Crystal Palace travel to St. Mary’s Stadium for an English Premier League clash against relegation-threatened Southampton. The visitors are gunning for a late push for European football next season and should be too strong for the hosts, who are looking almost certain to go down.
Southampton come into this match following a 2-1 home defeat to Wolves, a result that keeps them rooted to the bottom of the table. That result means Ivan Juric’s men have now lost nine of their last 10 Premier League matches.
An inability to contain opposition attacks has been a major problem for Southampton, who have conceded 17 goals in their last five home league games. Their attack often fails to compensate for this weakness, scoring just seven times in that run.
Crystal Palace, meanwhile, are full of confidence after a dominant 3-0 win over Fulham secured their place in the FA Cup semi-finals. On a six-match winning streak, the Eagles still have an outside chance of qualifying for Europe, sitting nine points off the top five.
Oliver Glasner’s men have built their recent form on a solid defence that has kept clean sheets in the last seven away matches in all competition. However, their attack remains potent, scoring in both halves in three of their last four matches.
How the bookies view it: Palace overwhelming favourites
Crystal Palace have been installed as overwhelming favourites with BoyleSports offering 6/10 for away win. Southampton are priced at 9/2 for a victory while a draw has been set at 14/5.
Head to head: Eagles have recent edge
Southampton have a 27-22 advantage, with 13 draws from 62 matches against Crystal Palace. However, the Eagles have won four of the last five meetings, including a 2-1 triumph in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Brilliant Sarr
Ismaila Sarr has hit the target nine times for Crystal Palace this season, four of which have come in his last four appearances. He could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 15/8 with BoyleSports.
Maxence Lecroix and Marc Guehi have been solid at the heart of the Crystal Palace defense that have kept clean sheets in the last eight away matches. Both men could lead the hosts to another clean sheet at 11/8 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Southampton will be without Jan Bednarek, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, William Smallbone, Ryan Fraser and James Bree, who are sidelined with injury. However, Paul Onuachu, Joseph Aribo and Tyler Dibbling are fit and expected to start.
Crystal Palace will be without William Hughes, Cheick Doucoure and Chadi Dnanou due to injury. However, Jean-Phillipe Mateta, Eberechi Eze, Daniel Munoz and Ismaila Sarr should keep their place in the line-up.
Southampton: Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Stephens, Sugawara, Ugochukwu, Aribo Manning, Dibbling, Onuachu, Sulemana
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta
Anything else catch the eye?
Crystal Palace have won to nil in their last seven matches in all competitions and a repeat is priced at 9/5 with BoyleSports. The hosts have scored in both halves in four of their last five matches and a similar outcome is valued at 6/4.
With Crystal Palace expected to score in both halves and keep a clean sheet, they could be tipped to win both halves at 10/3.
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