Time/Date/Venue/Officials
15:00 GMT
04/02/2023
Old Trafford M16 0RA
Referee: Andre Marriner. Assistants: Simon Long, Scott Ledger. Fourth official: Josh Smith. VAR: Tony Harrington. Assistant VAR: Harry Lennard.
After facing Manchester United at Selhurst on January 18th, Palace now travel to Old Trafford to play them in the away fixture.
We come into the game in good spirits, after two respectable draws against Man United and Newcastle United respectively. Patrick Vieira's side will be looking to extend this good run of form, however another tough game against the Red Devils awaits.
Erik ten-Hag's side come into the game having just beaten Nottingham Forest 2-0 (5-0 on aggregate) in the second leg of the Semi-final of the League Cup. Spirits will remain high in the Man United camp, as they will look to bounce back after their 3-2 league defeat to league leaders Arsenal.
Team News
CPFC:
Palace welcome two new signings to the side, Naouirou Ahamada and Albert Sambi Lokonga, which will come as a welcome boost in options for Vieira. James McArthur and Nathan Ferguson have both returned to first team training, but Vieira has stated neither will feature. Wilfried Zaha is also set to be out until early March with a hamstring tear. Joachim Andersen remains out with a calf injury.
MUFC:
Man United fans will be eagerly awaiting to see new Austrian midfielder Marcel Sabitzer, who joined on loan until June from Bayern Munich. Christian Eriksen is out until May after sustaining an ankle injury against Reading in the FA Cup. Donny van de Beek and Diogo Dalot remain sidelined.
Stats
CPFC V MUFC CLUB RECORD | |
GAMES WON | 10 |
GAMES DREW | 13 |
GAMES LOST | 39 |
Recent Meetings
18 January 2023 Selhurst ParkCrystal Palace 1-1 Man Utd
22 May 2022 Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace 1-0 Man Utd
5 December 2021 Old Trafford, Man Utd 1-0 Crystal Palace
3 March 2021 Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
19 September 2020 Old Trafford, Man Utd 1-3 Crystal Palace
Last 5 games for Palace:
CPFC V NUFC 0-0
CPFC V MUFC 1-1
CHE V CPFC 1-0
CPFC V SOU 1-2
CPFC V TOT 0-4
Last 5 games for Man United:
MUFC V NOTF 2-0
MUFC V REA 3-1
NOTF V MUFC 3-0
ARS V MUFC 3-2
CPFC V MUFC 1-1
Match Prediction
I really think that we should go into this game with some quiet optimism. Vieira has steadied the ship after some poor results, and with two exciting players coming in on Deadline Day, there is more of a buzz around the club compared to the start of January. United will be looking for a victory after the loss against Arsenal, meaning they will likely be on the front foot for most of the game. This however gives us a great chance to hit them on the counter, which has helped us against top teams numerous times. It will be a struggle without Wilf, but I can see us grabbing a 0-1 away win here.
Safe travels to all making their way up to the game.
Up the Palace 🔴🔵
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