Premier League preview and odds: Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

Published on: 18/04/2016

Premier League preview and odds: Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

April 20 , 2016 20:00pm - Old Trafford

Premier League

Time is running out for Manchester United as they continue their battle for fourth place in the Premier League. Next up, is a home game against Crystal Palace side who have bounced back from their recent crisis with a four-game unbeaten run.

United still aiming for top-four finish

Manchester United are facing up the prospect of missing out on Champions League football for the second time in three years. The 20-time league champions are currently sat in fifth place in the league, four points adrift of fourth-ranked Arsenal.

With just five games left, the Red Devils must keep winning while hoping that their rivals slip up in the coming weeks. In their last match, they scraped to a 1-0 win over already-relegated Aston Villa.

Slump finally over for Palace

Crystal Palace seem to have finally recovered from a slump in form that saw them drop from fifth to 16th in the Premier League table in just three months.

The Eagles are currently unbeaten in four league games, having won one and drawn three, and also have an FA Cup semi-final to look forward to at the weekend. They come into this match on the back of an impressive 1-1 draw away to Arsenal. That was the fourth draw, in the last five away matches for Alan Pardew`s men.

Team news

Louis van Gaal will be without the services of Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Adnan Januzaj, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Will Keane and Luke Shaw.

Meanwhile, Brede Hangeland, Marouane Chamakh and Kwesi Appiah are all still in recovery for the Londoners.

Recent form (League)

Manchester United: LWWLW

Crystal Palace: WDLLD

Betting odds and tips

United have won their last three home matches by a 1-0 score-line, while Palace have drawn four of their last five away games. The away side may just sneak a point on Wednesday night.

You can back the Draw at 10/3 with Bet365.

By Neil Morris

Published on: 18/04/2016

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (18/04/2016 18:41:54) but are subject to change.