Manchester United in a state of flux, fans impatient and anxious at the club's lack of transfer activity, and a whole host of first team players only just back in training, an upset could be on the cards.
By the latest count, there are 11 United players doubtful to make the matchday squad largely due to a lack of match fitness.
And with Roy Hodgson's side fresh off the back of a 1-0 victory over much-fancied Southampton in the Premier League last weekend, you sense any result is possible.
Games between these two sides are rarely one-sided. It seems an age ago since Palace last visited United. But when they did, on 24th August 2019, they emerged victorious.
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