Overview
Manchester United is in impressive form and aims to extend their unbeaten streak to 11 in the Premier League when hosting Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils" are the only unbeaten team in the Premier League since Boxing Day, winning 22 points - the most in the league in this period. 16 of those points came after Michael Carrick replaced Ruben Amorim on the coaching bench.
Carrick has won 5/6 Premier League matches since returning to power. In the most recent round, he continued to thank Benjamin Sesko - who scored the decisive goal in the 1-0 victory over Everton at Hill Dickinson.
That is Man United's longest streak of 10 unbeaten matches since January 5, 2021 under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. At the same time, they also had their first away clean sheet since March 2025.
Sesko is achieving incredible performance. Since Amorim left, the Slovenian striker has scored 5 goals in less than 233 minutes of playing in the Premier League (including added time), averaging 1 goal per 46 minutes and 34 seconds. Before this round, no player has scored more goals without penalties than him in the league in 2026.
Palace also showed signs of improvement. They won 2/3 of their last matches and reached the round of 16 of the UEFA Conference League.
In the past round, Palace defeated Wolves 1-0 thanks to Evann Guessand's goal in the 90th minute. This is his first Premier League goal in 16 appearances.
Previously, Oliver Glasner's team went through a 9-match streak of only 3 points and dropped from fourth to 15th place. However, they climbed to 13th place and created positive psychological momentum after overcoming Zrinjski Mostar to advance deeper in Europe.
Notably, Palace has won in the last two away games at Old Trafford and aims for the milestone of three consecutive away wins against Man United - something only Chelsea has done in the past.
Guessand is competing for a starting spot, but Palace is still short of Cheick Doucoure and Eddie Nketiah for the long term. Jefferson Lerma and Jean-Philippe Mateta are also not ready.
On Man United's side, Sesko puts great pressure on the attack but Carrick still maintains a stable squad. Lisandro Martinez may return, while Mason Mount is unlikely to recover in time.
With their current form, Man United has an advantage. However, Palace is showing that they are not easily defeated, especially when traveling to Old Trafford.
Head-to-head record
In the first leg of the Premier League this season, Man United won all 3 points at Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park after an impressive comeback in the second half to win 2-1.
Jean-Philippe Mateta's opening goal from the penalty spot helped Palace take the lead in the first half. However, Joshua Zirkzee equalized 9 minutes after halftime, before Mason Mount scored the winning goal, bringing Man United their second away point in the season.
After a narrow victory in November last year, Man United is aiming to complete a double against Palace in the Premier League for the first time since the 2017-2018 season.
Score prediction: Man United 1-0 Crystal Palace
The match between Man United and Crystal Palace takes place at 9:00 PM on March 1st (Vietnam time).
