Overview
Despite beating Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers in the Carabao Cup, Crystal Palace have yet to find the joy of victory in the Premier League this year. After the first 4 rounds, coach Oliver Glasner's team has drawn 2, lost 2 and is currently ranked 16th in the rankings.
Meanwhile, Manchester United seem to be getting back on track after two consecutive defeats against Brighton and Liverpool. In round 4, the "Red Devils" easily defeated Southampton with a score of 3-0. Then, the Old Trafford team continued to defeat Barnsley 7-0 in the framework of round 3 of the Carabao Cup.
Coach Erik ten Hag feels somewhat reassured when Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho have been "firing" continuously recently. Each has scored 3 goals in the last 2 matches. Besides, Antony also had his mind cleared when scoring from the 11m mark in the match against Barnsley.
United's defence has kept three clean sheets in five games this season and they will need to maintain their focus in the next game, especially with Palace possessing the dangerous striker Mateta, who has scored four goals this season. Ten Hag will certainly have to ask centre-backs Lisandro Martinez and De Ligt to keep the Frenchman at bay.
Ten Hag's team is rated higher and is completely capable of winning 3 points if they play at their best. A victory against Palace will also help Man United reclaim the debt of losing both matches last season.
Crystal Palace and Man United have met a total of 53 times in history. Crystal Palace have won 11 and drawn 10, while Man United have won 32 times.
However, in the last 2 meetings, Crystal Palace defeated the "Red Devils". They scored 5 goals and did not concede any in those 2 matches.
The last time Man United won at Crystal Palace was in 2020.
Human resources situation
On the home team side, Holding, Chalobah, Franca and Riad are all unable to play.
Meanwhile, Man United are without Lindelof, Shaw, Mount, Malacia and Yoro. Hojlund's injury situation has improved but his ability to play is still uncertain.
Expected lineup:
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Clyne, Guehi, Richards, Munoz, Hughes, Doucoure, Mitchell, Kamada, Eze, Mateta.
Man United: Onana, Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot, Ugarte, Mainoo, Amad, Fernandes, Rashford, Zirkzee.
The match between Crystal Palace and Man United takes place at 11:30 p.m. on September 21 (Vietnam time).
