Prediction: Aston Villa to win 2-0
Best Odds: 33/5
Aston Villa and Crystal Palace will lock horns with each other in the Premier League this weekend. The match between the Villans and the Eagles will be held at Villa Park and is scheduled to kick off at 3 pm UK time on Saturday.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are one of the biggest and well-established clubs in the Premier League and have done extremely well under manager Unai Emery. The Villans finished fourth in the Premier League table last season and are playing in the UEFA Champions League in this campaign.
Villa are doing relatively well this season. The Villans are ninth in the Premier League table at the moment with 18 points from 11 matches, just a point behind fourth-placed Arsenal. While it is hard to see Villa challenge for the Premier League title this season, they can certainly end up in top four yet again.
Emery’s side will head into the Premier League match against Crystal Palace at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon on the back of a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool away from home at Anfield in the league. It came after a 1-0 loss to Club Brugge in Belgium in the UEFA Champions League League Stage. Villa lost 4-1 to Tottenham Hotspur away from home at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League just before that.
Team News:
Villa are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Palace. Emiliano Martinez will be in goal for the Villans. Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres and Lucas Digne will be the four defenders. Amadou Onana and Youri Tielemans will be the two holding midfielders. Leon Bailey, Morgan Rogers and Jacob Ramsey are likely to be the three attacking midfielders. Ollie Watkins will lead the line for the Unai Emery’s side.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace are a major club in the Premier League and are well-established in the top flight of English football. While they have not had the best of times in recent years, they have managed to escape the dreaded drop to the Championship.
Things, though, are dire for them at the moment. Under manager Oliver Glasner, there is a serious danger that they could get relegated to the second tier of English football. Palace are third from bottom in the Premier League table at the moment with seven points from 11 matches, a point behind 17th-placed Ipswich Town.
Palace will head into the Premier League match against Aston Villa away from home at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Fulham at Selhurst Park in the league. It came after a 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on the road in the Premier League which followed a 2-1 loss to Villa away from home in the League Cup Last 16 stage.
Team News:
Palace are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against Villa. Dean Henderson will be in goal for the Eagles. Trevoh Chalobah, Maxence Lacroix and Nathaniel Clyne will be the three defenders. Daniel Muñoz, Justin Devenny, Marc Guéhi and Tyrick Mitchell will be deployed in midfield. Eddie Nketiah and Ismaïla Sarr will be the two playmakers. Jean-Philippe Mateta will lead the line for the Eagles.
Key Factors to Consider
- Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta has scored more Premier League goals (four) against Aston Villa Villa than any other team, and recorded his joint-most assists (two).
- Ollie Watkins has scored 5 goals and given 2 assists in 11 Premier League matches so far this season.
- Aston Villa have lost 2 of their last 6 Premier League games.
- Crystal Palace have scored just 8 goals in 11 Premier League games so far this season.
- Crystal Palace have won just 1 of their 11 Premier League matches so far this season.
Conclusion
Crystal Palace are in dire form at the moment, and it is hard to see the Eagles put up a stiff opposition for Aston Villa. While the Villans are not exactly in great form at the moment, it is very likely that they will get the job done and eke out a narrow win from this particular Premier League encounter.
Prediction: Aston Villa to win 2-0
Best Odds: 33/5
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