Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion will do battle in the Premier League’s latest instalment of the M23 derby at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon.
Both teams dropped points in midweek and will therefore be looking to get back up and running when they lock horns in the capital.
Crystal Palace saw their five-game winning streak across all competitions come to an end when being held to a 1-1 draw away at Southampton on Wednesday night.
That stalemate has left Oliver Glasner’s side occupying 12th place in the standings, though they are only four points off the top half of the table.
As for Brighton, their quest for Champions League qualification was dented when crashing to a 3-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa on Wednesday night.
Defeat has seen the Seagulls drop down to eighth position in the table, seven points adrift of fourth-placed Man City.
How the bookies view it: Eagles to emerge victorious
Crystal Palace – who have won each of their last two Premier League home games – come into this clash as 11/8 favourites on Boylesports.
Brighton will make the short trip down the M23 as 19/10 outsiders on Boylesports, while a share of the Selhurst Park spoils can be backed at 23/10 with the same firm.
Head to head: Another stalemate in store?
Four of the last seven Premier League meetings between the pair have ended all square, though Crystal Palace did claim a 3-1 win in this season’s reverse fixture.
Backing both teams to score and over two Brighton corners landed when the duo met earlier this season and the same bet can be backed here at 5/6 on Bet 365.
Players to watch: Eze to sink Seagulls?
Eberechi Eze was the star of the show during Crystal Palace’s 3-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over Fulham last Saturday, scoring one goal and setting up another. That makes the Eagles ace an eye-catching option for a goal or an assist here at 11/8 on Bet 365.
Brighton will look to Joao Pedro for inspiration on Saturday afternoon. The Seagulls forward is a 5/2 anytime goalscorer option on Boylesports.
Predicted line-ups
Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure and Joel Ward are all absentees for Crystal Palace’s showdown with rivals Brighton on Saturday afternoon.
After starting on the bench in midweek against Aston Villa, Brighton duo Carlos Baleba and Danny Welbeck could be restored to the starting XI this weekend.
Crystal Palace: Henderson; Clyne, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta
Brighton: Verbruggen; Hinshelwood, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan; Baleba, Gomez; Minteh, Pedro, Mitoma; Welbeck
Anything else catch the eye?
While sparks could potentially fly in this fixture, the 5/6 (Bet 365) about no card to be shown before the 31st minute looks worthy of interest.
This bet would have paid out in this season’s reverse fixture, with the first card of the game not arriving until first-half stoppage time.
It’s also worth noting that referee Anthony Taylor is averaging a league-low 2.88 cards per game in the Premier League this season.
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