In this week 7 match, on Sat Sep 30th, Manchester United hosts Crystal Palace in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 9th placed Manchester United is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Burnley. Bruno Fernandes scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 45th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Burnley couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester United ran away with the shutout win. Manchester United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while crystal Palace sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Fulham. Neither Crystal Palace nor Fulham could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Manchester United won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Odsonne Édouard has been the most prolific scorer on Crystal Palace in his last five matches with three goals. Casemiro has been the most prolific scorer on Manchester United in his last 5 matches with three goals
Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United squad will be without Lisandro Martínez, Mason Mount, Sofyan Amrabat, Luke Shaw, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire, Amad Traoré and Tyrell Malacia, while Patrick McCarthy’s Crystal Palace squad will be without Odsonne Édouard, James Tomkins, Michael Olise, Naouirou Ahamada and Matheus França de Oliveira.