After their 2-1 victory at Selhurst Park in November, Manchester United aims to achieve their first league double against Crystal Palace since the 2017-18 season.
Crystal Palace has secured victories in four of their last six away league matches against Manchester United (L2), despite having managed only two wins in their initial 22 trips to Old Trafford (D3 L17).
After securing victories in their previous two encounters, Crystal Palace aims to become only the second team from London to achieve three straight away league wins against Manchester United, following Chelsea’s feat from 1967-68 to 1969-70.
In their last 12 home matches in the Premier League, Manchester United have accumulated 27 points (W8 D3 L1), which is 16 points more than they secured in their prior 13 games at Old Trafford (11 – W3 D2 L8).
Crystal Palace has secured victories in two out of their last three Premier League matches (L1), earning a total of six points in these fixtures, which is double the amount they accumulated in their prior nine matches combined (3 – D3 L6).
Since Boxing Day, Manchester United stands as the sole team unbeaten in the Premier League (W6 D4), and no other club has accumulated more points than the Red Devils (22) during this timeframe.
Out of Crystal Palace’s last 14 away victories in the Premier League, 12 have been against teams that were in the lower half of the standings at the time, with their six away triumphs this season coming against opponents who were, on average, positioned 17th in the league on match day. Additionally, Palace has only managed two wins in their last 26 away matches against teams that were in the top six at the start of the day (D8 L16).
Michael Carrick, the manager of Manchester United, has achieved victory in all four of his home league matches in charge (one in 2021, three in 2026) – only Frank O’Farrell has managed to win his first five home games leading the Red Devils, accomplishing this feat in 1971 (won first six).
Dean Henderson, the goalkeeper for Crystal Palace, has achieved three clean sheets in four matches against his previous team, Manchester United (75%), marking the highest success rate of any goalkeeper in Premier League history against the Red Devils. The only visiting keeper to secure clean sheets in his first two appearances at Old Trafford is Fraser Forster (during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons with Southampton).