Manchester United cannot afford to drop more points ahead of Sunday’s Manchester derby as they battle Crystal Palace tonight.
A dour draw at Chelsea - during which the visitors were denied a first-half penalty - saw United lose ground on their rivals, and dominant leaders Manchester City then moved 15 points clear with a 4-1 win over Wolves on Tuesday.
Palace plodded through their own stalemate over the weekend, a goalless derby with Fulham, but could climb as high as 11th with a memorable victory here.
Date, time and venue
Crystal Palace vs Manchester United is scheduled for an 8.15pm GMT kick-off tonight - Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
The match will be held behind closed doors at Selhurst Park.
How to watch Crystal Palace vs Man United
TV channel: The match will be televised live on Sky Sports’ Main Event and Premier League channels, with coverage beginning at 8pm.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch the match online via the website or Sky Go app.
Crystal Palace vs Man United team news and lineups
Crystal Palace: Guaita, Ward, Kouyate, Cahill, van Aanholt, Milivojevic, McCarthy, Townsend, Eze, Ayew, Benteke
Subs: Butland, Dann, Mateta, Schlupp, Wickham, Batshuayi, Kelly, Hannam, Riedewald
Man Utd: Henderson, Wan Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, Matic, Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, Cavani
Subs: Lindelof, Grant, Diallo, James, Alex Telles, Williams, Tuanzebe, McTominay, Shoretire
Crystal Palace vs Man United prediction
Palace have far more solidarity about them since the turn of the year, but look pretty blunt without Wilfried Zaha. United have enough about them to leave Selhurst with all three points.
2-0 United win.
Crystal Palace vs Man Utd head to head (h2h) results
- Palace wins: 9
- Draws: 11
- Man Utd wins: 38
- Last meeting: Manchester United 1-3 Crystal Palace (19/09/2020)
Crystal Palace vs Man Utd odds and betting tips
- Palace win: 17/2
- Draw: 4/1
- Man Utd win: 4/9
- United to win 2-0: 6/1
