Manchester United vs Crystal Palace
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium: Old Trafford
Date: 5th December 2021
Kick-off time – 14:00 GMT
After their midweek win over Arsenal, Manchester United will begin life under Ralf Rangnick when they welcome Crystal Palace to Old Trafford for what is their 16th game of the PL season.
The Red Devils beat Arsenal 3-2 thanks to a Bruno Fernandes strike in the first half and a second-half double from Cristiano Ronaldo.
That win moved the Old Trafford side into 7th place, three points behind West Ham in fourth. A win here will keep them within touching distance of the top. Considering that West Ham face a tough test against Chelsea on Saturday, the hosts will be eager to pounce should they slip up.
However, new boss Rangnick will have to start building from the back if he wants to win this game as this side have now gone 12 consecutive home Premier League (PL) matches without a clean sheet.
Crystal Palace meanwhile are looking to get back to winning ways in this game after a tough few days that has seen them lose three of their last three league games.
Their last outing saw them beaten 1-0 by Leeds United, a result that extended their winless run to three games (D1, L2) and pushed them out of the top ten places into 11th.
Under Patrick Vieira, the Eagles have surely improved but they will be desperate to turn their good football into wins. They did win in their last visit to Manchester when they beat United neighbours Man City last month. They also won against Tottenham and had good games against Arsenal and Leicester, proving that they usually step up when they face the big teams.
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:
| May 19, 2024 |
| Arsenal |
16:00 |
Everton |
| Brentford |
16:00 |
Newcastle United |
| Brighton & Hov… |
16:00 |
Manchester United |
| Burnley |
16:00 |
Nottingham Forest |
| Chelsea |
16:00 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| Crystal Palace |
16:00 |
Aston Villa |
| Liverpool |
16:00 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Luton Town |
16:00 |
Fulham |
| Manchester City |
16:00 |
West Ham United |
| Sheffield United |
16:00 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Premier League Table
| # |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
| 1 |
Manchester City |
37 |
27 |
7 |
3 |
93 |
33 |
+60 |
88 |
| 2 |
Arsenal |
37 |
27 |
5 |
5 |
89 |
28 |
+61 |
86 |
| 3 |
Liverpool |
37 |
23 |
10 |
4 |
84 |
41 |
+43 |
79 |
| 4 |
Aston Villa |
37 |
20 |
8 |
9 |
76 |
56 |
+20 |
68 |
| 5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
37 |
19 |
6 |
12 |
71 |
61 |
+10 |
63 |
| 6 |
Chelsea |
37 |
17 |
9 |
11 |
75 |
62 |
+13 |
60 |
| 7 |
Newcastle United |
37 |
17 |
6 |
14 |
81 |
60 |
+21 |
57 |
| 8 |
Manchester United |
37 |
17 |
6 |
14 |
55 |
58 |
-3 |
57 |
| 9 |
West Ham United |
37 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
59 |
71 |
-12 |
52 |
| 10 |
Brighton & Hov… |
37 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
55 |
60 |
-5 |
48 |
| 11 |
AFC Bournemouth |
37 |
13 |
9 |
15 |
53 |
65 |
-12 |
48 |
| 12 |
Crystal Palace |
37 |
12 |
10 |
15 |
52 |
58 |
-6 |
46 |
| 13 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
37 |
13 |
7 |
17 |
50 |
63 |
-13 |
46 |
| 14 |
Fulham |
37 |
12 |
8 |
17 |
51 |
59 |
-8 |
44 |
| 15 |
Everton |
37 |
13 |
9 |
15 |
39 |
49 |
-10 |
40 |
| 16 |
Brentford |
37 |
10 |
9 |
18 |
54 |
61 |
-7 |
39 |
| 17 |
Nottingham Forest |
37 |
8 |
9 |
20 |
47 |
66 |
-19 |
29 |
| 18 |
Luton Town |
37 |
6 |
8 |
23 |
50 |
81 |
-31 |
26 |
| 19 |
Burnley |
37 |
5 |
9 |
23 |
40 |
76 |
-36 |
24 |
| 20 |
Sheffield United |
37 |
3 |
7 |
27 |
35 |
101 |
-66 |
16 |
Latest Premier League Results
| May 15, 2024 |
| Manchester United |
3 - 2 |
Newcastle United |
| Brighton & Hov… |
1 - 2 |
Chelsea |
| May 14, 2024 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
0 - 2 |
Manchester City |
| May 13, 2024 |
| Aston Villa |
3 - 3 |
Liverpool |
| May 12, 2024 |
| Manchester United |
0 - 1 |
Arsenal |
| May 11, 2024 |
| Nottingham Forest |
2 - 3 |
Chelsea |
| Everton |
1 - 0 |
Sheffield United |
| AFC Bournemouth |
1 - 2 |
Brentford |
| Newcastle United |
1 - 1 |
Brighton & Hov… |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
2 - 1 |
Burnley |
| West Ham United |
3 - 1 |
Luton Town |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1 - 3 |
Crystal Palace |
| Fulham |
0 - 4 |
Manchester City |
| May 6, 2024 |
| Crystal Palace |
4 - 0 |
Manchester United |
| May 5, 2024 |
| Liverpool |
4 - 2 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| Chelsea |
5 - 0 |
West Ham United |
| Brighton & Hov… |
1 - 0 |
Aston Villa |
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