Match Thread: Manchester United v Crystal Palace
LIVE SCORE: Manchester United 1-3 Crystal Palace
Goalscorers: Townsend 6’, Zaha (pen) 72’, Van De Beek 81’ Zaha 84’
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Date: 19/09/2020, 17:30 BST
Referee: Martin Atkinson
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LINEUPS
Manchester United 4-2-3-1 - Ole Gunnar Solskjær
De Gea, Shaw, Maguire(c), Lindelöf, Fosu-Mensah, McTominay, Pogba, James(Greenwood 46’), Fernandes, Rashford, Martial
Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Wan-Bissaka, Fred, Van de Beek, Greenwood, Ighalo
Crystal Palace 4-4-2 - Roy Hodgson
Guaita, Mitchell, Sakho, Kouyaté, Ward, Schlupp, McCarthy, McCarthur, Townsend, Ayew, Zaha(c)
Subs: Hennessey, Kelly, Inniss, Meyer, Eze, Milivojević, Batshuayi
Match Events
0’: Palace kick off the game
6’: GOAAAAL Brilliant finish from Townsend in to the bottom right corner following a Schlupp cross
20’: United’s first real chance of the game. Pogba gets past his marker and shoots from 20 yards. Guaita is able to catch the ball at his near post.
39’: Long VAR check for a penalty. Eventually they decide it’s a free kick for a foul in the build up.
45’: Close, Ayew shoots straight at De Gea from 8 yards. Good save that deflects out for a corner.
HALF TIME
46’: Greenwood replaces James
48’: McTominay loses the ball allowing Ayew to run through. His shot from 20 yards is straight at De Gea
50’: Pogba beats his man again but his shot from 25 yards is easy for Guiata to claim.
53’: Panic in the United box as Townsend fashions a shot. Deflected behind for a corner
54’: Ward is given a yellow card for shirt pulling.
57’: Fosu-Mensah gets a yellow for a late tackle
59’: Greenwood misses a header from 8 yards out. Should have at least hit the target from there.
63’: Maguire receives a yellow card for taking down Zaha.
66’: Zaha has the ball in the net but the linesman correctly calls an offside.
68’: Lindelof skews a chance over from 8 yards out following a corner.
69’: Ayew is through on goal and hits the ball at Lindelof’s right arm. VAR check...
70’: Despite Neville’s protests Palace have a penalty!
71’: SAVED! Weak penalty and De Gea pushes it to one side. But... VAR says retake for De Gea being off the line. Neville is now fuming.
72’: GOAAAAL Zaha steps up and tucks away from the spot
81’: GOAAAL Van De Beek scores from 6 yards out following pinball in the box.
84’: GOAAAAAL Zaha tucks away from 14 yards following a counter.
86’: Zaha given man of the match by Neville