The London club won 1-0 at Old Trafford at the end of September and at home at Selhurst Park they took full advantage of the weakness of the opponent, who had to do without several injured players. Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes missed the United game for the first time in 230 games due to health problems.
Manchester lost the sixth place in the table, which is the last place that guarantees participation in the European cup, and dropped to eighth place. Erik ten Haga’s men have already conceded 81 goals in all competitions this season, which is United’s worst record since the 1976/77 season. For the first time in the history of the “Red Devils”, they suffered 13 defeats in one Premier League season.
On the other hand, Crystal Palace, under the leadership of Austrian coach Oliver Glasner, who replaced Roy Hodgson in February, has been extremely successful recently. He scored four victories in the past five league matches. He is fourteenth in the table.
| English Football League – Round of 36: |
|---|
| Crystal Palace – Manchester United 4:0 (12. and 66. Olise, 40. Mateta, 58. Mitchell) |
| 1. | Arsenal | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 88:28 | 83 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Manchester City | 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 87:33 | 82 |
| 3. | Liverpool | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 81:38 | 78 |
| 4. | Aston Villa | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 73:53 | 67 |
| 5. | Tottenham | 35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 69:58 | 60 |
| 6. | Newcastle | 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 78:56 | 56 |
| 7. | Chelsea | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 70:59 | 54 |
| 8. | Manchester United | 35 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 52:55 | 54 |
| 9. | West Ham | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 56:70 | 49 |
| 10. | Bournemouth | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 52:63 | 48 |
| 11. | Brighton | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 53:57 | 47 |
| 12. | Wolverhampton | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 49:60 | 46 |
| 13. | Fulham | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 51:55 | 44 |
| 14. | Crystal Palace | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 49:57 | 43 |
| 15. | Everton | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 38:49 | 37 |
| 16. | Brentford | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 52:60 | 36 |
| 17. | Nottingham | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 45:63 | 29 |
| 18. | Luton | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 49:78 | 26 |
| 19. | Burnley | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 39:74 | 24 |
| 20. | Sheffield United | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 35:100 | 16 |
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