Palace welcome Burnley to Selhurst Park who will be looking to do the double over the Eagles this season and get a third win in as many games against the hosts.
DATE
13th February 2021
KICK OFF
3pm
VENUE
Selhurst Park Stadium, Holmesdale Road, Selhurst, London SE25 6PU
LAST TIME
The Clarets last made the trip down to Selhurst on a Monday night in June and returned home with all three points in their back pocket. It took just a single goal from captain Ben Mee to seal the points but it was a disappointing result for Palace who had 17 efforts on goal and more possession in the game.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Ben Mee (8.3)
OFFICIALS
Referee – Michael Oliver
Assistants – Stuart Burt, Simon Bennett, David Coote (fourth official)
VAR – Jarred Gillett, Timothy Wood (assistant)
INJURY CONCERNS
PALACE – Mamadou Sakho, Jeffrey Schlupp, Connor Wickham, James Tomkins, James McArthur, Wayne Hennessey, Nathan Ferguson, Wilfried Zaha, James McCarthy, Joel Ward
BURNLEY – Jack Cork, Chris Wood, Charlie Taylor, Josh Brownhill
SUSPENSIONS
None
DISCIPLINARY
RED CARDS – Luka Milivojevic (1), Christian Benteke (1)
YELLOW CARDS (4+) – Luka Milivojevic (6), Ashley Westwood (5), Wilfried Zaha (4), Ashley Barnes (4)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 23/11/2020 Burnley 1-0 Crystal Palace
- 29/06/2020 Crystal Palace 0-1 Burnley
- 30/11/2019 Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace
- 02/03/2019 Burnley 1-3 Crystal Palace
- 01/12/2018 Crystal Palace 2-0 Burnley
Last FIVE results for Palace;
- 08/02/2021 Leeds United 2-0 Crystal Palace
- 02/02/2021 Newcastle United 1-2 Crystal Palace
- 30/01/2021 Crystal Palace 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 26/01/2021 Crystal Palace 2-3 West Ham United
- 17/01/2021 Manchester City 4-0 Crystal Palace
Last FIVE results for Burnley;
- 09/02/2021 Burnley 0-2 Bournemouth
- 06/02/2021 Burnley 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
- 03/02/2021 Burnley 0-2 Manchester City
- 31/01/2021 Chelsea 2-0 Burnley
- 27/01/2021 Burnley 3-2 Aston Villa
RECORD AGAINST BURNLEY
- Played 50
- Won 13
- Drawn 17
- Lost 20
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Ben Mee 7.02
- Wilfried Zaha 6.96
- James Tarkowski 6.95
- Eberechi Eze 6.86
ONE TO WATCH
ASHLEY BARNES
FORMER CLUBS – Paulton Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Oxford United (loan), Salisbury City (loan), Eastbourne Borough (loan), Torquay United (loan), Brighton & Hove Albion
The striker has certainly done the rounds to get to the top division and recently made his 200th appearance for the Clarets after joining in 2014. The well publicised fact about the 31 year old is that he made an international appearance for Austria at Under 20 level, qualifying through his Grandmother.
KEY CLASH
JAIRO RIEDEWALD v ASHLEY WESTWOOD
Palace have been guilty of losing the midfield battle on too many occasions this season and Jairo is seen as the key, it is more a question of who should partner him. The Dutchman will be up against the much underrated Westwood who grabbed an assist in Burnley’s last visit to Selhurst.
PRE-MATCH FACTS
- Burnley have failed to score in 7 of their last 9 away matches in the league
- Palace last beat Burnley as Selhurst in December 2018
- Burnley have not conceded against Palace in the last two meetings
- In 7 of the last 8 meetings only one team have scored
- Burnley are unbeaten in two games against Palace
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Wilfried Zaha (9 – 10th in PL)
- ASSISTS – Andros Townsend, Eberechi Eze (3)
- PASSES – Luka Milivojevic (784)
- TACKLES – James McArthur (57 – 7th in PL)
- TOUCHES – James McArthur (1034)
- SHOTS – Wilfried Zaha (44 – 19th in PL)
- SAVES – Vicente Guaita (73 – 8th in PL)
PREDICTION
The opposition come into this game off the back of a home draw against Brighton followed by a shock defeat to Championship side Bournemouth in the FA Cup. Meanwhile, Palace were handed a defeat at Leeds so neither side are in the greatest shape going into this match up but the Eagles must end the run of defeat to the Clarets.
FINAL SCORE: 2-1
BETTING ODDS
- Home – 13/10
- Draw – 2/1
- Away – 9/4
- Both teams to score – 10/11