Crystal Palace v Manchester United result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester United

Premier League · Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:15 GMT · Selhurst Park

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Crystal Palace · Manchester United · Head-to-head

Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester United — this Premier League match was drawn.

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The numbers

Result: Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester United · Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park · London
Referee: A. Marriner
Head-to-head (last 6): Crystal Palace 2 · draws 1 · Manchester United 3 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 2W 1D 2L · Manchester United 2W 3D 0L

Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester United (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 2.63

Goals

against 1.75 / 0.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 5

Corners

against 6.88 / 3.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2 / 7

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 2.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

0.88 / 1.38

Cards

against 0.75 / 1.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 February 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 February 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Crystal Palace for / against	Line	Manchester United for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.63 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.13 for · 6.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	6.5 for · 16.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.38 for · 8 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	7 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.25 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	0.88 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. McArthur n 8	77	2 8/4	0.4 1/1	—
Luka Milivojević n 8	85.1	1.7 7/4	0.9 3/2	Fred
J. Ward n 8	79.9	1.7 6/3	0.1 1/0	L. Shaw
J. Ayew n 8	79.1	1.7 6/4	4.3 8/7	E. Cavani
M. Batshuayi n 8	46.8	1.7 3/3	0.2 1/0	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Mateta n 8	47	3.4 5/3	1.7 4/2
C. Benteke n 8	54.5	2.5 5/3	1.4 4/2
Wilfried Zaha n 8	77.3	1.6 5/4	0.7 4/1
M. Batshuayi n 8	46.8	1 3/1	0.5 2/0
A. Townsend n 8	55.1	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Mateta n 8	47	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
J. Ayew n 8	79.1	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
C. Benteke n 8	54.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Wilfried Zaha n 8	77.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Eberechi Eze n 8	88.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Townsend n 8	55.1	4.1 7/6
J. McArthur n 8	77	3.8 7/6
T. Mitchell n 8	81.3	3.5 8/7
Luka Milivojević n 8	85.1	2.6 7/5
J. McCarthy n 8	37.3	1.8 3/2

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Guaita n 8	90	3.6 7/6

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Williams n 8	52.1	2.4 7/3	1.5 4/1	—
L. Shaw n 8	66.6	1.9 6/5	0.7 4/0	J. Ward
D. James n 8	61	1.7 5/3	2.2 6/2	—
Fred n 8	81.9	1.6 7/4	1 5/2	Luka Milivojević
E. Cavani n 8	69.1	1.6 6/4	1.1 5/2	J. Ayew

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Diallo n 4	18	3.8 1/1	2.5 1/1
Bruno Fernandes n 8	78.1	2.3 6/5	1.7 6/3
A. Martial n 8	59.6	1.9 4/3	1.1 4/2
M. Rashford n 8	81.5	1.8 7/5	1.5 6/4
D. James n 8	61	1.8 6/2	1.5 6/2

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Bruno Fernandes n 8	78.1	0.9 5/1	0.4 2/1
D. James n 8	61	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
M. Rashford n 8	81.5	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
L. Shaw n 8	66.6	0 0/0	0.7 3/1
S. McTominay n 8	74.3	0.5 3/0	0 0/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Diallo n 4	18	5 1/1
A. Tuanzebe n 8	41.8	3 3/3
B. Williams n 8	52.1	2.8 6/4
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	84.4	2.3 6/5
Fred n 8	81.9	2.1 7/4

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David de Gea n 8	90	2.8 5/4
D. Henderson n 8	93.8	2.4 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		Manchester United
37%	Possession	63%
8	Shots	11
2	Shots on target	1
3	Shots off target	6
3	Blocked shots	4
5	Shots inside the box	6
4	Corners	6
1	Offsides	2
4	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
353	Passes	600
78%	Pass accuracy	86%

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
V. Guaita	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Ward	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
C. Kouyaté	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
G. Cahill	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
P. van Aanholt	90	1	1	0	3	0	6.9
A. Townsend	90	1	0	1	2	0	7.3
Luka Milivojević	90	0	0	1	4	0	7.7
J. Ayew	90	1	1	0	3	0	7.2
C. Benteke	90	2	0	2	1	0	7
Eberechi Eze	84	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
J. McCarthy	62	0	0	1	1	0	7
J. Riedewald sub	28	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
J. Schlupp sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. Henderson	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	0	1	6.9
E. Bailly	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
H. Maguire	90	0	0	0	0	7.5
L. Shaw	90	1	0	2	0	7.2
N. Matić	90	1	1	0	1	7.2
M. Greenwood	90	1	0	0	1	6.2
Bruno Fernandes	90	0	0	4	1	7.3
M. Rashford	90	1	0	2	1	6.6
E. Cavani	76	2	0	1	0	6.9
Fred	74	0	0	1	1	6.7
S. McTominay sub	16	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. James sub	14	1	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Crystal Palace v Manchester United — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Crystal PalaceWLLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Manchester UnitedDWWDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Crystal Palace 2 · 1 draw · Manchester United 3 · 3 goals/game

2020-09-19 Manchester United 1–3 Crystal Palace
2020-07-16 Crystal Palace 0–2 Manchester United
2019-08-24 Manchester United 1–2 Crystal Palace
2019-02-27 Crystal Palace 1–3 Manchester United
2018-11-24 Manchester United 0–0 Crystal Palace
2018-03-05 Crystal Palace 2–3 Manchester United

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Crystal Palace#14 pos44 pts38 pl-25 GD

Manchester United#2 pos74 pts38 pl+29 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.08

Manchester United scored1.92

Crystal Palace conceded1.74

Manchester United conceded1.16

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Manchester United?: In their last 6 meetings, Crystal Palace won 2, Manchester United won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crystal Palace and Manchester United?: Recent form — Crystal Palace 2W 1D 2L; Manchester United 2W 3D 0L.

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