English Premier
2026-03-01 - Manchester United vs Crystal Palace
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Premier League
Sunday 1st March 2026 - Kick Off 2pm
This game is live on TV
Manchester United
The two week break between games probably did Manchester United little favours, but they were still the better team on Monday night and the attacking signings made last summer proved to be the difference at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Once again Benjamin Sesko came off the bench to score a crucial late goal for Manchester United and the club are firmly focused on earning a return to the Champions League.
The likelihood is that five teams will Qualify for the Champions League through the Premier League final standings and Manchester United are 4th in the current table and holding a 3 point lead over 6th placed Liverpool. It is imperative that the players concentrate on their own results and this weekend that means improving the 8-3-2 record at Old Trafford where Manchester United have scored 25 goals and conceded 15.
Manchester United continue to pick up big results under Michael Carrick who has helped the team to a 6 game unbeaten run, whilst most importantly winning 5 times. They were knocked out of the FA Cup at Old Trafford, but Manchester United are unbeaten in 7 Premier League games here and have won the last 3 in a row.
Lisandro Martinez and Mason Mount are both doubts, while Matthijs de Ligt and Patrick Dorgu are expected to miss out. Benjamin Sesko's impact from the bench will have him pushing to lead the line.
Crystal Palace
Dean Henderson might have been making a joke about the concerns that have grown around Crystal Palace, but fans will know that the team need to be a lot better if they are going to win the Conference League. Beating Zrinjki Mostar was expected, but it was far from comfortable and Crystal Palace continue to produce inconsistent performances from match to match.
Back to back home clean sheets will have given Crystal Palace confidence and the three points earned last week in the top flight pushed the team up into 13th place in the Premier League table and 10 points clear of the bottom three. The Eagles have a 6-2-5 away record in the Division and have scored 15 goals and conceded 14 in those matches.
Crystal Palace may feel they have firmly come through a slump in form having won 3 of the last 5 games in all competitions and keeping clean sheets in each of those victories. They head to the North West having put together a 3 away game run without a defeat and Crystal Palace won their last away Premier League fixture 0-1 at Brighton.
Jefferson Lerma and Jean-Philippe Mateta are both expected to miss out. The manager may choose to make some changes to freshen up his starting eleven.
Head to Head
A solid second half performance saw Manchester United overturn a deficit and win 1-2 at Selhurst Park earlier this season.
Crystal Palace have won 4 of the last 6 Premier League visits to Old Trafford, including twice in a row without conceding a goal.
Prediction
You cannot ignore the record that Crystal Palace have built at Old Trafford with 4 wins in the last 6 League games at this famous old ground, but the schedule has been stretching the resources.
Instead of a comfortable passage into the Last 16, Crystal Palace made really hard work of the Conference League Knock Out Play Off Round tie.
They won 2-0 on Thursday to progress past limited opposition, but a late goal put a gloss on the scoreline and Crystal Palace struggled for consistency in the final third for long periods.
Oliver Glasner's continued fallout with the fans cannot be good and Crystal Palace's squad has been stretched with key players needing to play lots of minutes. None of that makes this Premier League game any easier and Crystal Palace could find themselves in a tough fixture at Old Trafford against a confident Manchester United.
Another late goal turned a result in favour of Manchester United on Monday night and Michael Carrick's tenure continues to move in a positive direction.
The form at Old Trafford has been especially positive and Manchester United are well rested, which means having no excuses for underperforming.
Manchester United's attacking signings from last summer are all clicking into real form and the expectation is that they will have too much energy for The Eagles.
It may need some time and patience for Manchester United to really take advantage of any dip in energy levels, but this is a team that have scored at least twice in each of the 3 games played at Old Trafford under Michael Carrick and they can do the same in a winning effort on Sunday afternoon.
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The Pick :
Manchester United 2-0 Crystal Palace
