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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 9 (setup 5, season 17)
Manchester United
v.
Crystal Palace
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
David DE GEA Quintana71Wojciech SZCZESNY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Luis 'Antonio' VALENCIA Mosquera727JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA
Daley BLIND737Joel WARD
Paul POGBA4Yohan CABAYE
Eric Bertrand BAILLY75Mamadou SAKHO
Chris SMALLING67ROLANDO Jorge Pires da Fonseca
Nemanja MATIC67James McARTHUR
Cristiano RONALDO dos Santos Aveiro87Andros TOWNSEND
Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC96Marouane CHAMAKH
Romelu LUKAKU610Jason PUNCHEON
Anthony MARTIAL7117Connor WICKHAM
Manager
Henrikh MKHITARYAN12Jeffrey SCHLUPP
Sergio Germán ROMERO13Steve MANDANDA
Juan Manuel MATA García146Jordon MUTCH
Phil JONES15Loïc RÉMY
Matteo DARMIAN16Damien DELANEY

Manchester United 1 Crystal Palace 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 50,219, Stadium: Old Trafford, Referee: Mike PIKE 5½)
64 IbrahimovicScorers
66 Ibrahimovic <=> DarmianSubstitutions65 Townsend <=> Mutch, 68 Wickham <=> Rémy
Sendings off
7 BaillyBookings
1Corners3
3Fouls22
2Offsides2
5Shots on1
5Shots off10
10Total shots11
4Shots saved1
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: Wojciech SZCZESNY
7PIKE yellow cards BAILLY.
8TOWNSEND's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Manchester United woodwork.
9IBRAHIMOVIC shot over.
11PUNCHEON rushed an easy chance.
14The hapless 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from CABAYE dropped just over.
26SZCZESNY was able to block an amazing shot.
29BLIND placed a right foot shot just beyond the far post from twenty yards out.
31A shot from LUKAKU held no problem for SZCZESNY.
34CHAMAKH chipped the ball to MCARTHUR who touched it over the bar.
45A right foot shot from BLIND was tipped over by SZCZESNY.
 
47WARD hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.
60A cross from PUNCHEON left TOWNSEND in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
61A pin-point pass bobbled toward SAKHO and his right foot shot floated narrowly wide.
64GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from BAILLY caught the Crystal Palace defence napping and IBRAHIMOVIC ran on to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Manchester United)
67A corner found LUKAKU who nodded the ball wide.
74PUNCHEON brought the ball away from MATIC and rattled a tame shot over the bar.
80A twenty yard drive from MATIC caused the 'keeper no problem.
81WARD ran onto a wonderful ball from CABAYE but pulled his shot wide of the goal.
83A penalty box scramble resulted in CHAMAKH tapping the ball over.
84A useful ball from ROLANDO on the right found MUTCH who scuffed his shot wide.
87MUTCH beat three Manchester United players and fired an effort just beyond the far post.
89Uncertainty in the Crystal Palace defence enabled LUKAKU to hit an effort wide.