Crystal Palace vs Manchester United
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: Selhurst Park
Date: Wednesday, February 27
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Manchester United visit Selhurst Park for their midweek Premier League clash against Crystal Palace beset by injury woe following a drab north-west derby draw with Liverpool.
Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and substitute Jesse Lingard were all taken off during a costly 22-minute period before half-time, rather limiting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's options in a high-profile affair that finished goalless.
That result, while extending the Norwegian's impressive undefeated domestic run as caretaker manager at Old Trafford, saw United slip to fifth as rivals Arsenal secured a simple victory over Southampton.
Next opponents Palace are currently on a real high having sealed a big 4-1 away win at Leicester - who promptly dismissed manager Claude Puel - on Saturday to further ease any lingering relegation concerns.
Now six matches unbeaten across all competitions, the Eagles, whose 71-year-old manager Roy Hodgson is now the oldest in top-flight history, are six points clear of danger in 13th and may even have designs on a top-half finish.
They also contest an FA Cup quarter-final against Watford next month.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester United team news and predicted line-ups
Palace have problems in defence after Mamadou Sakho limped off at the King Power Stadium due to the recurrence of a knee injury.
Martin Kelly missed the win over Leicester with a slight muscle strain and impressive right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka is dealing with a hamstring problem.
Julian Speroni, Pape Souare and Connor Wickham are Hodgson's other injury concerns.
Predicted Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Tomkins, Dann, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojevic, Schlupp, Townsend, Batshuayi, Zaha
United could well be without Mata, Herrera and Lingard (all hamstring) on Wednesday, while Anthony Martial is doubtful after suffering a setback in his recovery from a groin issue and Marcus Rashford soldiered on with a swollen ankle against Liverpool.
Nemanja Matic missed the game altogether after sustaining a muscle injury in training that is expected to keep him sidelined for several weeks.
With all those problems in mind, Scott McTominay and Andreas Pereira should continue to deputise in midfield alongside Paul Pogba, with Fred potentially earning a rare start.
Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku are likely to have to shoulder the offensive load and it would not be a surprise to see one or two youngsters promoted to the bench.
Predicted Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw; Fred, Pogba, McTominay; Pereira, Lukaku, Sanchez
Score prediction: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United
Resurgent Palace will be no pushovers here and may fancy their chances of exploiting United's lengthy injury list.
The visitors should still have enough in reserve to claim a narrow victory, but it will be far from easy.
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Match odds
- Crystal Palace to win: 11/5
- Draw: 12/5
- Manchester United to win: 7/5
First goalscorer odds
- Marcus Rashford: 5/1
- Romelu Lukaku: 11/2
- Anthony Martial: 13/2
- Alexis Sanchez: 13/2
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will not be available to watch live in the UK.
But you can follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog from Selhurst Park.
Head to Head history (h2h)
The teams have met 19 times in the Premier League, with Palace yet to record a single victory. United boast 15 wins, while there have been four draws - including a dour stalemate at Old Trafford in November.
After that goalless draw, Jose Mourinho, who was sacked less than a month later, publicly questioned his players' heart.
