With Roy Hodgson stating that he does not have the squad to take the League Cup seriously this midweek, you have to feel sorry for the fans that are heading up to Old Trafford for the game.
MATCH INFORMATION
- 8pm – 26th August 2023
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Old Trafford, Sir Matt Busby Way, Stretford, Manchester M16 0RA
PREVIOUS MEETING
The last time the two sides met at Old Trafford was back in February in a rather fiesty affair which saw the hosts go down to ten men. That did not deter them however as goalds from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford was enough to seal the points with Jeffrey Schlupp pulling one back for what ended up being just a consolation.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Bruno Fernandes (7.8)
MATCH OFFICIALS
No news at the point of going live who will be officating this game…
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – None of Michael Olise, Matheus Franca, Jefferson Lerma, James Tomkins, Naouirou Ahamada, and Odsonne Edouard will feature.
UNITED – Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Luka Shaw, Kobbie Mainoo, Tyrell Malacia, Antony do Santos, Jadon Sancho, Amad Diallo Traore are all out while Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez and Mason Mount are doubts.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
RED CARDS – none
YELLOW CARDS (2+) – Burno Fernandes (3), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (2), Andre Onana (2), Lisandro Martinez (2), Cheick Doucoure (2), Joel Ward (2), Jordan Ayew (2)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 04/02/23 United 2-1 Palace
- 18/01/23 Palace 1-1 United
- 19/07/22 United 3-1 Palace
- 22/05/22 Palace 1-0 United
- 05/12/21 United 1-0 Palace
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 23/09/23 Palace 0-0 Fulham
- 16/09/23 Villa 3-1 Palace
- 03/09/23 Palace 3-2 Wolves
- 29/08/23 Plymouth 2-4 Palace
- 26/08/23 Brentford 1-1 Palace
Last FIVE results for United;
- 23/09/23 Burnley 0-1 United
- 20/09/23 Bayern 4-3 United
- 16/09/23 United 1-3 Brighton
- 03/09/23 Arsenal 3-1 United
- 26/08/23 United 3-2 Forest
EFL CUP
The last time these two met in the League Cup was back in November 2011 when Palace ran out 2-1 winners. That is the only win in 6 ties that the two have been paired against each other. That was of course the game featuring the stunning striker from Darren Ambrose which put the Eagles into the semi-finals.
In the third round last season, Palace exited the competition thanks to defeat at Newcastle United courtesy of penalty kicks after a goalless draw. Manchester United beat Aston Villa 4-2 at Old Trafford to secure a place in the fourth round.
RECORD AGAINST UNITED
- Played 63
- Won 10
- Drawn 13
- Lost 40
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Eberechi Eze 7.53
- Joachim Andersen 7.39
- Bruno Fernandes 7.27
- Marcu Rashford 7.00
ONE TO WATCH
SOFYAN AMRABAT
FORMER CLUBS – HSV De Zuidvogels, Utrecht, Feyenoord, Club Brugge, Hellas Verona (loan), Fiorentina
The Morroccan midfielder caught the eye at the World Cup last year, and needs one more cap to make it 50. He signed on loan for the season at Old Trafford at the end of the transfer window and has yet to really have an opportunity.
KEY CLASH
JEAN-PHILIPPE MATETA v JONNY EVANS
It is expected that the Frenchman will plough a one furough up front in this cup tie and he will likely be up against a seasoned centre back who is surprisingly in his second spell at United.
PLAYER STATS
- GOALS – Odsonne Edouard (4 – 3rd in PL)
- ASSISTS – Jean-Philippe Mateta (3 – 4th in PL)
- PASSES – Joachim Andersen (370)
- TACKLES – Cheick Doucoure (14 – 16th in PL)
- TOUCHES – Joachim Andersen (462 – 18th in PL)
- SHOTS – Eberechi Eze (26 – 2nd in PL)
- FOULS – Jordan Ayew (13 – 2nd in PL)
- DISPOSSESSED – Jordan Ayew (14 – 4th in PL)
- SAVES – Sam Johnstone (12 – 17th in PL)
- CLEARANCES – Joachim Andersen (33 – 4th in PL)
- BIG CANCES MISSED – Odsonne Edouard/ Jordan Ayew (2 – 16th in PL)
TEB PREDICTION
Your guess is as good as ours on this one in view of the comments from Roy so much will depend on the starting line up and also what options are on the bench. In view of the comments, not much is expected, but football is a funny old game so we can always hope.
FINAL SCORE: 2-0 to United
