STATS PREVIEW - CRYSTAL PALACE VS MANCHESTER UNITED

·  Crystal Palace have scored the highest proportion of goals from set-piece situations this season in the Barclays Premier League (44%).

·  Manchester United have won nine and lost none of their last 11 league meetings with Crystal Palace.

·  C Palace have conceded first in their last five matches against top-half teams

·  No Crystal Palace player has assisted more than one goal in the Premier League this season.

·  David Moyes has not named the same starting XI in any two competitive games this season, with this being his 40th match in charge of the Red Devils. 

·  C Palace have not had both teams scoring in their last four matches against top-half teams

·  Manchester United are yet to lose a Premier League game that they have been leading in this season (W12 D3) – one of only three sides to manage this (alongside Swansea and Spurs).

·  However, no team has lost as many points from goals conceded in the final 10 minutes of Premier League games this season than Man Utd (7).

·  Man Utd have had loss/loss results in their last four away defeats

·  Palace have recouped just one point from a losing position in the Premier League this season; a joint league low.

·  Since Tony Pulis took charge of his first Palace game in the Premier League on November 30th 2013; the Eagles have won just two points fewer (19) than Manchester United (21), but have played one game less.

·  C Palace have won their last three home matches

·  Only bottom side Fulham (18) have lost more Premier League games than Crystal Palace (15) this season.

·  Wayne Rooney has gone five successive Premier League appearances without scoring or assisting a goal for Man Utd – his longest-such run since December 2011(seven games).