There won’t be many events on Monday; the APL schedule only has one match: Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United.
Crystal Palace.
“Glassmen” are middlers in the APL who can stay afloat and cause problems for their team even if they are not successful in their pursuit of higher positions. Crystal Palace is currently 14th in the standings and has a 14-point buffer between them and the danger zone, so there is no threat of departure. The team equalized the score at the end of the match to avoid losing the derby against Fulham in the previous round.
Crystal Palace is doing well because they had three wins in a row prior to the aforementioned draw. The squad in the final stages is free to play how they want; the outcome will undoubtedly not put any pressure on the players.
Manchester United
This season, the “Red Devils,” who play extremely inconsistently, have received a lot of fair criticism. They were the last team standing in a surprisingly weak Champions League group. With one match left in hand, MU can move up into the top six even though they are only two points behind Newcastle in the APL.
In the FA Cup final, the club will have the opportunity to win a trophy, but defeating Manchester City is a tough assignment. Burnley, a modest outsider, defeated the team 1:1 at home in the previous round. Four straight APL games without a conceded goal have been played by Manchester, despite three draws.
Interesting Match Details and Head-to-Head Records.
• MU suffered a 0:1 defeat on their field in a face-to-face first-round match.
• Crystal Palace plays on his field with mixed results, but the team has only lost once in the previous five meetings.
• Manchester did not win four straight away games; instead, they had two draws and two losses.