Placed fourth in the Premier League table with 38 points from 18 games, Manchester United are trailing third-placed Newcastle United by just goal difference.
Manchester United will hope to continue their impressive form of late when they travel to Selhurst Park for a Premier League contest with Crystal Palace. The Wednesday night game will be heavily in favour of the home side, thanks to their terrific winning streak. United are in the middle of a nine-match winning run in all competitions and have a chance to extend that streak to 10 games on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Palace’s three-game losing run in all competitions will not help the home side in any way when going into this difficult challenge.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester United | Key details |
Date | January 18 |
Venue | Selhurst Park |
Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Thursday) |
Kickoff time in the United Kingdom | 8 pm (Wednesday) |
Placed fourth in the Premier League table with 38 points from 18 games, Manchester United are trailing third-placed Newcastle United by just goal difference. However, Erik ten Hag’s boys have played a game lesser and are just a point behind second-placed Manchester City after beating them in controversial fashion at the weekend. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace lost their last game to Chelsea at the weekend. They now have 22 points from 18 matches to be placed 12th in the standings.
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Crystal Palace suffered a big blow in their last match when their defender Joachim Andersen had to be substituted due to an injury. They will also miss Nathan Ferguson and James McArthur for this contest. Meanwhile, the absentee list at Manchester United is a lot bigger. The Red Devils saw their main striker Anthony Martial getting subbed at half time against Manchester City at the weekend.
They were already without Jadon Sancho, Donny van de Beek and Axel Tuanzebe. Diogo Dalot is also a doubt for this game. Martial’s injury could pave the way for new signing and Burnley loanee Wout Weghorst into the lineup. However, it is unclear at this point if Weghorst will be given a start straightaway.
Crystal Palace possible line-up: Guaita, Clyne, Tomkins, Guehi, Mitchell, Doucoure, Schlupp, Ayew, Eze, Olise, Zaha
Manchester United possible line-up: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Shaw, Malacia, Casemiro, Fred, Eriksen, Fernandes, Antony, Rashford
Crystal Palace
Opponents | Score |
Chelsea | 1-0 (L) |
Southampton | 1-2 (L) |
Tottenham | 0-4 (L) |
Bournemouth | 0-2 (W) |
Fulham | 0-3 (L) |
Manchester United
Opponents | Score |
Manchester City | 2-1 (W) |
Charlton | 3-0 (W) |
Everton | 3-1 (W) |
Bournemouth | 3-0 (W) |
Wolves | 0-1 (W) |
Last 5 matches (all competitions) | Results |
Manchester United beat Crystal Palace | 3-1 |
Crystal Palace beat Manchester United | 1-0 |
Manchester United beat Crystal Palace | 1-0 |
Crystal Palace draw Manchester United | 0-0 |
Manchester United lose to Crystal Palace | 1-3 |
The Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United will take place at Selhurst Park on Thursday at 1:30 am IST.
The live telecast of the Premier League matches in India is available on the Star Sports network. Fans will also be able to watch the live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar and JioTV. Besides, the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United can be seen on Sky Ultra HD, TalkSport Radio UK, SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League in the United Kingdom.