Crystal Palace may have been dumped out of the FA Cup on Monday at the hands of Brighton, but they will still be very pleased with how the last couple of months have under Roy Hodgson. They have managed to escape the Premier League relegation zone despite going on a seven match losing streak at the start of the campaign, and now find themselves in the lofty heights of 14th with a two point cushion over the bottom three. NaijaBet.com
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It’s been a very impressive run as well. The Eagles have lost just one of their last 11 matches in the Premier League, and that includes fixtures against Manchester City, Arsenal, and Leicester. They even managed to stop Manchester City’s unprecedented winning streak in the Premier League on New Year’s Eve.
Burnley, on the other hand, have had a tough festive period after their excellent first half to the season. Their 4-1 hammering at Manchester City in the FA Cup makes it six games without a win, although they have had to face Spurs, Manchester United, Liverpool, and Manchester City in that period. NaijaBet.com
Team News
- Andros Townsend and Jeffrey Schlupp both added to Crystal Palace’s injury woes after suffering long-term problems in Monday’s 2-1 FA Cup third round defeat to Brighton.
- Connor Wickham, Mamadou Sakho, Scott Dann, Jason Puncheon and Joel Ward are also sidelined for the hosts, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek will require further assessment.
- Pape Souare or Patrick van Aanholt will deputise at left-back in the absence of Schlupp, while Roy Hodgson will have a problem replacing Townsend if Loftus-Cheek fails to recover in time.
- Julian Speroni, James Tomkins, Luka Milivojevic, Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke will all return to the starting XI after being rested on Monday. NaijaBet.com
- Sean Dyche has confirmed Stephen Ward and Chris Wood will join Tom Heaton and Robbie Brady on the sidelines for this match, but Ben Mee and Scott Arfield should be fine to feature.
- James Tarkowski and Kevin Long have also been nursing minor knocks during the week but are expected to recover in time to form part of the matchday squad on Saturday. NaijaBet.com
- Burnley have signed Georges-Kévin N’Koudou on loan from Tottenham and he is expected to make his debut on Saturday.
Match Facts
| Burnley have drawn their last 3 away matches (Premier League). | Burnley draw3.20 |
| Burnley have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 3 matches against Crystal Palace in all competitions. | Burnley win/win7.00 |
| Burnley have won their last 3 matches against Crystal Palace in all competitions. | Burnley win4.00 |
| Crystal Palace have seen under 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 home matches against Burnley in all competitions. | Under 2.5 goals1.60 |
| Crystal Palace are undefeated in 10 of their last 11 matches (Premier League). |
Prediction
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- Crystal Palace were eliminated from the FA Cup on Monday but now Roy Hodgson’s side can concentrate on beating the drop in the Premier League. The Eagles have only lost one of their last 11 league matches under Hodgson. NaijaBet.com
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- Burnley are now winless in six matches but have faced Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham in that sequence. Away from home they are winless in five and have failed to score in three of those.
- This is an evenly poised contest. Burnley have won the last three matches between the two sides, but have failed to score in four of their last six trips to Selhurst Park. Will they share the spoils on Saturday? NaijaBet.com
