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Manchester United vs Crystal Palace – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1. Goals: M. Lacroix (4'), Bruno Fernandes (57' pen.), B. Šeško (65'). Manchester United had 61% possession against Crystal Palace's 39%. Shots on target: 11-3.

Premier League · Regular Season - 28

Sunday, 1 March 2026

Manchester UnitedManchester United

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace

Referee: Chris Kavanagh, England

Lineups

Manchester UnitedManchester United4-2-3-1
S. Lammens31S. LammensG
D. Dalot2D. DalotD
L. Yoro15L. YoroD
H. Maguire5H. MaguireD
L. Shaw23L. ShawD
Casemiro18CasemiroM
K. Mainoo37K. MainooM
B. Mbeumo19B. MbeumoM
B. Fernandes8B. FernandesM
M. Cunha10M. CunhaM
B. Sesko30B. SeskoF

Substitutes

1A. BayindirG
26A. HeavenD
12T. MalaciaD
3N. MazraouiD
39T. FletcherM
48J. MoorhouseM
25M. UgarteM
16A. DialloF
11J. ZirkzeeF
Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace3-4-2-1
D. Henderson1D. HendersonG
C. Richards26C. RichardsD
M. Lacroix5M. LacroixD
J. Canvot23J. CanvotD
D. Munoz2D. MunozM
A. Wharton20A. WhartonM
D. Kamada18D. KamadaM
T. Mitchell3T. MitchellM
I. Sarr7I. SarrF
B. Johnson11B. JohnsonF
J. S. Larsen22J. S. LarsenF

Substitutes

44W. BenitezG
10Y. PinoM
12C. UcheM
17N. ClyneD
19W. HughesM
24B. SosaD
29E. GuessandF
34C. RiadD
55J. DevennyM

Match Events

4'G

M. Lacroix

Assist: B. Johnson

6'Y

D. Kamada

24'S

L. Shaw

Substitution 1

36'Y

Diogo Dalot

49'Y

D. Henderson

56'R

M. Lacroix

57'P

Bruno Fernandes

58'S

B. Johnson

Substitution 1

58'S

J. Strand Larsen

Substitution 2

65'G

B. Šeško

Assist: Bruno Fernandes

68'S

A. Wharton

Substitution 3

75'S

B. Šeško

Substitution 2

85'S

H. Maguire

Substitution 3

85'S

D. Kamada

Substitution 4

86'S

B. Mbeumo

Substitution 4

89'Y

A. Heaven

Statistics

Manchester United
61%39%
Crystal Palace
2.16Expected Goals (xG)0.38
20Total Shots8
11Shots on Target3
7Corners1
13Fouls12
1Offsides2
86Pass Accuracy (%)77
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Manchester United host Crystal Palace on Sunday, 1 March 2026 at Old Trafford. The kick-off time is 14:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Manchester United go into the match 3rd in the table; Crystal Palace sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Manchester United have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Crystal Palace have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 30 Nov 2025: Manchester United 2-1 Crystal Palace; 2 Feb 2025: Manchester United 0-2 Crystal Palace; 21 Sept 2024: Manchester United 0-0 Crystal Palace. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1. Manchester United scored through Bruno Fernandes 57' (pen.), B. Šeško 65'. Crystal Palace replied with M. Lacroix 4'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 65 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Manchester United held 61% of the ball against 39% for Crystal Palace. Shots on target finished 11-3. Expected goals read 2.16 for Manchester United, 0.38 for Crystal Palace.

Verdict

The win nudges Manchester United forward and leaves Crystal Palace with work to do. Manchester United sat 3rd and Crystal Palace 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.