On September 22, 2024, at 00:30 am, Crystal Palace will welcome Manchester United at home in the 5th round of the English Premier League.
After 4 rounds of EPL, Crystal Palace has 2 draws, 2 losses and no wins, ranking 16th with 2 points, while Manchester United has 2 wins and 2 losses, ranking 10th with 6 points. In the last round of EPL, Crystal Palace drew 2-2 with Leicester City at home, with Matta scoring two goals, and the team beat QPR 2-1 in the League Cup in midweek to advance. Manchester United beat Southampton 3-0 on the road, ending a two-game losing streak in the league, and beat Barnsley 7-0 at home in the League Cup in midweek, with Rashford, Gancho, and Eriksen scoring twice, and Anthony breaking his scoring drought with a penalty and a spot-kick.
Crystal Palace are not very good this season and haven't won the league yet. United will get better with the return of injured players. Rashford's form has gotten better since his summer training, and he's scored consecutively. Newcomer Zirkser is also integrated into the team, the center forward Hoylen is back from injury, United has a lot of people in the mid-field, and can continue to impact the Crystal Palace defense. Although United is playing on the road and many people don't favor them, there are still some people who think United can take Crystal Palace on the road and get two consecutive wins in the EPL. In the last 6 meetings between the two sides, Crystal Palace have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3. Last season, Crystal Palace won both their home and away matches against United and shut them out.
Crystal Palace have injured and suspended players Lerma, Chalobah, Matthews, Riad, Holding; United's side Luke Shaw, Mount, Yolo, Lindelof can not play.
