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:
| April 23, 2024 |
| Arsenal |
20:00 |
Chelsea |
| April 24, 2024 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
19:45 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| Crystal Palace |
20:00 |
Newcastle United |
| Everton |
20:00 |
Liverpool |
| Manchester United |
20:00 |
Sheffield United |
| April 25, 2024 |
| Brighton & Hov… |
20:00 |
Manchester City |
| April 27, 2024 |
| West Ham United |
12:30 |
Liverpool |
| Fulham |
15:00 |
Crystal Palace |
| Manchester United |
15:00 |
Burnley |
| Newcastle United |
15:00 |
Sheffield United |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
15:00 |
Luton Town |
| Everton |
17:30 |
Brentford |
| Aston Villa |
20:00 |
Chelsea |
| April 28, 2024 |
| AFC Bournemouth |
14:00 |
Brighton & Hov… |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
14:00 |
Arsenal |
| Nottingham Forest |
16:30 |
Manchester City |
| May 2, 2024 |
| Chelsea |
19:30 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| May 3, 2024 |
| Luton Town |
20:00 |
Everton |
Premier League Table
| # |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
| 1 |
Arsenal |
33 |
23 |
5 |
5 |
77 |
26 |
+51 |
74 |
| 2 |
Liverpool |
33 |
22 |
8 |
3 |
75 |
32 |
+43 |
74 |
| 3 |
Manchester City |
32 |
22 |
7 |
3 |
76 |
32 |
+44 |
73 |
| 4 |
Aston Villa |
34 |
20 |
6 |
8 |
71 |
50 |
+21 |
66 |
| 5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
32 |
18 |
6 |
8 |
65 |
49 |
+16 |
60 |
| 6 |
Newcastle United |
32 |
15 |
5 |
12 |
69 |
52 |
+17 |
50 |
| 7 |
Manchester United |
32 |
15 |
5 |
12 |
47 |
48 |
-1 |
50 |
| 8 |
West Ham United |
34 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
54 |
63 |
-9 |
48 |
| 9 |
Chelsea |
31 |
13 |
8 |
10 |
61 |
52 |
+9 |
47 |
| 10 |
Brighton & Hov… |
32 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
52 |
50 |
+2 |
44 |
| 11 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
33 |
12 |
7 |
14 |
46 |
53 |
-7 |
43 |
| 12 |
Fulham |
34 |
12 |
6 |
16 |
50 |
54 |
-4 |
42 |
| 13 |
AFC Bournemouth |
33 |
11 |
9 |
13 |
48 |
60 |
-12 |
42 |
| 14 |
Crystal Palace |
33 |
9 |
9 |
15 |
42 |
56 |
-14 |
36 |
| 15 |
Brentford |
34 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
52 |
59 |
-7 |
35 |
| 16 |
Everton |
33 |
10 |
8 |
15 |
34 |
48 |
-14 |
30 |
| 17 |
Nottingham Forest |
34 |
7 |
9 |
18 |
42 |
60 |
-18 |
26 |
| 18 |
Luton Town |
34 |
6 |
7 |
21 |
47 |
75 |
-28 |
25 |
| 19 |
Burnley |
34 |
5 |
8 |
21 |
37 |
69 |
-32 |
23 |
| 20 |
Sheffield United |
33 |
3 |
7 |
23 |
31 |
88 |
-57 |
16 |
Latest Premier League Results
| April 21, 2024 |
| Fulham |
1 - 3 |
Liverpool |
| Crystal Palace |
5 - 2 |
West Ham United |
| Aston Villa |
3 - 1 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| Everton |
2 - 0 |
Nottingham Forest |
| April 20, 2024 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0 - 2 |
Arsenal |
| Sheffield United |
1 - 4 |
Burnley |
| Luton Town |
1 - 5 |
Brentford |
| April 15, 2024 |
| Chelsea |
6 - 0 |
Everton |
| April 14, 2024 |
| Arsenal |
0 - 2 |
Aston Villa |
| West Ham United |
0 - 2 |
Fulham |
| Liverpool |
0 - 1 |
Crystal Palace |
| April 13, 2024 |
| AFC Bournemouth |
2 - 2 |
Manchester United |
| Nottingham Forest |
2 - 2 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Manchester City |
5 - 1 |
Luton Town |
| Burnley |
1 - 1 |
Brighton & Hov… |
| Brentford |
2 - 0 |
Sheffield United |
| Newcastle United |
4 - 0 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| April 7, 2024 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
3 - 1 |
Nottingham Forest |
| Sheffield United |
2 - 2 |
Chelsea |
| Manchester United |
2 - 2 |
Liverpool |
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