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20 min: That sunshine is providing plenty of bother to United’s defenders and goalkeepers, who are looking directly into the rays. A couple of Palace corners cause a bit of chaos, as United struggle to head the ball away, but the visitors survive.
18 min: A frustrating opening few minutes for Manchester United crystallises with Mbeumo petulantly throwing the ball away after losing a duel. A yellow card for dissent.
15 min: Golden chance for Mateta! De Ligt loses a long ball in De Light, and the ball cannons off Yoro and straight into the path of Mateta. The Frenchman is clean through, but drags his shot wide! Yoro perhaps did just enough to put the Palace striker off, but Mateta really should have scored!
13 min: Palace are next to hurl a long throw into the box, and the ball falls kindly to Wharton on the edge of the box … his fierce shot flies straight into the midriff of Lammens. That was a good half chance for Wharton to score his first goal for Palace.
12 min: Palace have been the better side, but United have come the closest to scoring with two set pieces. That feels like a familiar story this season.
10 min: Casemiro has had a lively start after that first-minute chance. Now, the United veteran wins a free-kick after turning Kamada and from the resulting set-piece, Fernandes curls a beauty of a cross to the back post, where Casemiro heads wide! He should really have hit the target after climbing above Guehi.
7 min: Mateta is hardly the most agile of forwards, but gives De Ligt the slip before driving into the box and shooting just wide of the near post. Dreadful defending from United’s Dutch defender, who must have been relieved to see Mateta’s effort go into the side netting.
5 min: Sarr looks like he has rolled his ankle after landing awkwardly, following a tackle from Diallo. The Palace man receives treatment but Palace are temporarily down to 10 men as Sarr recovers on the sideline.
3 min: Henderson, who is not shy to wearing a cap from memory, was of course at United for 12 years before his permanent move to Palace in 2023. He has already made a huge contribution against his former side.
1 min: United come within a whisker of taking the lead inside the first minute! Dalot launches a long throw into the box, De Ligt flicks it on at the near post and Casemiro steals in at the back post. There is an almighty scramble as the ball pinballs around the six-yards box, with Henderson making a point-blank save to deny the United’s Brazilian on the line! Wow, Casemiro should really have scored and Henderson triumphantly raises a fist to the Palace fans behind him, celebrating what was a vital save.
