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Just when Ruben Amorim must have thought his luck remained negative, his side secured Crystal Palace's initial home loss in domestic football since February.

Oliver Glasner's team dominated early and deservedly took the lead via the French striker's repeated spot-kick. But they could not to capitalize on their control after previously struggling to score against Palace, Amorim's team countered two times in quick succession via the Dutch forward plus the former Chelsea player.

Difficult Afternoon for Palace

It was a frustrating afternoon at the end of a long week for the Palace boss, who witnessed the Senegalese international depart hurt with a concerning injury before half-time.

Ruben Amorim likely maintained his feelings controlled as he headed toward the dressing room immediately after the match's conclusion.

Lineup Changes

The Portuguese coach dismissed parallels involving both managers' strategic methods in the buildup, while admitting that the opposition "currently execute things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

The answer to the poor performance against 10-man Everton was to change the flank players, including the young winger moving to the right flank as Diogo Dalot assumed Dorgu's position.

Initial Opportunities

The visitors likely felt a chance to benefit considering they enjoyed additional preparation time and nearly scored first after 43 seconds.

A lengthy throw-in caused chaos inside Palace's defense however incredibly the former United goalkeeper executed a reflex block on his goalline to stop the Brazilian.

Palace's Control

The close shave served as a wake-up call for Glasner's men after the early kick-off that was scheduled for broadcast purposes.

Rapidly attempts began to come in quick succession. Following wasted a hatful of chances in midweek, it appeared could potentially not become the Frenchman's match when he twice dragged efforts missing the goal during the first quarter.

Breakthrough

But in a week when talks over the striker's new deal faced delays, Mateta stepped up who opened the scoring.

A further accurate delivery by the midfielder drew the defender into making contact after recently producing excellent defensive stop to stop the winger, the 20-year-old was forced to foul Mateta inside the area.

Post-Interval Turnaround

Palace's shot-stopper came out with head protection to protect his vision from the setting sun but he will be disappointed for permitting the visitors to draw equal after the restart.

Palace were caught napping via a fast United dead ball allowing the forward to chest the ball down while turning simultaneously to produce a shot that found the top corner.

Winning Strike

Following weathering a goalmouth scramble when the Dutchman nearly netted another time defensively, their situation enhanced shortly afterward when the Netherlands forward was brought down on the edge of Palace's box from the Palace defender.

A temporary uncertainty developed among the defenders during Fernandes' delivery the free-kick to Mount enabling the Englishman to score past the keeper via a strong shot.

Important Win

Without Sarr's pace to call on, the home team struggled to create further attempts while the visitors managed to see out an important win that means the Red Devils climb above Palace to sixth position.