Crystal Palace Eying Top 10 Finish but Will High Flying Aston Villa Spoil the Party?
Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa - 19/05/2024
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There is still plenty to play for in the Premier League this weekend outside of the title race, with a top 10 finish still a possibility for four teams.
The game between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa will be played at Selhurst Park on the 19th of May.
The hosts begin the weekend in 12th place on 46 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 68 points.
Crystal Palace come into the match having recorded a good 3-1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out in the Premier League.
The Eagles took the lead in the 26th minute and doubled their advantage just 2 minutes later.
Wolves pulled one back in the 66th minute but Crystal Palace regained their two goal advantage with their third in the 73rd minute.
The victory at Wolves means Crystal Palace are undefeated in their last 6 Premier League fixtures.
There have been wins over West Ham United, Newcastle United, and Manchester United at home plus Liverpool away. Crystal Palace also picked up a point thanks to a 1-1 draw at Fulham.
The stats show Crystal Palace are unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home matches in all competitions.
They have won each of their last 3 home Premier League games and have seen over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of their 8 most recent league fixtures on home soil.
Aston Villa travel to Selhurst Park on the back of a thrilling 3-3 draw at home against Liverpool in the Premier League on Monday night.
Liverpool took the lead in just the 2nd minute but Aston Villa responded with the equaliser 10 minutes later.
Liverpool scored their second goal to lead 2-1 at halftime. Liverpool extended their advantage with a goal early in the second half but Aston Villa did not give up and scored 2 goals inside the final 5 minutes to snatch a point.
The draw with Liverpool means Aston Villa have failed to win any of their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
There have been defeats against Olympiakos home and away in the Europa Conference League plus a 1-0 loss at Brighton in the Premier League.
Trends show Aston Villa are undefeated in 6 of their last 8 away Premier League matches. Both teams have scored in 4 of their 6 most recent league games on the road.
Team news: Crystal Palace are without suspended midfielder Naouirou Ahamada. Matheus França, Rob Holding, Jefferson Lerma, Sam Johnstone, and Nathan Ferguson are all in the treatment room.
Aston Villa make the trip without the injured trio of Nicolò Zaniolo, Jacob Ramsey, and Tyrone Mings. There are doubts over the fitness of Matty Cash, Alex Moreno, and Morgan Rogers.
Crystal Palace and Aston Villa will be pleased with how the season has ended and that could make for an open game, with both teams scoring.
Aston Villa have been excellent for much of the campaign and if they are at their best, we predict the visitors to take maximum points.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
283141
2
1 - 2
2.91
22°
3.80
1.83
3.90
3.80
no
no
no
5 - 0(2 - 0)
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