Manchester United Data
Premiership · Matchday 04

Manchester United v Crystal Palace

2–0
HT 1–0
Saturday 14th September 2013 · Old Trafford · Att: 75,170

Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 14th September 2013 in the Premiership. Robin van Persie (45'+1') and Wayne Rooney (81') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 19' Ashley Young
  3. 44' Kagisho Dikgacoi
  4. 45' Dean Moxey
  5. 45+1' Robin van Persie pen 1–0
  6. Half Time 1–0
  7. 55' Marouane Chamakh
  8. 62' Marouane Fellaini for Anderson
  9. 67' Adnan Januzaj for Young
  10. 79' Javier Hernandez for van Persie
  11. 81' Wayne Rooney 2–0
  12. Full Time 2–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Crystal Palace Lineup

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Julian Speroni G
3 Adrian Mariappa RB
6 José Campaña LM
8 Kagisho Dikgacoi RM
13 Jason Puncheon RF
15 Mile Jedinak CM
16 Dwight Gayle LF
19 Danny Gabbidon CD-R
21 Dean Moxey LB
27 Damien Delaney CD-L
29 Marouane Chamakh F
Substitutes
9 Kevin Phillips
12 Stuart O'Keefe
25 Neil Alexander
28 Jimmy Kebe on
30 Cameron Jerome on
31 Adlène Guédioura on
46 Barry Bannan

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
David Moyes
Manchester United
OPP
Ian Holloway
Crystal Palace

Match Information

Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Crystal Palace
4-2-3-1
Man Utd Crystal Palace
60%
Possession
40%
17
Shots
4
8
Shots on Target
0
10
Corners
1
9
Fouls
13
5
Offsides
0

United vs Crystal Palace History

Meeting 43 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 43 times: 27W 9D 7L.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 352537 642471.4
Away 301596 453550.0
Neutral 5320 10660.0
All 70 meetings with Crystal Palace →

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 →