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Manchester United logo
EFL Cup | Third Round
Sep 26, 2023 at 8pm UK
Old Trafford
Crystal Palace logo

Man Utd
3 - 0
Crystal Palace

Garnacho (21'), Casemiro (27'), Martial (55')
Mejbri (29')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Holding (26')

The Match

Match Report

EFL Cup holders Manchester United are through to the fourth round after securing a comfortable 3-0 win over Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Manchester United and Crystal Palace.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Manchester United and Crystal Palace, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Manchester United could line up in Tuesday's EFL Cup clash with Crystal Palace.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester United's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their EFL Cup clash with Crystal Palace.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Burnley 0-1 Man Utd
Saturday, September 23 at 8pm in Premier League
Last Game: Crystal Palace 0-0 Fulham
Saturday, September 23 at 3pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 53.04%. A win for Crystal Palace had a probability of 24.24% and a draw had a probability of 22.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.9%) and 2-0 (8.25%). The likeliest Crystal Palace win was 1-2 (6.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.52%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.

Result
Manchester UnitedDrawCrystal Palace
53.04% (-0.164 -0.16) 22.72% (0.088999999999999 0.09) 24.24% (0.076999999999998 0.08)
Both teams to score 58.48% (-0.21400000000001 -0.21)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.47% (-0.324 -0.32)41.53% (0.326 0.33)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.07% (-0.32700000000001 -0.33)63.93% (0.33000000000001 0.33)
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.32% (-0.17100000000001 -0.17)15.68% (0.173 0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.27% (-0.318 -0.32)44.73% (0.32 0.32)
Crystal Palace Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.36% (-0.11199999999999 -0.11)30.64% (0.114 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.11% (-0.133 -0.13)66.88% (0.134 0.13)
Score Analysis
    Manchester United 53.04%
    Crystal Palace 24.24%
    Draw 22.71%
Manchester UnitedDrawCrystal Palace
2-1 @ 9.75% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-0 @ 8.9% (0.077999999999999 0.08)
2-0 @ 8.25% (0.023999999999999 0.02)
3-1 @ 6.02% (-0.038 -0.04)
3-0 @ 5.09% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-2 @ 3.56% (-0.033 -0.03)
4-1 @ 2.79% (-0.034 -0.03)
4-0 @ 2.36% (-0.021 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.65% (-0.026 -0.03)
5-1 @ 1.03% (-0.019 -0.02)
Other @ 3.63%
Total : 53.04%
1-1 @ 10.52% (0.049999999999999 0.05)
2-2 @ 5.77% (-0.019 -0.02)
0-0 @ 4.81% (0.071 0.07)
3-3 @ 1.41% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 22.71%
1-2 @ 6.23% (0.016 0.02)
0-1 @ 5.68% (0.066 0.07)
0-2 @ 3.36% (0.028 0.03)
1-3 @ 2.46% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-3 @ 2.27% (-0.015 -0.02)
0-3 @ 1.33% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 2.91%
Total : 24.24%

How you voted: Man Utd vs Crystal Palace

Manchester United
73.9%
Draw
10.1%
Crystal Palace
16.0%
119
Head to Head
Feb 4, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 22
Man Utd
2-1
Crystal Palace
Fernandes (7' pen.), Rashford (62')
Schlupp (76')
Jan 18, 2023 8pm
Jul 19, 2022 11.10am
Club Friendlies
Man Utd
3-1
Crystal Palace
Martial (17'), Rashford (48'), Sancho (59')
Fish (84')
Ward (74')
Phillips (45+4'), Ayew (57')
May 22, 2022 4pm
Gameweek 38
Crystal Palace
1-0
Man Utd
Zaha (37')
Hughes (43'), Edouard (63')

Mejbri (44'), Dalot (59'), Lindelof (84'), Fernandes (90')
Dec 5, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 15
Man Utd
1-0
Crystal Palace
Fred (77')
McTominay (81'), Lindelof (90+1')

Clyne (31'), Guehi (67')
rhs 2.0
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