Manchester United 1-3 Crystal Palace: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 19 September 2020

Result

Manchester United 1-3 Crystal Palace

Premier League · Saturday 19 September 2020, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Manchester United 1-3 Crystal Palace: match report

Manchester United lost to Crystal Palace 1-3 in the Premier League on Saturday 19 September 2020. The half-time score was 0-1.

Andros Townsend opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Manchester United's goal came from Donny van de Beek (80'). Crystal Palace scored through Andros Townsend (7'), Wilfried Zaha (74', penalty) and Wilfried Zaha (85').

Discipline: Manchester United received 2 yellow cards; Crystal Palace received 1 yellow card.

Manchester United went on to finish that season 2nd with 74 points, and Crystal Palace 14th with 44.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Crystal Palace in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace (8.7), ahead of James McArthur (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Manchester United wins, 2 draws and 1 for Crystal Palace.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

7'Goal · Andros TownsendCrystal Palace · 0-1
55'Yellow card · Joel WardCrystal Palace
58'Yellow card · Timothy Fosu-MensahManchester United
64'Yellow card · Harry MaguireManchester United
74'Penalty goal · Wilfried ZahaCrystal Palace · 0-2
80'Goal · Donny van de BeekManchester United · 1-2
85'Goal · Wilfried ZahaCrystal Palace · 1-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 7, draws 2, Crystal Palace 1.

Crystal Palace 0-2 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 16 Jul 2020
Manchester United 1-2 Crystal PalacePremier League · 24 Aug 2019
Crystal Palace 1-3 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 27 Feb 2019
Manchester United 0-0 Crystal PalacePremier League · 24 Nov 2018
Crystal Palace 2-3 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 5 Mar 2018
Manchester United 4-0 Crystal PalacePremier League · 30 Sep 2017

Team news

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Gary CahillCrystal Palace · injury (Hamstring Injury)
James TomkinsCrystal Palace · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Phil JonesManchester United · injury (Knee Injury)
Patrick van AanholtCrystal Palace · injury (Shoulder Injury)
Christian BentekeCrystal Palace · injury (Ankle Injury)
Connor WickhamCrystal Palace · injury (Knock)
Tom HeatonManchester United · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
Tyrell MalaciaManchester United · injury (Hip Injury)
Jaïro RiedewaldCrystal Palace · injury (Knock)
Edinson CavaniManchester United · injury (COVID 19)
Axel TuanzebeManchester United · injury (Ankle Injury)
Nathan FergusonCrystal Palace · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Martin DúbravkaManchester United · injury (Heel Bone Injury)

Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

David de Gea, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay, Daniel James, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial

Crystal Palace line-up (4-4-2)

Vicente Guaita, Joel Ward, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Mamadou Sakho, Tyrick Mitchell, Andros Townsend, James McArthur, James McCarthy, Jeffrey Schlupp, Jordan Ayew, Wilfried Zaha