Man United vs Crystal Palace

5 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Fred 77’

Match summary

Man United saw off Crystal Palace 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Fred put Man United ahead in the 77th minute, set up by Mason Greenwood.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 0.87 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Crystal Palace's 0.52 from 8.

Match stats

Man United Crystal Palace
16 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.87 xG 0.52
0.87 Non-penalty xG 0.52
13 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Man United Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Fred
Assist: Mason Greenwood
1-0 (Man United)
77’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man United
  • Victor Lindelöf
  • Scott McTominay
Crystal Palace
  • Nathaniel Clyne
  • Marc Guehi

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 0.52 77’ Fred (Man United), 1-0 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 0.52 77’ Fred (Man United), 1-0 Fred 77’
Man United 0.87 xGCrystal Palace 0.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Man United attacking 
75’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.27 xG, off target 7’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 27’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 18’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 23’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 29’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 71’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Alex Telles (Man United), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Alex Telles (Man United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 26’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.27 xG, off target 7’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 27’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 18’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 23’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 29’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 71’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Alex Telles (Man United), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Alex Telles (Man United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 26’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David de Gea GK900 0.000.000
Diogo Dalot DEF901 0.070.021
Victor Lindelöf DEF900 0.000.000
Harry Maguire DEF900 0.000.041
Alex Telles DEF902 0.080.071
Fred MID9012 0.110.021
Scott McTominay MID901 0.040.071
Jadon Sancho MID631 0.040.112
Bruno Fernandes MID873 0.170.152
Marcus Rashford MID770 0.000.233
Cristiano Ronaldo FWD905 0.300.021
Mason Greenwood Sub2711 0.060.031
Anthony Elanga Sub130 0.000.000
Donny van de Beek Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 63% Avg odds 1.52
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.46
Crystal Palace win 15% Avg odds 6.42

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.