Manchester United have conceded 50 Premier League goals this season

Published on May 10, 2024

Sheffield United have conceded 92 goals in the Premier League this season, the most by any side in a 38-game campaign in the competition’s history.

Manchester United scored four goals in a Premier League home game for the first time this season, with their last such instance coming in May last year against Chelsea (4-1).

Manchester United have conceded 50 Premier League goals this season. They’ve now conceded 50+ in two of their last three campaigns, having done so in just one of the first 29.Crystal Palace made it three Premier League wins on the bounce as a Jean-Philippe Mateta double earned them a 2-0 win over Newcastle United at Selhurst Park.

Palace had not scored in their last four Premier League matches against Newcastle before Wednesday’s match, and it looked like the Magpies could stifle them again.

But after the hosts failed to break the deadlock in a Palace-dominated first half, a neat one-two with Jordan Ayew allowed Mateta to lash the Eagles in front before he added another late on to make sure of the three points.

Oliver Glasner’s impressive start as Palace head coach continues with the Eagles’ safety from relegation now mathematically confirmed in 14th, while Eddie Howe’s side drop below Manchester United into seventh place.Neither side could find the opener in the first half, but the hosts made their threat pay 10 minutes after the restart as Mateta latched onto Ayew’s neat first-time pass before firing into the back of the net.

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