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38 min: It looks like Sarr has not recovered from that earlier injury, and the Senegalese – another one who should depart for Afcon in a few weeks – is replaced by Eddie Nketiah in Palace’s first substitution.
ShareGOAL! Crystal Palace 1-0 Manchester United (Mateta 36)
Always an awkward one, retaking a penalty. Does one go the same way? Mateta sidefoots the ball into the opposite corner, to Lammens’ left and Palace have a well-deserved lead. The United keeper had no chance.
ShareMATETA SCORES BUT WILL HAVE TO RETAKE THE PENALTY!
Mateta scores the penalty, but replays show that he kicked the ball into his standing foot as he took the spot kick. After a VAR check, the Palace striker is forced to retake the penalty.
Jean-Philippe Mateta strokes it home, but.. Photograph: Simon Dael/Shutterstock…Rob Jones orders a retake. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images/ReutersShare
Updated at 07.41 EST
PENALTY TO PALACE!
Wharton unlocks the United defence with a tin-opener of a pass, Mateta gets beyond Yoro, who stumbles into the Palace striker. Mateta hits the deck, referee Robert Jones points to the spot, and the square root of nobody can have any complaints.
29 min: Mason Mount has been busy for United, in a good way.
27 min: As reported earlier, Billy Bonds – legendary West Ham player and manager – died this morning, aged 79. You can read more about that here.
25 min: Great block from Yoro to deny Pino! Munoz delivers a peach of a cross to the back post, Lammens flaps but only tips the ball to the feet of Pino. With Lammens scrambling to his feet, and United defenders clambering to guard the goal, Yoro throws himself in front of Palace’s Spaniard, with Pino’s shot rebounding away.
23 min: Zirkzee hasn’t scored in 24 Premier League appearances, he is plainly not good enough to lead this United attack, if the club have any designs on qualifying for Europe. I’m not quite sure what his USP is. He’s not quick, he doesn’t have the knack of sniffing out a chance, he’s 6ft4in, but doesn’t seem to be particularly dominant in the air or even hold up play. The ball is pinging off him like a tennis racket.
Updated at 07.27 EST
20 min: That sunshine is providing plenty of bother to United’s defenders and goalkeepers, who are looking directly into the rays. A couple of Palace corners cause a bit of chaos, as United struggle to head the ball away, but the visitors survive.
Bruno Fernandes in the sunshiiiiine. Photograph: Nigel Bramley/Focus Images Ltd./ShutterstockShare
Updated at 07.34 EST
18 min: A frustrating opening few minutes for Manchester United crystallises with Mbeumo petulantly throwing the ball away after losing a duel. A yellow card for dissent.
15 min: Golden chance for Mateta! De Ligt loses a long ball in De Light, and the ball cannons off Yoro and straight into the path of Mateta. The Frenchman is clean through, but drags his shot wide! Yoro perhaps did just enough to put the Palace striker off, but Mateta really should have scored!
13 min: Palace are next to hurl a long throw into the box, and the ball falls kindly to Wharton on the edge of the box … his fierce shot flies straight into the midriff of Lammens. That was a good half chance for Wharton to score his first goal for Palace.
12 min: Palace have been the better side, but United have come the closest to scoring with two set pieces. That feels like a familiar story this season.
10 min: Casemiro has had a lively start after that first-minute chance. Now, the United veteran wins a free-kick after turning Kamada and from the resulting set-piece, Fernandes curls a beauty of a cross to the back post, where Casemiro heads wide! He should really have hit the target after climbing above Guehi.
7 min: Mateta is hardly the most agile of forwards, but gives De Ligt the slip before driving into the box and shooting just wide of the near post. Dreadful defending from United’s Dutch defender, who must have been relieved to see Mateta’s effort go into the side netting.
5 min: Sarr looks like he has rolled his ankle after landing awkwardly, following a tackle from Diallo. The Palace man receives treatment but Palace are temporarily down to 10 men as Sarr recovers on the sideline.
3 min: Henderson, who is not shy to wearing a cap from memory, was of course at United for 12 years before his permanent move to Palace in 2023. He has already made a huge contribution against his former side.
1 min: United come within a whisker of taking the lead inside the first minute! Dalot launches a long throw into the box, De Ligt flicks it on at the near post and Casemiro steals in at the back post. There is an almighty scramble as the ball pinballs around the six-yards box, with Henderson making a point-blank save to deny the United’s Brazilian on the line! Wow, Casemiro should really have scored and Henderson triumphantly raises a fist to the Palace fans behind him, celebrating what was a vital save.
Dean Henderson makes a fine stop from Casemiro. Photograph: Toby Melville/ReutersShare
Updated at 07.09 EST