Jose Mourinho and Manchester United have their eyes firmly set on the Europa League Final, opening the door for Palace to notch a famous win at the Theatre of Dreams.
Manchester United are on a terrible run ahead of our Manchester United vs Crystal Palace preview – they have only won once in seven games in all competitions and although they Europa League Final provides a nice excuse for their poor performances, in reality, United have been playing below par for much of 2017.
Crystal Palace beat Hull City 4-0 last time out to end a run of three straight Premier League defeats. Sam Allardyce’s Eagles have only kept two clean sheets in their last nine league games. Palace have been marginally better playing away from Selhurst Park this season, winning twenty-one points on the road compared to twenty points at home, a stat that is sure to affect our Manchester United vs Crystal Palace predictions.
Crystal Palace have failed to score in three of their last four games, but they remain the highest goal scorers in the bottom half of the Premier League with fifty goals.
Man Utd’s have been nothing short of appalling of late. The vast majority of their players are in terrible form and though winning the Europa League is the club’s priority, that doesn’t excuse their lifeless displays in the Premier League. Our Manchester United vs Crystal Palace picks are influenced heavily by that and Sunday provides a massive opportunity for the away side to take the scalp of one the league’s big boys.
United are expected to field a weakened side ahead of their midweek Final and Sam Allardyce can take full advantage of that. I’m going for an away win.
Tip: Crystal Palace win Bet365 11/5