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January 31 2025, 12:24 · Alex Lawes
Updated: January 31 2025, 17:51

Man Utd vs Crystal Palace Preview: Team News & Prediction

Man Utd vs Crystal Palace Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Manchester United earned themselves another UEFA Europa League win on Thursday to make it three wins in a row across all competitions ahead of facing Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.

Kick-off date/time: Sunday 2nd February, 2025: UK – 2:00pm / US ET – 9:00am / US PT – 6:00am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – Peacock

Man Utd Team News: Shaw has trained

Rumours continue to persist with regards to the future of Alejandro Garnacho but the Argentine has still been trusted to start by Ruben Amorim. They still have a few key injury issues as Victor Lindelof and Mason Mount remain sidelined alongside Luke Shaw, albeit the latter has returned to training this week.

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Martinez; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot; Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund

Unavailable: Lindelof (Injured), Shaw (Fitness), Mount (Injured)

Questionable:

Crystal Palace Team News: Eze out

In his pre-match press conference, Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has had to confirm that key man Eberechi Eze will be unavailable due to injury, whilst Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure are out for the season. However, Palace are boosted by the return of both Adam Wharton and Matheus Franca to the squad.

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Lerma, Hughes, Mitchell; Esse, Sarr; Mateta

Unavailable: Riad (Injured), Ward (Injured), Doucoure (Injured), Eze (Injured)

Questionable: Holding (Out of favour)

Man Utd vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Manchester United defeated FCSB by two goals to nil in Bucharest in midweek thanks to second-half strikes from Diogo Dalot and Kobbie Mainoo. The Red Devils have now suffered just one defeat in seven matches across all competitions in the calendar year of 2025, albeit performances still leave a lot to be desired. They take on a Crystal Palace side that had been majorly improving and pushing back towards the middle-of-the-table but the Eagles come into this one on the back of a 2-1 defeat at home to capital city rivals Brentford at Selhurst Park last week. Palace will head to Manchester knowing they can threaten anyone on the counter-attack and it could end up being quite a low-scoring affair due to that intended style and United’s general lack of cohesion with the ball still.

Man Utd vs Crystal Palace Tip: Under 2.5 goals