Premiership · Matchday 18
Manchester United v Crystal Palace
5–2
Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 5–2 at Old Trafford on Saturday 18th December 2004 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (22', 49'), Alan Smith (35') and John O'Shea (90'+1') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 22' Paul Scholes 1–0
- 27' Danny Granville 1–1
- 32' John O'Shea for Fortune
- 35' Alan Smith 2–1
- Half Time
- 46' Joonas Kolkka 2–2
- 48' Emerson Boyce OG 3–2
- 49' Paul Scholes 4–2
- 65' Danny Granville
- 90+1' John O'Shea 5–2
- Full Time 5–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
John O'Shea
90'+1 32' for Fortune
Crystal Palace Lineup
Starting XI
3 Danny Granville D ⚽
7 Wayne Routledge M
8 Andrew Johnson F
14 Ben Watson M
15 Aki Riihilahti M
17 Michael Hughes M
21 Emmerson Boyce D
22 Joonas Kolkka F ⚽
25 Fitz Hall D
26 Gonzalo Sorondo D
28 Gábor Király G
Substitutes
1 Julian Speroni
6 Tony Popovic
19 Tom Soares on
23 Wayne Andrews on
32 Vassilis Lakis on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Iain Dowie
Crystal Palace
Match Information
United vs Crystal Palace History
Meeting 40 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 40 times: 26W 8D 6L.
4 Oct 1997 W 2–0 PL 27 Apr 1998 W 3–0 PL 10 Nov 2004 W 2–0 LC
18 Dec 2004 W 5–2 This match
5 Mar 2005 D 0–0 PL 30 Nov 2011 L 1–2 LC 14 Sep 2013 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 35 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 24 | 71.4 |
| Away | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 35 | 50.0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →