
Manchester United vs Crystal Palace, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueMan Utd beat Crystal Palace on Ralf Rangnick bow thanks to Fred goal
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Manchester United earned a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on new manager Ralf Rangnick's debut thanks to Fred's second-half goal.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Tomkins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Alex Telles (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho following a corner.
- 4': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Conor Gallagher.
- 5': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
- 5': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a through ball.
- 9': Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
- 11': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 11': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 14': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 15': Foul by James Tomkins (Crystal Palace).
- 15': Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
- 18': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 19': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
- 19': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 19': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 24': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Tomkins.
- 24': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 26': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo with a headed pass.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 28': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Conor Gallagher.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross.
- 30': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 30': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace).
- 31': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Maguire.
- 33': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
- 33': Offside, Manchester United. Fred tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 35': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 40': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 40': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross.
- 41': Attempt blocked. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
- 43': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 43': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Crystal Palace 0.
- 46': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 46': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fred.
- 51': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 52': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
- 54': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
- 54': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 54': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Alex Telles.
- 57': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 60': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Tomkins.
- 61': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 61': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Greenwood replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 62': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
- 64': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.
- 64': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard replaces Christian Benteke.
- 67': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 67': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Alex Telles (Manchester United) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right from a direct free kick.
- 70': Offside, Manchester United. Harry Maguire tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt missed. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 73': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
- 73': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 75': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by James Tomkins with a headed pass following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Elanga replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 77': Goal! Manchester United 1, Crystal Palace 0. Fred (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mason Greenwood.
- 80': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 80': Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 84': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 85': Foul by Mason Greenwood (Manchester United).
- 85': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Bruno Fernandes.
- 87': Donny van de Beek (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by James Tomkins (Crystal Palace).
- 88': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
- 89': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 89': Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
- 90'+1': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 90'+3': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Donny van de Beek.
- 90'+4': Dangerous play by Anthony Elanga (Manchester United).
- 90'+4': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 1, Crystal Palace 0.
Statistics
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9 | Fouls | 16 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 3 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
38.7 | Possession | 61.3 |
8 | SHOTS | 16 |
2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
236 | Accurate Passes | 436 |
331 | Passes | 530 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
13 | Crosses | 20 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
54 | Long Balls | 59 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
15 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
23 | Tackles | 24 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 8 |
22 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
22 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,172
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 26 | +36 | 61 |
2 | Arsenal | 25 | +29 | 53 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | +12 | 47 |
4 | Manchester City | 25 | +17 | 44 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-2-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | David de Gea (GK) |
5 | Harry Maguire |
2 | Victor Lindelöf ![]() |
27 | Alex Telles |
20 | Diogo Dalot |
17 | Fred |
39 | Scott McTominay ![]() |
10 | Marcus Rashford |
7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
25 | Jadon Sancho |
18 | Bruno Fernandes |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
6 | Marc Guéhi ![]() |
5 | James Tomkins |
3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
17 | Nathaniel Clyne ![]() |
8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
23 | Conor Gallagher |
15 | Jeff Schlupp |
20 | Christian Benteke |
11 | Wilfried Zaha |
9 | Jordan Ayew |
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