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Manchester United vs Crystal Palace
Head-to-Head Record

Manchester United opponents head-to-head records

Explore the complete statistical record of every Newton Heath and Manchester United competitive first-team match played against Crystal Palace.

This page includes the full head-to-head record, results, wins, draws, defeats, goals scored, goals conceded, competitions, stadiums, managers, attendances, red cards, penalties, own goals, hat-tricks, and a full chronological list of all matches played against Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace v Manchester United All Time Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA record
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 35 25 3 7 64 24 +40 71.43
A 30 15 9 6 45 35 +10 50.00
N 5 3 2 0 10 6 +4 60.00
Total 70 43 14 13 119 65 +54 61.43
Crystal Palace club crest
First Match Played: 26 Aug 1922 W 2-1 League Division Two @ Old Trafford  
Last Match Played: 01 Mar 2026 W 2-1 Premiership @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (88619) 21 May 2016 W 2-1 FA Cup @ Wembley
Most Goals Scored v Opponent: (5) See table below
Most Goals Conceded v Opponent: (5) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent manager Club manager
No Player Goals Apps
1. Spence, Joe 8 6
2. Law, Denis 6 6
3. Hughes, Mark 6 12
4. Kidd, Brian 5 8
5. Lukaku, Romelu 4 4
6. Mata, Juan 4 12
7. Scholes, Paul 3 5
8. Charlton, Bobby 3 8
9. Fellaini, Marouane 3 9
10. Fernandes, Bruno 3 12
11. McClair, Brian 3 14
12. van Persie, Robin 2 3
13. Jordan, Joe 2 4
14. Lochhead, Arthur 2 6
15. Best, George 2 7
16. Morgan, Willie 2 7
17. Webb, Neil 2 7
18. Kanchelskis, Andrei 2 7
19. Pogba, Paul 2 9
20. Robson, Bryan 2 10
21. Rooney, Wayne 2 11
22. Martial, Anthony 2 11
23. Irwin, Denis 2 12
24. Pallister, Gary 2 15
25. Rashford, Marcus 2 16
26. Williams, Harry (1922-1923) 1 1
27. Richardson, Kieran 1 1
28. Saha, Louis 1 1
29. Macheda, Federico 1 1
30. Ibrahimović, Zlatan 1 1
31. Harrop, Josh 1 1
32. Šeško, Benjamin 1 1
33. Wood, John 1 2
34. Storey-Moore, Ian 1 2
35. Barnes, Peter 1 2
36. Beardsmore, Russell 1 2
37. Cole, Andrew 1 2
38. Sheringham, Teddy 1 2
39. O'Shea, John 1 2
40. Smith, Alan 1 2
41. Smith, Thomas 1 3
42. Fitzpatrick, John 1 3
43. Gowling, Alan 1 3
44. Whiteside, Norman 1 3
45. Cantona, Eric 1 3
46. May, David 1 3
47. James, Daniel 1 3
48. Thomas, Mickey 1 4
49. Martin, Lee A. 1 4
50. Butt, Nicky 1 4
51. van de Beek, Donny 1 4
52. Mount, Mason 1 4
53. Zirkzee, Joshua 1 4
54. Duxbury, Mick 1 5
55. Wallace, Danny 1 5
56. Darmian, Matteo 1 5
57. Matic, Nemanja 1 5
58. Rodrigues, Fredico "Fred" 1 6
59. Casemiro, Carlos 1 7
60. Garnacho, Alejandro 1 8
61. Young, Ashley 1 9
62. Bruce, Steve 1 10
63. Smalling, Chris 1 10
64. Lingard, Jesse 1 10
65. Ince, Paul 1 12
No Player Apps Goals
1. de Gea, David 19 0
2. Rashford, Marcus 16 2
3. Pallister, Gary 15 2
4. McClair, Brian 14 3
5. Hughes, Mark 12 6
6. Ince, Paul 12 1
7. Irwin, Denis 12 2
8. Giggs, Ryan 12 0
9. Mata, Juan 12 4
10. Fernandes, Bruno 12 3
11. Rooney, Wayne 11 2
12. Shaw, Luke 11 0
13. Martial, Anthony 11 2
14. Lindelof, Victor 11 0
15. Maguire, Harry 11 0
16. Robson, Bryan 10 2
17. Bruce, Steve 10 1
18. Schmeichel, Peter 10 0
19. Smalling, Chris 10 1
20. Lingard, Jesse 10 1
21. McTominay, Scott 10 0
22. Dalot, Diogo 10 0
23. Pogba, Paul 9 2
24. Valencia, Antonio 9 0
25. Fellaini, Marouane 9 3
26. Young, Ashley 9 1
27. Charlton, Bobby 8 3
28. Dunne, Tony 8 0
29. Kidd, Brian 8 5
30. Blackmore, Clayton 8 0
31. Garnacho, Alejandro 8 1
32. Best, George 7 2
33. Morgan, Willie 7 2
34. Sharpe, Lee 7 0
35. Webb, Neil 7 2
36. Kanchelskis, Andrei 7 2
37. Casemiro, Carlos 7 1
38. Grimwood, John 6 0
39. Lochhead, Arthur 6 2
40. Silcock, Jack 6 0
41. Spence, Joe 6 8
42. Law, Denis 6 6
43. Sadler, David 6 0
44. Stepney, Alex 6 0
45. Buchan, Martin 6 0
46. Bailey, Gary 6 0
47. Moran, Kevin 6 0
48. Carrick, Michael 6 0
49. Blind, Daley 6 0
50. Rodrigues, Fredico "Fred" 6 1
51. Wan-Bissaka, Aaron 6 0
52. Moore, Charlie 5 0
53. Macari, Lou 5 0
54. Albiston, Arthur 5 0
55. Duxbury, Mick 5 1
56. Phelan, Mike 5 0
57. Wallace, Danny 5 1
58. Neville, Gary 5 0
59. Scholes, Paul 5 3
60. Keane, Roy 5 0
61. Herrera, Ander 5 0
62. Darmian, Matteo 5 1
63. Matic, Nemanja 5 1
64. Greenwood, Mason 5 0
65. Eriksen, Christian 5 0
66. Martinez, Lisandro 5 0
67. Hojlund, Rasmus 5 0
68. Onana, André 5 0
69. Diallo, Amad 5 0
70. Mainoo, Kobbie 5 0
71. Hilditch, Clarence 4 0
72. Mann, Frank 4 0
73. Steward, Alfred 4 0
74. James, Steve 4 0
75. McIlroy, Sammy 4 0
76. Coppell, Steve 4 0
77. Jordan, Joe 4 2
78. Thomas, Mickey 4 1
79. Martin, Lee A. 4 1
80. Butt, Nicky 4 1
81. Neville, Phillip 4 0
82. Fletcher, Darren 4 0
83. Ferdinand, Rio 4 0
84. Evans, Jonny 4 0
85. Jones, Phil 4 0
86. Bailly, Eric 4 0
87. Lukaku, Romelu 4 4
88. van de Beek, Donny 4 1
89. Varane, Raphaël 4 0
90. Mount, Mason 4 1
91. Mazraoui, Noussair 4 0
92. Zirkzee, Joshua 4 1
93. Partridge, Edward 3 0
94. Smith, Thomas 3 1
95. Crerand, Pat 3 0
96. Rimmer, Jimmy 3 0
97. Edwards, Paul 3 0
98. Aston Jnr, John 3 0
99. Fitzpatrick, John 3 1
100. Gowling, Alan 3 1
101. O'Neil, Thomas 3 0
102. Nicholl, Jimmy 3 0
103. Wilkins, Ray 3 0
104. Whiteside, Norman 3 1
105. Donaghy, Mal 3 0
106. Leighton, Jim 3 0
107. Parker, Paul 3 0
108. Cantona, Eric 3 1
109. May, David 3 1
110. Beckham, David 3 0
111. Fortune, Quinton 3 0
112. Januzaj, Adnan 3 0
113. van Persie, Robin 3 2
114. Rojo, Marcos 3 0
115. Fosu-Mensah, Timothy 3 0
116. Sánchez, Alexis 3 0
117. James, Daniel 3 1
118. dos Santos, Antony 3 0
119. Amrabat, Sofyan 3 0
120. de Ligt, Matthijs 3 0
121. Yoro, Leny 3 0
122. McBain, Neil 2 0
123. Mew, John 2 0
124. Thomas, Harry 2 0
125. Wood, John 2 1
126. Evans, Sidney 2 0
127. McPherson, Frank 2 0
128. Burns, Francis 2 0
129. Ure, Ian 2 0
130. Storey-Moore, Ian 2 1
131. Young, Tony 2 0
132. McQueen, Gordon 2 0
133. Birtles, Garry 2 0
134. Barnes, Peter 2 1
135. Brazil, Alan 2 0
136. McGrath, Paul 2 0
137. Stapleton, Frank 2 0
138. Olsen, Jesper 2 0
139. Beardsmore, Russell 2 1
140. Robins, Mark 2 0
141. Sealey, Les 2 0
142. Ferguson, Darren 2 0
143. Cole, Andrew 2 1
144. Sheringham, Teddy 2 1
145. Brown, Wesley 2 0
146. Howard, Tim 2 0
147. O'Shea, John 2 1
148. Silvestre, Mikaël 2 0
149. Smith, Alan 2 1
150. Ronaldo, Cristiano 2 0
151. da Silva, Fabio 2 0
152. Evra, Patrice 2 0
153. Vidic, Nemanja 2 0
154. McNair, Paddy 2 0
155. Schneiderlin, Morgan 2 0
156. Cavani, Edinson 2 0
157. Elanga, Anthony 2 0
158. Telles, Alex 2 0
159. Mejbri, Hannibal 2 0
160. Weghorst, Wout 2 0
161. Pellistri, Facundo 2 0
162. Ugarte, Manuel 2 0
163. Lammens, Senne 2 0
164. Mbeumo, Bryan 2 0
165. Radford, Charles 1 0
166. Williams, Harry (1922-1923) 1 1
167. Barson, Frank 1 0
168. Henderson, William 1 0
169. Bennion, Samuel 1 0
170. Kennedy, Fredrick 1 0
171. Pape, Albert 1 0
172. Foulkes, William 1 0
173. Givens, Don 1 0
174. Sartori, Carlo 1 0
175. Stiles, Nobby 1 0
176. Watson, Willie 1 0
177. Davies, Ronald "Wyn" 1 0
178. MacDougall, Ted 1 0
179. Anderson, Trevor 1 0
180. Graham, George 1 0
181. Holton, Jim 1 0
182. Martin, Mick 1 0
183. Grimes, Ashley 1 0
184. Houston, Stewart 1 0
185. Jovanovic, Nikola 1 0
186. Anderson, Viv 1 0
187. Davenport, Peter 1 0
188. Garton, Billy 1 0
189. Gibson, Colin 1 0
190. Strachan, Gordon 1 0
191. Turner, Chris 1 0
192. Walsh, Gary 1 0
193. Wratten, Paul 1 0
194. Dublin, Dion 1 0
195. Davies, Simon 1 0
196. Gillespie, Keith 1 0
197. Pilkington, Kevin 1 0
198. Berg, Henning 1 0
199. Johnsen, Ronny 1 0
200. Poborský, Karel 1 0
201. Clegg, Michael 1 0
202. Bellion, David 1 0
203. Djemba Djemba, Eric 1 0
204. Eagles, Chris 1 0
205. Kleberson, Jose Pereira 1 0
206. Richardson, Kieran 1 1
207. Rossi, Giuseppe 1 0
208. Saha, Louis 1 1
209. Spector, Jonathon 1 0
210. Carroll, Roy 1 0
211. Heinze, Gabriel 1 0
212. van Nistelrooy, Ruud 1 0
213. Amos, Ben 1 0
214. Berbatov, Dimitar 1 0
215. da Silva, Rafael 1 0
216. Diouf, Mame Biram 1 0
217. Fryers, Ezekiel 1 0
218. Gibson, Darron 1 0
219. Macheda, Federico 1 1
220. Morrison, Ravel 1 0
221. Park, Ji-Sung 1 0
222. Anderson, Oliveira 1 0
223. Hernández, Javier 1 0
224. Di María, Ángel 1 0
225. Wilson, James 1 0
226. Falcao, Radamel 1 0
227. Schweinsteiger, Bastian 1 0
228. Depay, Memphis 1 0
229. Ibrahimović, Zlatan 1 1
230. Gomes, Angel 1 0
231. Harrop, Josh 1 1
232. Mitchell, Demitri 1 0
233. Pereira, Joel 1 0
234. Tuanzebe, Axel 1 0
235. Mkhitaryan, Henrikh 1 0
236. Garner, James 1 0
237. Ighalo, Odion 1 0
238. Henderson, Dean 1 0
239. Sancho, Jadon 1 0
240. Shoretire, Shola 1 0
241. Sabitzer, Marcel 1 0
242. Gore, Daniel "Dan" 1 0
243. Wheatley, Ethan 1 0
244. Dorgu, Patrick 1 0
245. Cunha, Matheus 1 0
246. Heaven, Ayden 1 0
247. Šeško, Benjamin 1 1
Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality Manchester United by competition Stadiums Manchester United have played at
No Opponent Count
1. Crystal Palace 70
No Nationality Count
1. England 70
Manchester United red cards Manchester United cup finals
No Date Player Competition HAN WDL F-A
1. 25-01-1995 Cantona, Eric Premiership A D 1-1
2. 12-04-1995 Keane, Roy FA Cup N W 2-0
3. 21-05-2016 Smalling, Chris FA Cup N W 2-1
4. 04-02-2023 Casemiro, Carlos Premiership H W 2-1
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 12-05-1990 D 3-3 Crystal Palace FA Cup
2. 17-05-1990 W 1-0 Crystal Palace FA Cup
3. 21-05-2016 W 2-1 Crystal Palace FA Cup
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Pens WDL F-A Competition
1. 28-10-1987 McClair, Brian 1 W 2-1 League Cup
2. 30-11-2011 Macheda, Federico 1 L 1-2 League Cup
3. 14-09-2013 van Persie, Robin 1 W 2-0 Premiership
4. 22-02-2014 van Persie, Robin 1 W 2-0 Premiership
5. 09-05-2015 Mata, Juan 1 W 2-1 Premiership
6. 04-02-2023 Fernandes, Bruno 1 W 2-1 Premiership
7. 01-03-2026 Fernandes, Bruno 1 W 2-1 Premiership
No Date Count F-A Competition Opponent scorers
1. 19-04-1924 1 1-1 League Division Two George Whitworth 85' (pen)
2. 19-09-2020 1 1-3 Premiership Andros Townsend 7', *Wilfried Zaha 74' (pen), 85'
3. 30-11-2025 1 2-1 Premiership Jean-Philippe Mateta 36' (pen)
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
No Date OG F-A Scorers
1. 04-10-1997 1 2-0 Teddy Sheringham 18', Herman Hreidarsson 30' (o.g.)
2. 18-12-2004 1 5-2 Paul Scholes 22', 49', Alan Smith 35', Emerson Boyce 48' (o.g.), John O'Shea 90'+1
3. 20-04-2016 1 2-0 Damien Delaney 4' (o.g.), Matteo Darmian 55'
Date OG WDL F-A HAN Comp Player
No own goals against found vs Crystal Palace.
Manchester United most goals scored vs opponent Manchester United most goals conceded vs opponent
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
12-04-1924 Crystal Palace W 5-1 H League Division Two
17-04-1971 Crystal Palace W 5-3 A League Division One
18-12-2004 Crystal Palace W 5-2 H Premiership
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
16-12-1972 Crystal Palace L 0-5 A League Division One
Manchester United hat-tricks vs opponent  
No Date Player G WDL F-A Competition
1. 12-04-1924 Spence, Joe 4 W 5-1 League Division Two
2. 17-04-1971 Law, Denis 3 W 5-3 League Division One
 
Matches played vs Crystal Palace
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 26-08-1922 League Division Two W 2-1 H Joe Spence ??', John Wood ??' George Whitworth ??'
2. 02-09-1922 League Division Two W 3-2 A Joe Spence 65', 84', Harry Williams 23' Norman Waite 48', George Whitworth 60'
3. 12-04-1924 League Division Two W 5-1 H Joe Spence 27', 58', 61', 86', Thomas Smith 37' Bill Hand 59'
4. 19-04-1924 League Division Two D 1-1 A Joe Spence 49' George Whitworth 85' (pen)
5. 11-10-1924 League Division Two W 1-0 H Arthur Lochhead 65'
6. 14-02-1925 League Division Two L 1-2 A Arthur Lochhead 42' Tom Hoddinott 68', 87'
7. 09-08-1969 League Division One D 2-2 A Bobby Charlton 24', Willie Morgan 56' Mel Blyth 11', Gerry Queen 40'
8. 14-02-1970 League Division One D 1-1 H Brian Kidd 15' John Sewell 74'
9. 10-10-1970 League Division One L 0-1 H Bobby Tambling 63'
10. 18-11-1970 League Cup W 4-2 H John Fitzpatrick 29', Brian Kidd 49', 53', Bobby Charlton 80' Gerry Queen 78', Tony Taylor 88'
11. 17-04-1971 League Division One W 5-3 A Denis Law 43', 48', 66', George Best 58', 65' Alan Birchenall 4', Bobby Tambling 24', Gerry Queen 82'
12. 11-09-1971 League Division One W 3-1 A Brian Kidd 31', Denis Law 79', 90' Mel Blyth 34'
13. 25-03-1972 League Division One W 4-0 H Alan Gowling 5', Bobby Charlton 24', Ian Storey-Moore 62', Denis Law 81'
14. 16-12-1972 League Division One L 0-5 A Paddy Mulligan 10', 42', Don Rogers 46', 87', Alan Whittle 86'
15. 11-04-1973 League Division One W 2-0 H Brian Kidd 27', Willie Morgan 34'
16. 17-11-1979 League Division One D 1-1 H Joe Jordan 90'+2 David Swindlehurst 77'
17. 29-03-1980 League Division One W 2-0 A Joe Jordan 30', Mickey Thomas 82'
18. 01-11-1980 League Division One L 0-1 A Peter Nicholas 27'
19. 04-04-1981 League Division One W 1-0 H Mick Duxbury 78'
20. 24-09-1985 League Cup W 1-0 A Peter Barnes 59'
21. 09-10-1985 League Cup W 1-0 H Norman Whiteside 1'
22. 28-10-1987 League Cup W 2-1 H Brian McClair 7' (pen), 28' Ken O'Doherty 40'
23. 22-08-1989 League Division One D 1-1 A Bryan Robson 19' Ian Wright 89'
24. 09-12-1989 League Division One L 1-2 H Russell Beardsmore 9' Mark Bright 40', 54'
25. 12-05-1990 FA Cup D 3-3 N Bryan Robson 35', Mark Hughes 62, 113' Gary O'Reilly 18', Ian Wright 72', 92'
26. 17-05-1990 FA Cup W 1-0 N Lee Martin 59'
27. 03-11-1990 League Division One W 2-0 H Neil Webb 11', Danny Wallace 19'
28. 11-05-1991 League Division One L 0-3 A Ian Wright 3', John Salako 58', 71'
29. 30-11-1991 League Division One W 3-1 A Neil Webb 26', Brian McClair 57', Andrei Kanchelskis 58' Paul Mortimer 17'
30. 22-02-1992 League Division One W 2-0 H Mark Hughes 11', 51'
31. 02-09-1992 Premiership W 1-0 H Mark Hughes 88'
32. 21-04-1993 Premiership W 2-0 A Mark Hughes 64', Paul Ince 89'
33. 19-11-1994 Premiership W 3-0 H Denis Irwin 8', Eric Cantona 34', Andrei Kanchelskis 51'
34. 25-01-1995 Premiership D 1-1 A David May 57' Gareth Southgate 81'
35. 09-04-1995 FA Cup D 2-2 N Denis Irwin 70', Gary Pallister 97' Iain Dowie 33', Chris Armstrong 92'
36. 12-04-1995 FA Cup W 2-0 N Steve Bruce 30', Gary Pallister 41'
37. 04-10-1997 Premiership W 2-0 H Teddy Sheringham 18', Herman Hreidarsson 30' (o.g.)
38. 27-04-1998 Premiership W 3-0 A Paul Scholes 6', Nicky Butt 22', Andrew Cole 84'
39. 10-11-2004 League Cup W 2-0 H Louis Saha 22', Kieran Richardson 39'
40. 18-12-2004 Premiership W 5-2 H Paul Scholes 22', 49', Alan Smith 35', Emerson Boyce 48' (o.g.), John O'Shea 90'+1 Danny Granville 27', Joonas Kolkka 46'
41. 05-03-2005 Premiership D 0-0 A
42. 30-11-2011 League Cup L 1-2 H Federico Macheda 69' (pen) Darren Ambrose 65', Glenn Murray 98'
43. 14-09-2013 Premiership W 2-0 H Robin van Persie 45'+1 (pen), Wayne Rooney 81'
44. 22-02-2014 Premiership W 2-0 A Robin van Persie 62' (pen), Wayne Rooney 68'
45. 08-11-2014 Premiership W 1-0 H Juan Mata 67'
46. 09-05-2015 Premiership W 2-1 A Juan Mata 19' (pen), Marouane Fellaini 78' Jason Puncheon 56'
47. 31-10-2015 Premiership D 0-0 A
48. 20-04-2016 Premiership W 2-0 H Damien Delaney 4' (o.g.), Matteo Darmian 55'
49. 21-05-2016 FA Cup W 2-1 N Juan Mata 81', Jesse Lingard 110' Jason Puncheon 78'
50. 14-12-2016 Premiership W 2-1 A Paul Pogba 45'+2, Zlatan Ibrahimovic 88' James McArthur 66'
51. 21-05-2017 Premiership W 2-0 H Josh Harrop 15', Paul Pogba 19'
52. 30-09-2017 Premiership W 4-0 H Juan Mata 3', Marouane Fellaini 35', 49', Romelu Lukaku 86'
53. 05-03-2018 Premiership W 3-2 A Chris Smalling 55', Romelu Lukaku 76', Nemanja Matic 90'+1 Andros Townsend 11', Patrick van Aanholt 48'
54. 24-11-2018 Premiership D 0-0 H
55. 27-02-2019 Premiership W 3-1 A Romelu Lukaku 33', 52', Ashley Young 83' Joel Ward 65'
56. 24-08-2019 Premiership L 1-2 H Daniel James 89' Jordan Ayew 32', Patrick van Aanholt 90'+3
57. 16-07-2020 Premiership W 2-0 A Marcus Rashford 45'+1, Anthony Martial 78'
58. 19-09-2020 Premiership L 1-3 H Donny van de Beek 80' Andros Townsend 7', *Wilfried Zaha 74' (pen), 85'
59. 03-03-2021 Premiership D 0-0 A
60. 05-12-2021 Premiership W 1-0 H Fred 77'
61. 22-05-2022 Premiership L 0-1 A *Wilfried Zaha 37'
62. 18-01-2023 Premiership D 1-1 A Bruno Fernandes 43' Michael Olise 90'+1
63. 04-02-2023 Premiership W 2-1 H Bruno Fernandes 7' (pen), Marcus Rashford 62' Jeffrey Schlupp 76'
64. 26-09-2023 League Cup W 3-0 H Alejandro Garnacho 21', Casemiro 27', Anthony Martial 55'
65. 30-09-2023 Premiership L 0-1 H Joachim Andersen 25'
66. 06-05-2024 Premiership L 0-4 A Michael Olise 12', 66', Jean-Philippe Mateta 40', Tyrick Mitchell 58'
67. 21-09-2024 Premiership D 0-0 A
68. 02-02-2025 Premiership L 0-2 H Jean-Philippe Mateta 64', 89'
69. 30-11-2025 Premiership W 2-1 A Joshua Zirkzee 54', Mason Mount 63' Jean-Philippe Mateta 36' (pen)
70. 01-03-2026 Premiership W 2-1 H Bruno Fernandes 57' (pen), Benjamin Šeško 65' Maxence Lacroix 4'
 

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