Aston Villa will be aiming to snap a three-game winless run in the Premier League when they welcome Crystal Palace to Villa Park on Saturday afternoon.
Villa’s form has taken a major nosedive over the past few weeks, with Unai Emery's side losing each of their last two top-flight fixtures, the most recent of which was away at Liverpool.
As such, the Villains have tumbled down to ninth place in the table, though they are just one point behind third-placed Chelsea.
Seeking to arrest their slump in form, Villa will look to steady the ship by putting Crystal Palace to the sword this weekend.
It's been a miserable start to the season for the Eagles, who have fallen back into the relegation zone following a 2-0 defeat at home to Fulham a fortnight ago.
Consequently, Oliver Glasner's position as Crystal Palace manager is under increasing pressure, and he can expect little respite when he takes his side to Villa Park on Saturday.
How the bookies view it: Villa set for victory
Despite winning just one of their last six Premier League matches, Aston Villa are firm 4/7 favourites on Betano.
Crystal Palace are as big as 17/4 on Betano to claim what would be just their second Premier League win of the season, while a share of the Villa Park spoils has been priced up at 3/1 with the same oddsmaker.
Head to head: Crystal Palace looking for case of deja vu
Crystal Palace emerged victorious from Villa Park in the EFL Cup last month. However, it’s worth noting that Aston Villa have claimed top honours from each of the previous two Premier League meetings between the pair at this venue.
Players to watch: Watkins to clip Eagles’ wings?
While Ollie Watkins is enduring a mini goal drought for Villa at the moment, he merits support for a goal or an assist on Saturday at 4/5 with UniBet. The Aston Villa ace grabbed a goal for England against Greece last midweek so he should come into this clash with confidence restored.
Trevoh Chalobah has committed a foul in three of his five Premier League outings for Crystal Palace this season, making him an eye-catching option for one or more misdemeanours here at even-money (1/1) on PaddyPower.
Predicted line-ups
Aston Villa duo Boubacar Kamara and Jacob Ramsey are both set for a spell on the sidelines due to hamstring injuries.
Daichi Kamada will have to sit this one out after being shown a red card against Fulham last time out, however fellow midfielder Will Hughes is available again after serving a one-game suspension.
Aston Villa: Martinez; Konsa, Torres, Carlos, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Bailey; Watkins
Crystal Palace: Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Doucoure, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Schlupp; Mateta
Anything else catch the eye?
With the aforementioned Will Hughes back in the fold for Crystal Palace this weekend, I’m happy to propose a play on him to commit two or more fouls at 17/20 with William Hill.
Hughes justified my faith in him to give away two or more free-kicks in his previous Premier League appearance against Wolves earlier this month.
That means the combative midfielder has committed multiple fouls in six of his nine top-flight outings this term to date, making a repeat here a great value option at the odds on offer.
This English Premier League match between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace will be played on Nov 23, 2024 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
