Crystal Palace and Fulham return to action after the international break with a Boxing Day clash at Selhurst Park in the Premier League. Palace are aiming to maintain their solid home form and should have the edge over the Cottagers, who have been erratic on their recent travels.
Currently 11th on the table, the task for Crystal Palace will be to break into the top 10 in the second half of the season. They showed some good form prior to the international break, claiming two wins from their last three matches.
Crystal Palace's only defeat in that run was a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest in their previous Premier League fixture. They saw plenty of possession but failed to take their chances with Wilfried Zaha also missing a first half penalty.
The good news for Crystal Palace is that their return to action is at Selhurst Park, where they have done some of their best work this season. Patrick Vieira’s men have won their last three home matches, although they have kept only one clean sheet in that run.
Fulham have undoubtedly been one of the surprise teams on their return to the topflight this season. They have provided a stern test to some of the big guns in the Premier League and are currently inside the top half of the table.
However, Fulham appear to have slightly lost their way in recent times and are winless in their last three Premier League matches. Marco Silva’s men were beaten by the Manchester clubs in that run, suffering 2-1 defeats in both matches.
One problem that has plagued Fulham this season is a poor record on their travels. They have claimed just two wins on the road this season and head to Selhurst Park with four defeats in their last six Premier League away matches.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Crystal Palace as favourites with a home win priced at 11/10 by 10bet. A victory for Fulham is valued at 27/10 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 by Unibet.
Recent head to head
Crystal Palace have the upper hand in recent meetings with Fulham and are unbeaten in the last four fixtures. The Eagles have claimed three wins in that run, although both teams battled to a 0-0 draw in the most recent meeting back in 2021.
Players to watch
Wilfried Zaha often carries the attacking threat for Crystal Palace and will be the one to watch on Monday. The forward could be backed to add to his six Premier League goals this season at 19/10 with Unibet.
Aleksandar Mitrovic has been one of the shining lights for Fulham this season with nine goals in 12 appearances so far. The striker could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 15/8 with Paddy Power.
Anything else catch the eye?
Crystal Palace and Fulham are not particularly convincing at the back and given their attacking qualities, both teams could be backed at score at 5/6 with SBK. Over 2.5 goals can also be considered at 10/11 with bet365 while over 3.5 goals is valued at 12/5 with bet365.
Both teams often make slow starts, so the second half could be tipped to produce the most goals at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
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