Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa predictions: Eagles can prey on Villa's travel bug
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- Crystal Palace beat Fulham 2-0 on Saturday and are looking to finish in the top half
- Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday to maintain genuine top-four hopes
- Recommended bet: Crystal Palace to win
The unpredictable nature of the Premier League was on full display again on Saturday as Fulham, fresh from beating top-four contenders Newcastle and Nottingham Forest, were beaten 2-0 at home by bottom-half Crystal Palace.
However, that is not to discredit the Eagles, who have quietly gone about their business extremely well in recent weeks and will be targeting a strong end to the season and a spot in the top 10.
A tricky clash with Aston Villa is up next for Oliver Glasner’s men on Tuesday, but there is reason to believe Palace can rise to the occasion and take down Unai Emery’s side, whose away form makes them hard to trust at Selhurst Park.
Team news
Long-term absentees Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure and Joel Ward remain out for the hosts, who may name an unchanged side from the one which won 2-0 at Craven Cottage.
Tyrone Mings and Morgan Rogers were forced off in Villa’s win over Chelsea on Saturday. Emery is hopeful Rogers will recover in time for the trip to Selhurst Park but Mings’ issue looks more serious and he has joined Pau Torres, Boubacar Kamara and Amadou Onana on the sidelines.
The stats
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Crystal Palace are unbeaten in three meetings with Aston Villa, winning this fixture 5-0 last term.
Aston Villa have won just two of their last 11 away games in all competitions, losing eight.
The Eagles have won three of their last four matches, with each of those finishing 2-0.
Aston Villa drew 2-2 with Liverpool and beat Chelsea 2-1 last week.
Palace have lost just two of their last nine Premier League matches.
Prediction
Aston Villa may be nine points better off than Palace, high on confidence following their win over Chelsea and dreaming of a second consecutive season in the Champions League, but they are far from a sure thing at Selhurst Park.
Most of the Villans’ best work has been done at their Villa Park fortress and a run of just two wins in 11 away games — those victories came at a then-struggling Everton and a poor Leipzig — suggests they may struggle in the capital.
That miserable run on the road includes eight losses and Palace, who are not ravaged by injuries like their visitors, can secure all three points on Tuesday.
The Eagles have lost just two of their last nine Premier League matches, a run which includes away wins over Manchester United and Fulham and impressive draws with Bournemouth and Chelsea, and they can extend their unbeaten run against Villa to four with a victory.
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