Week 15 brings us a match on Dec 5th where Manchester United will host Crystal Palace in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Manchester United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Chelsea. Jadon Sancho scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 50th minute, then Jorginho tied it up for Chelsea in the 69th minute earning them at least the one point. Manchester United is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Crystal Palace is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Leeds United. Raphinha scored the first goal for Leeds United in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Crystal Palace was frustrated by Leeds United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Leeds United ended the match with the shutout victory. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Crystal Palace won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
For Crystal Palace, their top scorers are Conor Gallagher and Wilfried Zaha, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Manchester United’s top weapon lately has been Cristiano Ronaldo, who has three goals in the last 5 matches
Paul Pogba, Mason Greenwood, Edinson Cavani, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Fred and Harry Maguire are unavailable to play for Michael Carrick’s team, while Joachim Andersen, James McArthur and Nathan Ferguson are unavailable to play for Patrick Vieira’s team.