# Manchester United 2–1 Crystal Palace · Ratings and player of the match · 2025-26 Premier League | Sir Balone

> Ratings for every player in Manchester United v Crystal Palace (2–1), matchday 28, 2025-26 Premier League. Player of the match: Benjamin Sesko (65).

URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/manchester-united-crystal-palace-2026-03-01/
Datos al: 2026-10-15
Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/).

§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 28

## [Manchester United](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/manchester-united-14/2025-26/) 2 – 1 [Crystal Palace](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/crystal-palace-51/2025-26/)

- Fernandes 57' (pen.)
- Sesko 65'

- Lacroix 4'
- Lacroix 56'

1 March 2026

### The match in data

Manchester United got the better of Crystal Palace, 2–1, on 1 March 2026, on matchday 28 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Manchester United came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 4'.

Player of the match: Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United), rated 65, thanks above all to 3 shots on target and 1 goal. Sesko produced 1.4 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

For Crystal Palace, the highest-rated player was Brennan Johnson, with 53.

Maxence Lacroix was sent off at 56'.

65

Player of the match

### [Benjamin Sesko](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/benjamin-sesko-24818280/)

Manchester United · 75'

Produced **1.40×** and cost **0.43×** their position's average

Added

- 3 shots on target 4.0×
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 0.29 xG 1.3×

Took away

- 1 failed dribble 0.8×
- 1 shot off target, worth 0.07 0.5×

### Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

**Manchester United**

| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Benjamin Sesko](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/benjamin-sesko-24818280/) ★ | Forward | 75 | 65 |
| [Harry Maguire](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/harry-maguire-2884/) | Defender | 85 | 64 |
| [Bryan Mbeumo](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/bryan-mbeumo-529689/) | Forward | 86 | 62 |
| [Bruno Fernandes](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/bruno-fernandes-129602/) | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| [Casemiro](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/casemiro-159700/) | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| [Noussair Mazraoui](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/noussair-mazraoui-28716/) | Defender | 66 | 48 |
| [Diogo Dalot](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/diogo-dalot-164061/) | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| [Leny Yoro](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/leny-yoro-37600357/) | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| [Matheus Cunha](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/matheus-cunha-1846739/) | Forward | 90 | 41 |
| [Kobbie Mainoo](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/kobbie-mainoo-37540234/) | Midfielder | 90 | 38 |
| [Senne Lammens](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/senne-lammens-23269670/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 37 |
| [Luke Shaw](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/luke-shaw-955/) | Defender | 24 | 19 |
| [Amad Diallo](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/amad-diallo-37317015/) | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| [Ayden Heaven](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ayden-heaven-37676786/) | Defender | 5 | no rating |
| [Joshua Zirkzee](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/joshua-zirkzee-9605680/) | Forward | 4 | no rating |

**Crystal Palace**

| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Brennan Johnson](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/brennan-johnson-25930790/) | Forward | 58 | 53 |
| [Dean Henderson](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/dean-henderson-12647/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 51 |
| [Daichi Kamada](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/daichi-kamada-310131/) | Midfielder | 85 | 48 |
| [Maxence Lacroix](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/maxence-lacroix-5666458/) | Defender | 56 | 47 |
| [Ismaïla Sarr](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ismaila-sarr-96722/) | Forward | 90 | 44 |
| [Will Hughes](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/will-hughes-2332/) | Midfielder | 22 | 44 |
| [Daniel Muñoz](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/daniel-munoz-524045/) | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| [Jaydee Canvot](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jaydee-bruce-hamady-canvot-37688184/) | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| [Adam Wharton](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/adam-wharton-37350704/) | Midfielder | 68 | 37 |
| [Evann Guessand](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/evann-guessand-21782219/) | Forward | 32 | 34 |
| [Jørgen Strand Larsen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jrgen-strand-larsen-458682/) | Forward | 58 | 31 |
| [Tyrick Mitchell](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/tyrick-mitchell-4598710/) | Defender | 90 | 29 |
| [Chris Richards](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/chris-richards-18218609/) | Defender | 90 | 26 |
| [Chadi Riad](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/chadi-riad-37537937/) | Defender | 32 | 23 |
| [Yéremy Pino](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/yeremy-pino-24468970/) | Forward | 5 | no rating |

### Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

**Which Manchester United player won the most aerial duels?**

Benjamin Sesko, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Casemiro 5, Harry Maguire 4.

In the 2–1 victory against Crystal Palace, Benjamin Sesko dominated the air with 6 aerial duels won. That put Sesko ahead of Casemiro with 5 and Harry Maguire with 4.

**Which Crystal Palace player won the most aerial duels?**

Jørgen Strand Larsen, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Maxence Lacroix 3, Jaydee Canvot 3.

Despite the 2–1 loss to Manchester United, Jørgen Strand Larsen led Crystal Palace in aerial duels won with 4. Maxence Lacroix and Jaydee Canvot followed with 3 each.

### How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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