Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

ResultPremier League2-1

Premier League
Full Time
Manchester United
Manchester United
2
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
1
HT: 0 - 1
📍 Old Trafford

Manchester United 2-1 Crystal Palace — Match Report

Manchester United secured a home victory with a 2-1 scoreline against Crystal Palace in the Premier League. The match was played at Old Trafford on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

Goals were scored by M. Lacroix (4', assisted by B. Johnson), B. Fernandes (57') and B. Sesko (65', assisted by B. Fernandes).

Manchester United controlled 61% of possession compared to Crystal Palace's 39%. The hosts had 20 shots (11 on target) while the visitors managed 8 shots (3 on target). Corner kicks were 7-1 in favour of Manchester United.

Prediction accuracy: Betora's AI predicted a Manchester United win with probabilities of 60% home, 22% draw, 18% away and a most likely score of 2-1. The prediction was correct ✓ — the actual result was 2-1 — an exact score hit!

Match Events

4'
⚽ GoalM. LacroixAssist: B. Johnson
6'
🟨 Yellow CardD. Kamada
24'
🔄 SubstitutionL. ShawAssist: N. MazraouiOut: N. Mazraoui
36'
🟨 Yellow CardD. Dalot
49'
🟨 Yellow CardD. Henderson
56'
🟥 Red CardM. Lacroix
57'
⚽ GoalB. Fernandes
58'
🔄 SubstitutionJ. S. LarsenAssist: C. RiadOut: C. Riad
58'
🔄 SubstitutionB. JohnsonAssist: E. GuessandOut: E. Guessand
65'
⚽ GoalB. SeskoAssist: B. Fernandes
68'
🔄 SubstitutionA. WhartonAssist: W. HughesOut: W. Hughes
75'
🔄 SubstitutionB. SeskoAssist: A. DialloOut: A. Diallo
85'
🔄 SubstitutionD. KamadaAssist: Y. PinoOut: Y. Pino
85'
🔄 SubstitutionH. MaguireAssist: A. HeavenOut: A. Heaven
86'
🔄 SubstitutionB. MbeumoAssist: J. ZirkzeeOut: J. Zirkzee
89'
🟨 Yellow CardA. Heaven

Lineups

Manchester United4-2-3-1

31Senne LammensG
2Diogo DalotD
15Leny YoroD
5Harry MaguireD
23Luke ShawD
18CasemiroM
37Kobbie MainooM
19Bryan MbeumoM
8Bruno FernandesM
10Matheus CunhaM
30Benjamin ŠeškoF

Crystal Palace3-4-2-1

1Dean HendersonG
26Chris RichardsD
5Maxence LacroixD
23Jaydee CanvotD
2Daniel MuñozM
20Adam WhartonM
18Daichi KamadaM
3Tyrick MitchellM
7Ismaïla SarrF
11Brennan JohnsonF
22Jørgen Strand LarsenF

Match Statistics

Manchester United
Crystal Palace
Possession
61%39%
🎯Total Shots
208
🥅Shots on Goal
113
📦Shots Inside Box
115
🚩Corners
71
⚠️Fouls
1312
🟨Yellow Cards
22
🟥Red Cards
01
🏳️Offsides
12
🧤GK Saves
29
📊Pass Accuracy
86%76%
🛡️Blocked Shots
52

Top Performers

Manchester United

Casemiro
🔑 1 key passes
7.9
Bruno Fernandes
⚽ 1 🅰️ 1 🔑 6 key passes
7.9
Benjamin Šeško
⚽ 1
7.6
Harry Maguire
7.2
Noussair Mazraoui
7.2

Crystal Palace

Jaydee Canvot
7.2
Dean Henderson
7.0
Daniel Muñoz
🔑 2 key passes
6.9
Ismaïla Sarr
6.9
Chris Richards
🔑 1 key passes
6.7