Crystal Peles enter the match with serious confidence, with Glasner’s team unbeaten in the Premier League for three consecutive rounds, holding a lofty sixth place heading into the weekend and showing an advantage in the organization of the game. Under Glasner’s leadership, the Eagles successfully combine compactness in defense and efficiency up front. The team’s form is underlined by an interesting statistical fact: in the last five matches in all tournaments, KP is undefeated, and concedes an average of only 0.33 goals per game.

At Selhurst Park, the hosts have turned into one of the strongest home teams in the country, unbeaten in 87% of their last Premier League matches at home and regularly pacing even the giants, who, given their impressive last season, have every right to sign up. Special attention should be paid to the attacking trio Sarr – Kamada – Mateta, which in recent weeks has become one of the most dynamic triangles in the league. Yeremi Pino is a quality replacement for the star Eze, who joined Arsenal in the summer, Wharton and Kamada control the center and the return of captain Gea has strengthened the defense even more.

Manchester United travel to London with a painful burden on the back of an embarrassing defeat against Everton and an uncertain squad. The defeat by ten “toffees” was the worst match of the season, and the personnel situation in the club definitely does not add optimism: Maguire is not available, Sesko is out of the game until mid-December, and Cunha is only recovering from an injury he received in training. If the Brazilian is ready – he will return to the start, because without him the attack looked a little toothless – Zirkze was not convinced at all.

In defense, Amorim continues to rely on the trio of Joro – de Ligt – Shaw, while Bruno Fernandes and Mbemo should pull the creative component. Statistics are also a difficult factor: United are winless in 80% of their last 20 away matches, and are winless in their previous three games in all competitions. Although it would seem that recently Manchester United was in good shape, but as it turned out, the stability of the “red devils” is very lacking, although the calendar of recent matches can hardly be called “passable”.