Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace form
Aston Villa, though rated higher than Brentford, lost 0-1 in their trip to Gtech Community. Along with a goalless draw with Newcastle a week earlier, the Birmingham team has only earned 1 point after 2 rounds.
The results clearly do not satisfy coach Unai Emery and his team. With the goal of being in the group to participate in the European Cup, the task of earning points against opponents of equal or lower level is very important.
Remember, last season, Villa missed out on a Champions League ticket to Newcastle just because of a poor goal difference. So from now until round 8, when they have to face Tottenham, the first opponent who is considered to be better, Tielemans and his teammates will have to try to get as many positive results as possible.
Villa Park has become a very important support in the journey of coach Emery and his team over the past year. In the last 20 times hosting guests in all competitions, the home team has never tasted defeat, winning 15 victories.
In the Premier League alone, Aston Villa are the team with the longest unbeaten streak at home, with 19 matches in which they have picked up at least 1 point. Of the last 6 home games, Villa have won 5 and drawn 1.
However, the task of defeating Crystal Palace in the latest match of round 3 is not a simple story. The away team under the guidance of coach Oliver Glasner is still very unpredictable.
Even big names like Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal have had to suffer defeat at least once against the team led by the Austrian strategist. Despite being the Premier League team with the most official appearances since the beginning of the season (5 matches), The Eagles have yet to taste defeat.
Defeating Liverpool in the Community Shield, drawing with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, forcing ambitious Nottingham to share points and overcoming Fredrikstad (Norway) to advance to the Conference League qualifying round, just those statistics are enough to describe the current difficulty of the South London team.
While Aston Villa are confident of their flying form at home, Crystal Palace are not afraid to travel to Villa Park. In their last 6 away matches, the visitors are unbeaten, with 2 wins and 4 draws.
In the Premier League alone, Palace have lost just 2 of their 16 away games from Selhurst Park. Not to mention the last 5 encounters with Aston Villa, Crystal Palace have not lost, even showing superiority with 4 wins in hand.
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace squad information
Aston Villa: Boubacar Kamara is absent due to injury. Ross Barkley and Andres Garcia are doubts.
Crystal Palace: Eddie Nketiah, Cheick Doucoure and Chadi Riad are out. The departure of playmaker Eberechi Eze could weaken the visitors' attacking options.
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace predicted lineup
Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; Malen, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins
Crystal Palace: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Devenny; Mateta
Prediction: 1-0
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