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Crystal Palace v Manchester United (A) – Three Palace Stars

Mizgan MasaniMizgan Masani1 min read
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Crystal Palace v Manchester United (A) – Three Palace Stars

Crystal Palace have sprung this season’s first massive surprise by beating Manchester United 2-1 away at Old Trafford.

This was incidentally the Eagles’ first Premier League win over the Red Devils, too.

Jordan Ayew and Patrick van Aanholt scored the goals for Roy Hodgson’s men, while Daniel James did equalise the score for few minutes late on.

In a first half where United were dominant from the get-go, Palace dug deep and defended their box well, without creating much on the counter-attack.

However, in the 32nd minute, a long ball from Vicente Guaita found Jeff Schlupp, who beat Victor Lindelof aerially and flicked the ball towards Ayew to score past the helpless David de Gea.

The home side had a penalty given in the second half, but Marcus Rashford missed. They eventually equalised in the 89th minute via a tremendous curling finish from James.

But, late in stoppage time, PVA made a good supporting run down the left-hand side and his shot eventually crept in through De Gea to seal the points for the Eagles.

Here are the three players who starred in that win for Crystal Palace:

#TeamPGDPts
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11
Brighton & Hove AlbionBHA
30+340
12
FulhamFUL
29-340
13
SunderlandSUN
30-540
14
Crystal PalaceCRY
29-238
15
Leeds UnitedLEE
29-1131
16
Tottenham HotspurTOT
29-729
17
West Ham UnitedWHU
30-1929
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