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At the moment when Ruben Amorim must have thought his luck remained negative, his side delivered Crystal Palace's initial home loss in league competition since February.

Oliver Glasner's team dominated early justifiably opened the scoring through the French striker's retaken penalty. Yet they were unable to convert superiority into goals following earlier difficulties to find the net at Selhurst, the visitors responded twice in nine minutes from the Dutch forward and Mason Mount.

Difficult Encounter for Glasner's Side

It was a frustrating day concluding of a long week for the home manager, who saw his winger limp off with a serious problem prior to the break.

His Portuguese counterpart likely maintained his feelings controlled while walking off the pitch immediately after the match's conclusion.

Tactical Changes

Amorim had played down similarities regarding his and Glasner's game philosophy during preparation, while admitting that the opposition "currently execute things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

His response to the disappointing loss versus reduced Everton meant modifying both wing-backs, including the young winger shifting to the right side as Diogo Dalot assumed Dorgu's position.

Opening Opportunities

The visitors likely felt a chance to benefit since they possessed extra rest days and came close to leading within the first minute.

A lengthy throw-in caused chaos in the Palace area however incredibly the ex-United shot-stopper produced a point-blank save at his goal line to stop the Brazilian.

Home Side's Dominance

The near miss acted as an alert for the home team post the lunchtime beginning that was scheduled for broadcast purposes.

Quickly opportunities began to come frequently. Subsequent to squandered multiple opportunities on Thursday, it looked could potentially not become the Frenchman's match when he twice dragged efforts missing the goal during the first quarter.

Opening Goal

But in a week during discussions about the forward's renewal faced delays, Mateta stepped up who found the breakthrough.

Another precise pass from the England international lured Leny Yoro into making contact after recently producing excellent defensive stop to deny Yéremy Pino, the 20-year-old was forced to foul his fellow Frenchman within the 18-yard area.

Post-Interval Comeback

The goalkeeper returned in a baseball cap to shield his eyes from the setting sun but he will be disappointed to have allowed United to equalise eight minutes after the restart.

Palace were caught napping by a quick Bruno Fernandes free-kick and Zirkzee was able to chest the ball down and pivot in one motion to generate a strike that flew into the net.

Winning Goal

After enduring a chaotic situation where Zirkzee almost scored once more in his own net, their situation enhanced a few minutes later as the Dutch attacker was tripped on the edge of Palace's box by the English center-back.

A temporary uncertainty developed within the barrier when Fernandes rolled the free-kick to Mount and that allowed him to beat Henderson with a powerful drive.

Vital Win

Lacking the winger's speed to depend on, the home team struggled to create additional opportunities allowing Amorim's team to secure a crucial victory which moves the Red Devils climb above Palace into sixth place.