Manchester United 2–1 Crystal Palace: recap, goals & stats

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Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2–1 in the Premier League.

DimaScore · published 1 Mar 2026

Manchester United edged Crystal Palace 2–1 in the Premier League. Manchester United: Bruno Fernandes (57' pen), B. Šeško (65'). Crystal Palace: M. Lacroix (4').

Premier League · Regular Season - 28

Manchester United

Bruno Fernandes 57' (P)B. Šeško 65'

2 – 1

FT

(HT 0-1)

M. Lacroix 4'

Old Trafford, Manchester

4-2-3-1·Michael Carrick

O. Glasner·3-4-2-1

Substitutes

1A. BayindirGK
3N. MazraouiDEF
11J. ZirkzeeFWD
12T. MalaciaDEF
25M. UgarteMID
16A. DialloFWD
48J. MoorhouseMID
39T. FletcherMID
26A. HeavenDEF

44W. BenitezGK
17N. ClyneDEF
19W. HughesMID
24B. SosaDEF
12C. UcheMID
29E. GuessandFWD
10Y. PinoMID
55J. DevennyMID
34C. RiadDEF

Events

4'

M. Lacroix (B. Johnson)

6'

D. Kamada

L. Shaw Out: N. Mazraoui

24'

Diogo Dalot

36'

HT

49'

D. Henderson

VAR — Penalty confirmed

55'

56'

M. Lacroix

Bruno Fernandes (pen.) (—)

57'

58'

B. Johnson Out: E. Guessand

58'

J. Strand Larsen Out: C. Riad

B. Šeško (Bruno Fernandes)

65'

68'

A. Wharton Out: W. Hughes

B. Šeško Out: A. Diallo

75'

H. Maguire Out: A. Heaven

85'

85'

D. Kamada Out: Yeremy Pino

B. Mbeumo Out: J. Zirkzee

86'

A. Heaven

89'

Statistics

13Fouls12

1Offsides2

86%Passes %77%

0Red Cards1

20Total Shots8

7Corner Kicks1

612Total passes399

2Yellow Cards2

5Blocked Shots2

11Shots on Goal3

4Shots off Goal3

2.16expected_goals0.38

61%Ball Possession39%

527Passes accurate308

11Shots insidebox5

0.37goals_prevented0.37

2Goalkeeper Saves9

9Shots outsidebox3

Ratings

Manchester United

B. Šeško

FWD75'

7.9

Casemiro

MID90'

7.9

Bruno Fernandes(C)

MID90'

7.9

H. Maguire

DEF85'

7.2

N. Mazraoui

DEF66'

7.2

K. Mainoo

MID90'

7.0

A. Diallo

FWD15'

6.9

Matheus Cunha

MID90'

6.9

B. Mbeumo

MID86'

6.9

Diogo Dalot

DEF90'

6.7

Crystal Palace

J. Canvot

DEF90'

6.9

D. Henderson(C)

GK90'

6.9

D. Muñoz

MID90'

6.9

Yeremy Pino

MID14'

6.7

I. Sarr

FWD90'

6.6

B. Johnson

FWD58'

6.6

W. Hughes

MID22'

6.6

M. Lacroix

DEF56'

6.3

C. Riad

DEF32'

6.3

J. Strand Larsen

FWD58'

6.3

Head-to-head

Over the last 3 meetings, Manchester United lead 1–1 (1 draws) against Crystal Palace.

30 Nov 2025Crystal Palace 2–1 Manchester United

2 Feb 2025Manchester United 0–2 Crystal Palace

21 Sept 2024Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester United

FAQ

What was the score of Manchester United vs Crystal Palace?: Manchester United 2–1 Crystal Palace.
Who scored?: Manchester United : Bruno Fernandes (57' pen), B. Šeško (65') ; Crystal Palace : M. Lacroix (4')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Old Trafford, Manchester

Capacity

76,212

Referee

C. Kavanagh

Round

Regular Season - 28

Standings — top 5

1Arsenal85

2Manchester City78

3Manchester United71

4Aston Villa65

5Liverpool60

Manchester United 2–1 Crystal Palace: recap, goals & stats