Crystal Palace are in their twelfth consecutive year of unremarkable activity in the Premier League. The London club during this period has never won the right to participate in European football tournaments and did not finish higher than tenth position. The surprising stability of the "glassers" quite suits the club's management, as it only changed coaches a few times during such a significant period. At the moment Crystal Palace is the thirteenth team in the standings, which logically fits into the "code of participation" of the club in the Premier League. Unai Emery has brought Aston Villa to the level of the best teams in the Premier League in just two years. Previously, this club struggled for survival and even left the elite division of England. Another thing is that the class of this team is still not enough to fight for high results on several football fronts like Liverpool. Before the meeting "Villans" are in good shape and have made only one serious misfire in the last three weeks, when in their arena failed to outplay Ipswich Town, who played from the 40th minute in the minority. Bookmakers have not decided on the favourite for the upcoming match, offering roughly equal odds on both opponents.

Crystal Palace spent the first half of the season badly. The "glassers" had a long winless streak, because of which the team was close to the relegation zone. In recent months, the London team has played at a different quality level and achieve results familiar to the mid-table. Most recently, "glass" beat Manchester United at Old Trafford, and in the last round also on the road partitioned with fellow countrymen - Fulham. Also Crystal Palace are confidently advancing in the FA Cup, where they will soon play in the 1/8 finals against Millwall.

Aston Villa after the mentioned misfire in the meeting with Ipswich Town parted peace with Liverpool and beat Chelsea at home. The team has played four matches in a row at home, and the upcoming meeting will be held away. The previous away game ended for the Villans with a defeat against modest Wolverhampton, so Crystal Palace will definitely have chances to score.