Manchester United vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Betting Tips - Carabao Cup

Prediction published on 24/09/2023, 13:58  by Kennedy | Modified on 26/09/2023 at 07:00

Manchester United will begin their League Cup campaign on Tuesday with a home match against Crystal Palace. The winner here will advance to the fourth round of the tournament. Manchester United are coming off a crucially important win in the league on Saturday. Erik ten Hag's men were 1-0 winners away to Burnley to put a halt to a three-match losing stretch. United have struggled this season and have found wins hard to come by as the Burnley win was their third in seven matches. They have lost the other four fixtures and are yet to avoid defeat in back-to-back games. But as they are unbeaten in three against Palace, winning twice, the hosts will be confident of their chances here. Injuries have impacted the Red Devils greatly this season. Though changes are expected to be made for this match, it is highly unlikely that they will be wholesome.

Crystal Palace were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Fulham over the weekend in the league. The result extended their run without a win to two matches after they had lost to Villa a week prior. Palace have had a rocky start to the season. They have recorded three wins and lost twice in seven games. One of those wins however came in the League Cup. The Londoners began their campaign in the previous round and defeated Plymouth 4-2 away from home. This will be their second successive away match in the competition. Roy Hodgson made wholesome changes against Plymouth and could be expected to do so again on Tuesday. Jean-Phillipe Mateta grabbed a hat-trick in that round two fixture and should be in line to make his first start since then.