Prediction: Aston Villa to win 2-1
Best Odds: 15/2
Crystal Palace and Aston Villa will lock horns with each other in the Premier League this week. The match between Oliver Glasner’s side and Unai Emery’s team will be held at Selhurst Park in London and is scheduled to kick off at 7:30pm UK time on Wednesday.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace won the FA Cup last season under manager Oliver Glasner and were expected to kick on in the 2025-25 campaign. While the Eagles were not going to challenge for the Premier League top four, many thought that they would finish in the top 10 comfortably.
However, Palace have been underwhelming so far this season. The London club are 14th in the Premier League table at the moment with 27 points from 20 matches and have not won any of their last five Premier League matches.
Palace manager Oliver Glasner will leave at the end of the season, but he has dismissed suggestions that he will take charge of Manchester United.
Glasner said: “I’m not allowed to bet. My contract has one paragraph (that says) I’m not allowed to bet. I don’t look at it.”
The Palace boss added: “I also can’t give insider information because also I would be breaking my contract.
“I’m Crystal Palace manager. It just makes no sense and it’s wasted time for you to ask me any more questions so I don’t talk about any other club.
“You can win trophies and six months later you aren’t the manager there anymore so I think if you see the length of a contract it doesn’t mean anything about the future.
Team News:
Crystal Palace are likely line up in a 3-4-3 formation. Dean Henderson will be in goal for the Eagles. Jaydee Canvot, Maxence Lacroix and Marc Guehi will be the three defenders. Kaden Rodney, Adam Wharton, Will Hughes and Tyrick Mitchell will be the four midfielders. Brennan Johnson, Yeremy Pino and Jean-Philippe Mateta will be the three forwards.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa’s main target this season is to finish in the Premier League and qualify for the UEFA Champions League, but Unai Emery’s side are in the race for the title.
Villa are third in the Premier League table at the moment with 42 points from 20 matches. The Villans are level on points with second-placed Manchester City and are six points behind leaders Arsenal.
Manager Emery said about Palace ahead of the match: “They’re a team normally you need to adapt [to] because the tactics are strong. They have good players, good position, different, and we must adapt to them and compete.”
Team News:
Aston Villa are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Crystal Palace. Emiliano Martinez will be in goal and will have Matty Cash, Enzi Konsa, Victor Lindelof and Ian Maatsen in front of him in defence. Boubacar Kamara and Youri Tielemans will be the two holding midfielders. Jadon Sancho, John McGinn and Morgan Rogers will be the three attacking midfielders. Ollie Watkins will lead the line for Villa.
Key Factors to Consider
- Crystal Palace have drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last matches in all competitions.
- Crystal Palace have scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Aston Villa have won 4 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
- Aston Villa have scored 33 goals in 20 Premier League games so far this season.
- Crystal Palace have scored 22 goals and conceded 23 goals in 20 Premier League games so far this season.
Conclusion
Crystal Palace are not in good form at the moment, but they are at home for this particular Premier League game. While the Eagles will put up a good fight, it is very likely that Aston Villa will eke out a narrrow win from this particular match.
Prediction: Aston Villa to win 2-1
Best Odds: 15/2
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