We have several games to look forward to on Saturday the 30th of December in the Premier League, including the meeting between Crystal Palace and Brentford.
The match will be played at Selhurst Park and the hosts begin this round of fixtures in 15th place on 18 points while the visitors are in 14th place on 19 points.
Defeat at Stamford Bridge. #CPFC | #CHECRY pic.twitter.com/sz0myd22OX— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) December 27, 2023
Defeat at Stamford Bridge. #CPFC | #CHECRY pic.twitter.com/sz0myd22OX
Crystal Palace come into the game having lost 2-1 at Chelsea in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
The Eagles fell a goal behind in the 13th minute but continued to attack late in the first half and scored the equaliser before the interval.
Into the second half and Crystal looked as though they had done enough to take a point but conceded a late penalty to lose 2-1.
The defeat at Stamford Bridge means Crystal Palace have failed to win any of their 8 most recent fixtures, all of which have been played in the Premier League.
There have been defeats against Everton, Bournemouth, and Liverpool at home plus Luton Town away.
Crystal Palace have managed to pick up a point at West Ham United, Manchester City, and at home against Brighton.
Trends show in their last 12 games in the Premier League, Crystal Palace have a poor record of just 1 win.
They have lost 4 of their last 5 home Premier League matches and have seen under 2.5 goals scored in 7 of their 11 most recent league games on home soil.
Brentford travel to Selhurst Park on the back of a disappointing 4-1 home defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.
Wolves opened the scoring in the 13th minute and added a second goal just 1 minute later.
Brentford pulled one back in the 16th minute but Wolves restored their 2 goal advantage 12 minutes later. Wolves scored their fourth goal in the second half to take maximum points.
The defeat to Wolves means Brentford have lost each of their 4 most recent fixtures in the Premier League.
The additional defeats have come against Brighton and Sheffield United away plus Aston Villa at home.
Trends show Brentford have lost 4 of their last 5 away Premier League games. They have achieved just 1 win from their last 8 away matches in all competitions.
Team news: Crystal Palace are expected to be without Cheick Doucouré, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Joel Ward, Sam Johnstone, and Odsonne Édouard due to injury.
There are also doubts over the fitness of Rob Holding.
Brentford have a significant injury list including Rico Henry, Bryan Mbeumo, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade, Kristoffer Ajer, and Josh Dasilva. Ben Mee and Ivan Toney are both suspended.
Brentford are missing some key players right now and that is going to hinder their chances of winning this match.
However, Crystal Palace are in poor form, especially at home, so this game could end level, with under 2.5 goals scored.