Man United entered the trip to Selhurst Park with great pressure from many sides. First of all, the Red Devils' record in recent trips to London is extremely worrying. Statistics show that MU only won 3 of the last 26 away matches in the Premier League when facing capital teams, drew 7 and lost 16.
MU is under a lot of pressure before the away trip to Selhurst Park after losing to Everton in round 12.
Remarkably, all three of those rare wins were against Fulham, an opponent that is not considered one of the strongest in London. Since this terrible statistical streak began in April 2023, no team has lost more away games to London clubs than United.
Not only facing the away-field curse, MU also has to face a Crystal Palace team that possesses one of the best defenses this season. After 12 rounds, the Eagles have only conceded 9 goals; only the top team Arsenal (6) has a more impressive defensive record. This is also the first time since the 1981/82 season that Crystal Palace have conceded so few goals after 12 matches.
Selhurst Park has been a "comfortable destination" for MU for three decades, but that has changed. From 1991 to 2021, Crystal Palace did not win a single home match against MU in 13 matches (D4, L9). However, in the last 4 encounters here, the Eagles have won 2 matches and drawn 2, making Selhurst Park a place full of traps for all teams, including the big ones.
Not stopping there, Crystal Palace also has an overwhelming advantage in recent head-to-head records. They won 3 of the last 4 matches against MU in the Premier League, as many as the number of victories they had in the previous 30 matches (won 3, drew 6, lost 21). The strong change in playing style, especially the ability to defend scientifically , press reasonably and be effective in counter-attacking, makes Crystal Palace a difficult problem for any team.
Crystal Palace have maintained their form with a solid defense and a seven-match unbeaten run at home.
Currently, Coach Glasner's team is also maintaining a 7-match unbeaten streak at home in the Premier League season 2025/26, with 2 wins and 5 draws. Although the number of draws is still high, that still shows that they are very difficult to beat at Selhurst Park.
Meanwhile, MU just suffered a 0-1 defeat against Everton in the previous round, a loss that slowed down the resurgent form of coach Ruben Amorim and his team. Before falling at Goodison Park, MU had an impressive 5-match unbeaten streak (3 wins, 2 draws), helping them regain some confidence after an unstable period at the beginning of the season.
The difficulties are many, but MU have overcome worse times. What they need now is to re-establish their concentration, improve their finishing ability and restore cohesion in their playing style. Although their opponent is Crystal Palace, who are on the rise, MU still aims to win all 3 points to start a new journey of revival. The match at Selhurst Park therefore promises to be extremely tense and fierce.
Force information:
Crystal Palace: Cheikh Doucoure, Chadi Riad, Caleb Kporha and Borna Sosa are absent due to injury.
MU: Harry Maguire, Benjamin Sesko, Joshua Zirkzee and Matheus Cunha are injured.
Expected lineup:
Crystal Palace: Henderson; Lacroix, Guehi, Richards; Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Pino.
MU: Lammens; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Mazraoui, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot; Mount, Diallo; Mbeumo.
Prediction: Crystal Palace 1-2 MU.
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