Each place in the Premier League is worth a considerable amount of money so there is plenty to play for as Aston Villa meet Crystal Palace. The game will be played at Villa Park and the hosts begin the weekend in 12th place on 43 points while the visitors are in 11th place on 44 points.
Aston Villa come into the match on the back of a 2-1 loss at home against Liverpool in the Premier League on Tuesday night.
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Aston Villa opened the scoring early in the game but did not hold on to the lead for long as Liverpool quickly equalised. Liverpool were on top in the second half and scored the winning goal in the 65th minute.
That result means Aston Villa have recorded only 2 wins from their 8 most recent fixtures, all of which have come in the Premier League. The wins came at home against Norwich City and away to Burnley, teams struggling at the wrong end of the table.
Aston Villa have been finding home wins difficult to achieve and they have won only 2 of their last 9 Premier League matches at Villa Park.
There have been defeats to Chelsea, Watford, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and Liverpool. Trends show Aston Villa have failed to score more than a single goal in 4 of their last 6 home Premier League games.
Crystal Palace make the trip to Villa Park having recorded a 1-0 victory over Watford at home in the Premier League last weekend. The only goal of the game was scored from the penalty spot in the 31st minute and Watford were reduced to 10 men with 22 minutes remaining on the clock.
That result means Crystal Palace are undefeated in their 3 most recent Premier League games, including an away victory over Southampton and a 0-0 draw at home against Leeds United.
Away form in the Premier League shows Crystal Palace have won 2 of their last 5 games on the road, with the wins coming at Watford, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Southampton. Crystal Palace have found the back of the net in 4 of their last 5 away league fixtures.
The Eagles have a poor recent record against Aston Villa and have managed to win just 1 of their 7 most recent away encounters in all competitions. Crystal Palace have lost their last 3 away games against Aston Villa in all competitions.
Team news and Aston Villa are without the injured trio of Jacob Ramsey, Leon Bailey, and Kortney Hause. Ollie Watkins has a knock and may miss out.
Crystal Palace travel without the injured Nathan Ferguson. Vicente Guaita and Marc Guehi are both hoping to be fit for the game.
There is nothing riding on this game in terms of European places or relegation. However, there is money to be won for final placings in the league and both teams will want to finish in the top half.
We expect this to be a close game, with both teams finding the back of the net and nothing to separate them come the final whistle.