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- LIVE Text Commentary90+10'The referee blows for the end of today's match.90+9'Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence clears the ball to safety.90+8'Great ball in from Diogo Dalot. Rasmus Hojlund (Manchester United) should really have done better with a close-range header, but he heads it a whisker wide of the right post. The ball goes out of play and Crystal Palace will have a goal kick.90+7'Substitution. Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) on for Ismaila Sarr.90+3'Amad Diallo (Manchester United) shows too much aggression while trying to break free from his opponent and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.90+3'The ball is out of play and Manchester Utd manage to earn a corner.90+2'66:34 – this is the current ball possession ratio. The current number of shots on target for both teams is 15:11. We can have a look at the statistics now, shots on target are 2:3.90There will be a minimum of 9 min. of added time.89'Fantastic team goal! Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) was set free in the area by Daniel Munoz and he made no mistake with a lovely finish into the bottom left corner. 0:2.88'Oliver Glasner has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) replacing Will Hughes.88'That's the end of the game for Tyrick Mitchell, who is replaced by Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace).87'The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Manuel Ugarte leaves the pitch and Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) comes on.87'Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) sends in a poor cross from the corner and Dean Henderson has no trouble gathering it.86'Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United) sends a lofted cross into the penalty area. Unfortunately for him, the opponent's defence deals with his cross comfortably and intercepts it. The ball goes out of play and Manchester Utd have been awarded a corner kick.85'Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is about to take a corner kick.84'Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) delivers a lovely cross into the penalty area. Nevertheless, an opposition defender is alert and averts the danger with a brilliant clearance. Now Manchester Utd have a corner.82'The game gets underway again after that interruption.82'Lisandro Martinez will be replaced by Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United).77'The game is interrupted. Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United) suffers a horrific injury!77'Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace) commits a rough foul. John Brooks stops the game and makes a call.75'What a chance that is! Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) displays good awareness near the penalty spot to get on the end of a cross from the free kick, but he steers his header narrowly wide of the right post. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Manchester Utd.75'What was Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) thinking? He will not get away with that. The referee shows him a yellow card.74'John Brooks blows his whistle for a foul after Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) hacks down one of his opponents. A free kick to Crystal Palace.74'Amad Diallo (Manchester United) bangs the ball towards goal from the edge of the box, but it's rising all the way and sails high over the bar. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Crystal Palace.72'Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) commits a foul and is shown a yellow card without any hesitation from the referee.72'John Brooks has a clear sight and sees a foul from Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).70'The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) comes onto the pitch for Noussair Mazraoui.70'Ruben Amorim has decided to make a change. Rasmus Hojlund (Manchester United) replaces Kobbie Mainoo.64'The referee can't ignore those comments and Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) sees a yellow card for bad language.64'Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) is the lucky recipient of a rebound. He takes advantage of it and fires the ball into the bottom right corner of the target, leaving the goalkeeper completely helpless.64'Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) leaps high to meet a beautiful cross from the free kick into the box and attempts to score with a header. His effort is not accurate enough and bounces away off the bar.64'Crystal Palace have a free kick.63'John Brooks blows his whistle. Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United) commits a foul after dangerous play. Crystal Palace have a free kick.61'Oliver Glasner decides to make a substitution. Daichi Kamada will be replaced by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).61'Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) receives the ball and has a go from distance, but he shouldn't have bothered as it sails high over the bar. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Manchester Utd.58'Dean Henderson leaps to intercept the corner kick from Amad Diallo (Manchester United).57'A long ball forward to Amad Diallo (Manchester United) is intercepted. The referee points to the corner flag and Manchester Utd will take a corner.55'Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) changes the direction of the ball using his hand, but he is angry when the referee gives a foul against him. A free kick is awarded to Crystal Palace.55'Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) decided to shoot after receiving a sweet pass. If it wasn't for Dean Henderson's superb save the ball would have probably ended up in the bottom right corner.54'Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) takes a direct free kick.53'Dangerous play by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace). John Brooks blows his whistle for a foul. Manchester Utd have been awarded a free kick.52'Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) takes the corner but only sends it into a huddle of the defenders and one of them makes a good clearance.51'Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) attempts to score with a first-time shot from the edge of the box. His effort towards the middle of the goal is saved by Dean Henderson. Manchester Utd have a corner.50'Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) decides to speed play up by quickly sending the free kick into the box.49'Harry Maguire (Manchester United) shouldn't be surprised it's a yellow from the ref, who cooled the situation down well.49'John Brooks blows his whistle and signals a foul after Harry Maguire (Manchester United) brought his opponent down. Crystal Palace are awarded a free kick.47'Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) makes a bad challenge and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.46'Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) was too forceful with his tackle and John Brooks interrupted the game to signal a free kick. Manchester Utd have a free kick.46'Referee John Brooks blows his whistle to start the second half.45+2'That is it for the first half after the referee blows his whistle and the players head to their respective dressing rooms.45+1'Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United) sets himself up on the edge of the box, but balloons his shot way over the bar. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Crystal Palace.45'We will have 1 min. of added time.45'The game is interrupted. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) has violated the rules in the battle for the ball. No protests or gestures are being made as he is quite aware of what he did. Manchester Utd earn a free kick.41'Amad Diallo (Manchester United) crosses the ball into the box, but one of the defending players averts the threat.40'Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) is penalised for a foul. John Brooks had a clear view and blows his whistle.39'Close! Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) picks up the ball in space and from inside the penalty area sends a shot inches wide of the right post. The ball goes out of play and Manchester Utd will have a goal kick.37'The ball possession is 66:34. The total number of attempts is 9:6. The shots on goal statistics – 0:1.36'Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) put a cross into the box which wasn't a bad decision, but he failed to achieve what he wanted as none of his teammates managed to meet it. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Crystal Palace.36'Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace) is able to continue to play.34'Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace) is clearly asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures. The extent of his injury is yet to be discovered.33'Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) whips a long ball in from the free kick which is intercepted by Dean Henderson.32'John Brooks couldn't ignore the rough tackle by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) and blew his whistle. Manchester Utd get a free kick.31'Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) attempts to find one of his teammates inside the box with a chip pass, but one of the defending players reacts superbly and intercepts the ball.30'An attempted cross from Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) is cleared.27'Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) prepares to take a corner kick.23'Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) fires a shot at goal from a very promising position outside the penalty area, but it is blocked by a self-sacrificing defender.18'Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) strikes the ball towards goal, but it fails to reach the target after being well blocked by one of the defenders.17'Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) latches onto a pass and lets rip with a swerving shot from long range towards the middle of the goal. It's a difficult effort to deal with and Andre Onana does well to punch it away.16'The ball goes out of play. Manchester Utd are awarded a corner kick.16'The defender bravely blocks the shot from Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) inside the box.15'Manchester Utd have been awarded a corner kick. The referee and one of his assistants both point at the corner flag.14'Good work from Manchester Utd as they win a corner.13'Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) slides a pass forward, but one of the defenders cuts it out. Manchester Utd get a corner.13'Manchester Utd force a corner. They send men into the box.10'Tyrick Mitchell slings in a great lofted ball towards Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace), who doesn't get the best of contacts but still sends a close-range header inches wide of the left post. The ball goes out of play and Manchester Utd will have a goal kick.7'Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) latches onto a pass and lets fly at goal from the edge of the box. The shot beats the keeper but smashes against the left post. Good effort!6'Manchester Utd have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender.5'What a great touch by Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) as he controls a fine pass into the box and takes a shot to the right side of the goal, but an opposing player makes a clearance. Great defending. The ball goes out for a corner. Manchester Utd can continue in their attacking effort.1'Here we go, today's match is starting right now.Crystal Palace will kick the game off.Today's referee will be John Brooks.Hello and welcome to our minute-by-minute commentary of the upcoming clash. We will try to provide you with as-accurate-as possible picture of the happenings on the pitch. Have fun.