In the latest round of English Premier League fixtures there are four games to be played on Thursday night including the meeting between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park.
At the beginning of this round of fixtures the hosts have 42 points and in 14th place while the visitors are in 5th place on 59 points.
Crystal Palace come into the match having suffered a 2-0 defeat at relegation threatened Aston Villa on the weekend. It was a controversial game during which The Eagles had what seemed a perfectly good goal disallowed and also saw striker Christian Benteke sent off after the final whistle.
That result means Crystal Palace have lost each of their last 5 Premier League matches. In addition to the defeat at Aston Villa Crystal Palace have lost at Liverpool and Leicester City plus against Burnley and Chelsea at home. Scoring goals has become a real problem and Crystal Palace have managed just one goal in their last 6 Premier League games.
Trends show Crystal Palace have won only 2 of their last 7 home league matches and in both of those victories they only managed to score one goal. Crystal Palace have lost 3 of their last 5 league matches by margin of 2 or more goals and they conceded 3 goals in their most recent home game which was against Chelsea.
Manchester United make the trip to London having been held to a 2-2 draw at home by Southampton on Monday night. Having come from a goal down to lead the match 2-1 at half-time, it seemed as though that is how the game was going to end. However, Southampton had other ideas and they equalised from a corner in injury time to take a deserved point.
With both Chelsea and Leicester City having lost their matches on the weekend it was a disappointing result for Manchester United and they will be aiming to bounce back with a victory at Selhurst Park.
Despite dropping points at home, Manchester United’s overall form is good and they are now undefeated in their last 18 games in all competitions. During those 18 games there have been some good defensive performances and the Red Devils have kept a clean sheet 12 times.
Trends show Manchester United have won by at least 2 goals in 7 of their 10 most recent matches in all competitions and they have managed HT/FT wins in 7 of their last 10 games in all competitions.
Team news and Crystal Palace will be without the suspended striker Christian Benteke. Defenders Gary Cahill and James Tomkins are injured and joined on the treatment table by Jeffrey Schlupp.
Manchester United travel without defenders Axel Tuanzebe and Phil Jones. Having played on Monday night and also having the FA Cup semi-final to look forward to on the weekend it will be interesting to see if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes changes to the team.
Manchester United are on a run of 3 consecutive away wins against Crystal Palace in all competitions and will want to extend that run. They are the clear favourites to win this match against a Crystal Palace team who are missing a defender and their focal point in attack. Expect Manchester to come out on top by at least 2 goals and keep a clean sheet.
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