Crystal Palace v Manchester United result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester United

Premier League · Sat, 21 Sep 2024 17:30 BST · Selhurst Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Crystal Palace and Manchester United drew 0–0 at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday 21 September. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Manchester United out-shot Crystal Palace 15 to 9 and created the better chances, 1.70 xG to 1.01 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

Discipline

The bookings — Crystal Palace: Dean Henderson (63’), William Hughes (83’) and Maxence Lacroix (90+5’); Manchester United: A. Garnacho (36’) and Lisandro Martínez (63’).

What it changes

It was the only goalless draw of round 5, across 10 matches. Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. Manchester United are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Manchester United have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) 5.8, Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) 5.2 and Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) 4.8 led the match.

Next up

Crystal Palace next travel to Beşiktaş on 22 October 2026.

Manchester United next travel to Como on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Crystal Palace: Beşiktaş v Crystal Palace, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester United · Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park · London
Referee: D. Coote
Head-to-head (last 6): Crystal Palace 3 · draws 1 · Manchester United 2 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 2W 2D 1L · Manchester United 3W 0D 2L

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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.25 / 2.13

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.75 / 4.25

Corners

against 3.88 / 4.38 · 0 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 5.75

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 2.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.38 / 2.25

Cards

against 2.5 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 September 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 September 2024. 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	2.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.75 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.25 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.63 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.75 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.88 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.38 for · 9.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. 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
O. Édouard n 8	28.5	3.2 4/3	0.8 2/0	—
E. Nketiah n 8	28.8	3.1 5/2	2 3/2	A. Diallo
W. Hughes n 8	54.8	2.7 6/5	0.4 2/0	—
D. Kamada n 8	66.5	2.4 5/4	1.2 5/2	—
N. Ahamada n 8	24.1	2.3 4/1	0.9 2/0	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Nketiah n 8	28.8	3.1 4/2	1.6 3/1
Eberechi Eze n 8	89.5	2.6 8/7	1.5 7/2
M. Olise n 8	63.1	2.5 6/5	1.8 6/4
J. Ayew n 8	46.6	2.2 7/2	1 3/1
O. Édouard n 8	28.5	2 4/1	0.8 2/0

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Olise n 8	63.1	1.1 4/2	0.7 3/1
J. Mateta n 8	75.4	1.2 4/3	0.3 2/0
J. Schlupp n 8	8.9	1.3 1/0	0 0/0
Eberechi Eze n 8	89.5	0.8 5/1	0.4 3/0
D. Kamada n 8	66.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Ahamada n 8	24.1	4.7 4/3
D. Muñoz n 8	87.5	3.7 8/8
C. Doucouré n 8	57.3	3.7 6/5
A. Wharton n 8	78.9	3 8/7
W. Hughes n 8	54.8	2.5 6/3

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. 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
M. Ugarte n 8	50.3	4 5/4	2 5/3	—
S. Amrabat n 8	82.5	1.9 6/4	0.8 5/1	—
A. Diallo n 8	60.9	1.8 5/4	0.2 1/0	E. Nketiah
Casemiro n 8	74.5	1.7 5/4	0.8 4/1	—
M. Mount n 8	34	1.7 5/0	1.3 3/1	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Antony n 8	50.1	4 7/3	2.9 5/2
A. Garnacho n 8	54.3	2.5 7/3	1.9 6/2
J. Zirkzee n 8	64.8	1.9 6/4	1.2 5/2
Bruno Fernandes n 8	80.9	1.8 6/4	1 4/2
A. Diallo n 8	60.9	1.7 6/2	0.7 3/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Garnacho n 8	54.3	1 4/1	0.6 2/1
C. Eriksen n 8	44.8	0.5 1/1	0.5 2/0
Bruno Fernandes n 8	80.9	0 0/0	0.8 5/1
A. Diallo n 8	60.9	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
M. Rashford n 8	69.1	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Tobias Christopher Collyer n 3	55.3	6 3/3
Casemiro n 8	74.5	4.5 7/6
M. Ugarte n 8	50.3	4.5 6/5
N. Mazraoui n 8	71	2.9 6/4
Antony n 8	50.1	2.7 6/2

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Onana n 8	90	2.1 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		Manchester United
33%	Possession	67%
1.01	Expected goals (xG)	1.70
9	Shots	15
4	Shots on target	6
3	Shots off target	5
2	Blocked shots	4
7	Shots inside the box	11
4	Corners	11
1	Offsides	0
7	Fouls	12
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
7	Saves	4
313	Passes	639
71%	Pass accuracy	86%

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Henderson	90	0	0	0	0	Y	8.9
M. Lacroix	90	1	0	0	1	Y	7.3
M. Guéhi	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
C. Richards	90	0	0	0	5	0	7.2
D. Muñoz	90	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
D. Kamada	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
T. Mitchell	90	0	0	1	4	0	7.3
Eberechi Eze	89	2	1	2	2	0	6
E. Nketiah	66	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
A. Wharton	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Mateta	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Lerma sub	45	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
I. Sarr sub	45	1	1	1	0	0	7
W. Hughes sub	24	1	1	0	1	Y	6.7
J. Schlupp sub	1	0	0	1	0	0	–

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Onana	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
N. Mazraoui	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
M. de Ligt	90	3	3	0	0	0	7.3
Lisandro Martínez	90	1	1	0	0	Y	7
Diogo Dalot	90	0	0	3	2	0	7.9
K. Mainoo	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Bruno Fernandes	90	3	0	2	4	0	7.9
A. Garnacho	90	3	2	0	1	Y	6
C. Eriksen	76	0	0	3	1	0	7.2
A. Diallo	76	0	0	2	1	0	6.7
J. Zirkzee	61	1	0	2	0	0	7.2
M. Rashford sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Ugarte sub	14	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
R. Højlund sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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 PalaceLWDDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Manchester UnitedWLLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Crystal Palace 3 · 1 draw · Manchester United 2 · 2.33 goals/game

2024-05-06 Crystal Palace 4–0 Manchester United
2023-09-30 Manchester United 0–1 Crystal Palace
2023-09-26 Manchester United 3–0 Crystal Palace
2023-02-04 Manchester United 2–1 Crystal Palace
2023-01-18 Crystal Palace 1–1 Manchester United
2022-05-22 Crystal Palace 1–0 Manchester United

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Crystal Palace#12 pos53 pts38 pl0 GD

Manchester United#15 pos42 pts38 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.34

Manchester United scored1.16

Crystal Palace conceded1.34

Manchester United conceded1.42

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What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Manchester United?: In their last 6 meetings, Crystal Palace won 3, Manchester United won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crystal Palace and Manchester United?: Recent form — Crystal Palace 2W 2D 1L; Manchester United 3W 0D 2L.

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