. S. Larsen Crystal Palace
  • 68' ↑ W. Hughes ↓ A. Wharton Crystal Palace
  • 75' ↑ A. Diallo ↓ B. Sesko Manchester Utd
  • 85' ↑ A. Heaven ↓ H. Maguire Manchester Utd
  • 85' ↑ Y. Pino ↓ D. Kamada Crystal Palace
  • 86' ↑ J. Zirkzee ↓ B. Mbeumo Manchester Utd
Cards
  • 56' M. Lacroix Crystal Palace
  • 6' D. Kamada Crystal Palace
  • 36' D. Dalot Manchester Utd
  • 49' D. Henderson Crystal Palace
  • 89' A. Heaven Manchester Utd
Head-to-head
Manchester Utd 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 Utd W D D D D
Crystal Palace D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester Utd vs Crystal Palace?
Manchester Utd won 2-1 against Crystal Palace on 1 March 2026.
Who won Manchester Utd vs Crystal Palace?
Manchester Utd won the match 2-1.
Where was Manchester Utd vs Crystal Palace played?
The match was played at Old Trafford.
Who had more possession in Manchester Utd vs Crystal Palace?
Crystal Palace had 89% of possession, compared to 11% for the other side.