December 1, 2025, 8:00 p.m. local time
Premier League Matchday 13 saw Crystal Palace host Manchester United
Palace entered the game balancing Premier League duties with the Europa Conference League, yet boasting one of the league’s stingiest defenses with just nine goals conceded and sitting 6th before kick-off. United, without European competition this season, were winless in their last three matches.
Both managers lined up in a 3-4-2-1. Kamada partnered Adam Wharton in midfield, while United continued to start Joshua Zirkzee up front. Palace created the first big chance as Jean-Philippe Mateta went close, and Kamada impressed early with sharp duels and through balls that lifted Selhurst Park.
The breakthrough came in the 32nd minute when Mateta was fouled inside the box. His first penalty was retaken, but he kept his nerve and converted again to put Palace ahead. United threatened before halftime, with Luke Shaw denying Eddie Nketiah with a desperate block.
United took control after the restart. In the 54th minute, Zirkzee smashed in the equalizer from a set piece, rifling a left-footed rocket inside the near post. Nine minutes later, Bruno Fernandes nudged a free kick sideways, and Mason Mount blasted home the go-ahead goal — a clinical comeback powered entirely by dead-ball situations.
Lisandro Martínez returned from long-term injury in the 82nd minute, making his first appearance since February. Palace pushed late, but United’s compact 5-4-1 block held firm to secure a 2–1 away win.
Next fixtures: Palace travel to Burnley on December 3, while United host West Ham.
Scoreline
Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United
Goals:
1–0 Mateta (PK, 36’)
1–1 Zirkzee (54’)
1–2 Mount (63’)
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“Social Media Reactions”
United fan
RedDevilRevived
Finally, a win… LET’S GO. Amorim masterclass incoming, lads.
PalacePanicNoMore
Performance was trash but honestly? Don’t care. We take those.
AmorimApostle
I believed in Amorim and Amorim believed back. Amen.
ComedyUnitedUltra
Beating Palace on two days’ rest but losing to 10-man Everton for 80 minutes is peak United. This club is pure comedy and I love it.
DawnDetector
Dawn… is that you?
SaintAmorimBeliever
This is the miracle of Saint Amorim. We’re SIXTH baby!!
ShoryukenUnited
Yep, sixth place. Amorim’s Shoryuken has officially begun.
UCLDreamSleeper
That’s a massive win for our UCL chase. I can finally sleep happy tonight.
DolgDoomedUs
We would’ve beaten Everton if Dolg wasn’t on the pitch tbh.
ChaosSubTheory
Dolg should only be used as a last-10-minutes chaos sub.
ThunderboltZirkzee
Zirkzee hitting his once-a-season thunderbolt lmaoooo.
GiantKillerGlory
Honestly that was a giant-killer win. We actually showed we can bite back against a stronger side.
MountMiracleMinutes
Mount playing 90 minutes without breaking is the real miracle. Absolute unit today.
ClutchAwayWarriors
Winning away at Palace is huge. Zirkzee and Mount clutch as hell.
YoroMeltdownMonitor
Yoro looked dead inside today… someone check on him.
PickUpYoro
Cheer up Yoro, mate. We won. Bounce back next week.
PrinceMountMoment
Mount comforting Yoro like the handsome wholesome prince he is.
UnrepeatableWinners
We somehow won with two completely unrepeatable goals but who cares.
OleMagicReturn
This is straight up late-Ole era magic-no-tactics football again.
DalotDelivering
Dalot was legitimately good today. Matching systems probably helped.
3CBUsageCritic
If you play 3CBs, the wide CB needs to carry and pass like Mazraoui. Yoro’s being used wrong, feel bad for him.
SecondHalfSurge
Shaw + Mount both staying fit makes us borderline unstoppable in second halves.
AmorimArgument
Say what you want, but with the right signings Amorim is delivering results.
AssistMerchantBruno
Low-key: Bruno got two assists lol.
SetPieceSkeptic
Great comeback, but both goals came from set-piece chaos. Defense still shaky. You don’t need Amorim to play like this.
↳ ChaosWinEnjoyer
A win is a win, baby!!
ZirkzeeArcBeliever
Zirkzee arc starting???
LichaLiberator
The biggest W is Licha being back so Shaw can play LWB. No more Dolg pls.
StubbornPalaceBreaker
First half was grim but honestly that’s how you beat a stubborn team like Palace—only worldies go in.
PressingImprovement
At least the pressing structure up front is working. We don’t look like we’ll concede 4 every week anymore.
↳ MatetaMenaceBreaker
Yep, that part has genuinely improved since last season. After that rough start with Mateta holding everything up, De Ligt and Shaw locked it down.
SwapSuggestionUnited
Wouldn’t De Ligt + Yoro swapped positions make more sense?
↳ MatetaBullyWarning
If Yoro played central, Mateta would’ve bullied him even more.
SecondHalfSurvivor
Weren’t we the team that usually dies in the second half and concedes? Weird to see us hold on.
HeavenHorrorScenario
But who replaces Yoro… Heaven? Please no. Maguire hurry up and return.
↳ MazraouiMentioner
Mazraoui exists, you know. He was finally steady today after that shaky post-injury period.
MountMarathonMan
Wait that was Mount’s first full 90 mins? Please survive two more months, king.
Palace fan
TokyoEagleWatcher
Kamada was great today… shame Nketiah stole the entire spotlight lol.
SubDebuffTheory
Crazy how just bringing on certain subs debuffs the whole team.
MidfieldFadeAnalyst
The moment Bruno started running everywhere and picking passes, and our frontline stopped holding up the ball, we were done. Kamada and Wharton faded after halftime.
PinoPacePanic
Pino is lethal in the box but outside it he rushes everything.
KamadaFinalBallFinder
This was the first time Kamada actually got a proper final ball. Usually he only shoots from broken plays or awkward touches under pressure.
PalaceSelfDestructScholar
Second half we panicked vs their press, started hoofing it, and Kamada/Wharton disappeared. Then Mateta couldn’t hold anything and we conceded from dumb fouls. Classic self-destruct Palace loss.
↳ MatetaDefender94
Mateta actually held up fine. Pino and Nketiah just never gave him a return option. Guy was isolated the whole time.
ShadowRoleSuggestion
They should’ve pushed Kamada into the shadow role and brought on Hughes instead of Nketiah. Pretty sure last season Nketiah wasn’t even the first sub around this time.
LeagueFocusFaithful
Honestly? Just drop the ECL and focus on the league. We could really go places if we stopped stretching the squad.
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