One of the 8 fixtures to be played in the English Premier League this weekend is between Crystal Palace and Everton.
The match will be played on the 22nd of April at Selhurst Park and the hosts are currently 12th in the league on 37 points while the visitors are down in 17th place on 27 points.
What a day down in Southampton 😏#CPFC pic.twitter.com/zJd1mQEifs— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) April 17, 2023
What a day down in Southampton 😏#CPFC pic.twitter.com/zJd1mQEifs
Crystal Palace come into the game on the back of a 2-0 win at bottom club Southampton in the Premier Last weekend. It was a huge win for the Eagles and they opened the scoring 9 minutes into the second half. That goal came as a blow to Southampton and Crystal Palace added a second in the 68th minute to take maximum points.
The win over Southampton was the third victory in succession for Crystal Palace and the appointment of Roy Hodgson is working. In addition to the win at Southampton, Crystal Palace have beat Leicester City 2-1 at home and Leeds United 5-1 away, all of which were important results against teams battling relegation.
Home form in the Premier League shows Crystal Palace have won only 1 of their 8 most recent home matches. However, they have not been easy to beat and Crystal Palace are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 home Premier League games, with the only loss coming against defending champions, Manchester City.
Trends show there have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Crystal Palace’s 6 most recent home fixtures.
Everton travel down to Selhurst Park having suffered a disappointing 3-1 defeat at home to Fulham in the Premier League last weekend. Having conceded the opening goal in the 22nd minute, it did not take long for Everton to find the equaliser and the home fans were expecting to see more goals from their team.
However, it was Fulham who scored 6 minutes into the second half and they added a third goal 17 minutes later.
The defeat against Fulham means Everton have failed to win any of their last 4 Premier League games. There have been defeats against Manchester United away and Fulham at home plus draws with Chelsea away and Tottenham Hotspur at home.
Away form in the Premier League is poor and Everton have failed to win any of their last 11 away league games. Trends show Everton have conceded 2 or more goals in each of their 6 most recent away Premier League fixtures.
Looking ahead to the team news and Crystal Palace are without the injured trio of Nathaniel Clyne, Vicente Guaita, and Wilfried Zaha. There are doubts over the fitness of Nathan Ferguson.
Everton are without suspended midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure. Seamus Coleman and Andros Towsend are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Ruben Vinagre and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Crystal Palace are pulling away from the relegation zone but their home form remains a concern as they struggle to win matches. Everton need wins to ease their relegation worries but may have to settle for a point in this game, with both teams scoring.