League Cup · 4th Round
Manchester United v Crystal Palace
2–0
Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 10th November 2004 in the League Cup. Louis Saha (22') and Kieran Richardson (39') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 22' Louis Saha 1–0
- 39' Kieran Richardson 2–0
- Half Time
- 79' Jonathon Spector for Kleberson
- 79' Chris Eagles for Richardson
- 86' Giuseppe Rossi for Bellion
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 Louis Saha 22'
Substitutes
Jonathon Spector
79' for Kleberson
Chris Eagles
79' for Richardson
Giuseppe Rossi
86' for Bellion
Crystal Palace Lineup
Starting XI
1 Julian Speroni G
2 Danny Butterfield D
4 Shaun Derry M
5 Mark Hudson D
9 Dougie Freedman F
10 Sandor Torghelle F
12 Mikele Leigertwood D
18 Gary Borrowdale M
19 Tom Soares M
20 Darren Powell D
34 Anthony Danze M
Substitutes
11 Neil Shipperley on
21 Emmerson Boyce
24 Ivan Jaime Llorentty Kaviedes on
28 Gábor Király
32 Vassilis Lakis on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Iain Dowie
Crystal Palace
United vs Crystal Palace History
Meeting 39 of 70
70
Played
43
Won
14
Drawn
13
Lost
119
Goals For
65
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 26th August 1922. After this match United had played Crystal Palace 39 times: 25W 8D 6L.
12 Apr 1995 W 2–0 FAC 4 Oct 1997 W 2–0 PL 27 Apr 1998 W 3–0 PL
10 Nov 2004 W 2–0 This match
18 Dec 2004 W 5–2 PL 5 Mar 2005 D 0–0 PL 30 Nov 2011 L 1–2 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 35 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 24 | 71.4 |
| Away | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 35 | 50.0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →