There is no doubt that there has been plenty of hard work on the training ground for Patrick Vieira and his players as they bid to put things right following a very disappointing defeat last weekend.
TIME/ DATE/ VENUE
- 3pm
- 29th October 2022
- Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU
PREVIOUS MEETING
The Eagles last entertained Southampton at Selhurst in December 2021 and it was quite that as a compelling contest saw the points shared. Wilfried Zaha gave Palace an early lead before James Ward-Prowse levelled things up. Minutes later the visitors took the lead through Chelsea loanee Armando Broja. It took a second half goal from Jordan Ayew to ensure the points were shared.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – James Ward-Prowse (7.9)
OFFICIALS
- Referee: Michael Salisbury
- Assistants: Nick Hopton, Wade Smith
- Fourth official: Tim Robinson
- VAR: David Coote
- Assistant VAR: Richard West
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Nathaniel Clyne, Chris Richards, Nathan Ferguson, Jack Butland and James McArthur are expected to all miss out but Cheick Doucoure returns from his one match ban for reaching five bookings.
EVERTON – Valentino Livramento and Kyle Walker-Peters are not expected to feature due to injury. Armel Bella-Kotchap and Romeo Lavia are doubts.
DISCIPLINARY THIS SEASON
RED CARDS – none
YELLOW CARDS (4+) – Cheick Doucoure (5), Marc Guehi (4)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 30/04/22 Saints 1-2 Palace
- 15/12/21 Palace 2-2 Saints
- 11/05/21 Saints 3-1 Palace
- 12/09/20 Palace 1-0 Saints
- 21/01/20 Palace 0-2 Saints
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 22/10/22 Everton 3-0 Palace
- 18/10/22 Palace 2-1 Wolves
- 15/10/22 Leicester 0-0 Palace
- 09/10/22 Palace 2-1 Leeds
- 01/10/22 Palace 1-2 Chelsea
Last FIVE results for Saints;
- 23/10/22 Saints 1-1 Arsenal
- 19/10/22 Bournemouth 0-1 Saints
- 16/10/22 Saints 1-1 West Ham
- 08/10/22 Manchester City 4-0 Saints
- 01/10/22 Saints 1-2 Everton
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 13th in the Premier League with 13 points from 11 games played while Southampton are 16th with 12 points from 12 games played.
RECORD AGAINST SAINTS
- Played 94
- Won 31
- Drawn 19
- Lost 44
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Wilfried Zaha 7.15
- Eberechi Eze 7.05
- Armel Bella-Kotchap 6.89
- James Ward-Prowse 6.85
ONE TO WATCH
ARMEL BELLA-KOTCHAP
FORMER CLUBS – Rot Weis Ahlen, SC Grimlinghausen, Borussia Monchengladbach, SG Unterrath, MSV Duisburg, VfL Bochum
The 20 year old attracted plenty of interest from across Europe with his performances at Bocham last season but the Saints took the plunge. He has been recognised at international level with a debut for Germany against England at Wembley last month.
KEY CLASH
CHEICK DOUCOURE v JAMES WARD-PROWSE
The Mali international was very much missed last weekend and it is expected that while he is not the complete solution to the Palace midfield problems, he will do his best to resolve it. He will be up against a seasoned Premier League campaigner who is a huge threat at set pieces.
PRE-MATCH FACTS
- Palace won 2-1 against Southampton in April but have never won consecutive Premier League matches against the Saints.
- Southampton have lost just 3 of their 13 Premier League visits to Palace, although they are winless in their last 2 at Selhurst Park.
- Wilfried Zaha has scored in his last 2 Premier League games against Southampton.
- Southampton have scored 40 goals in their 26 Premier League games against Palace, only against Newcastle do they have a higher goals-per-game ratio.
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Wilfried Zaha (5 – 10th in PL)
- ASSISTS – Eze/ Edouard/ Olise (2)
- PASSES – Marc Guehi (676 – 16th in PL)
- TACKLES – Jeffrey Schlupp (24)
- TOUCHES – Marc Guehi (813 – 19th in PL)
- SHOTS – Wilfried Zaha (27 – 15th in PL)
- SAVES – Vicente Guaita (32 – 11th in PL)
DID YOU KNOW?
The club was originally known as St. Mary’s Young Men’s Association F.C. (usually abbreviated to “St. Mary’s Y.M.A.”) and then became St. Mary’s F.C. in 1887–88, before adopting the name Southampton St. Mary’s when the club joined the Southern League in 1894.
PREDICTION
Plenty are expecting a performance at Selhurst Park against the Saints who themselves will be no pushovers. However, the Eagles will be keen on righting the wrongs of last weekend in front of their own fans in what will be the final home game before the break for the World Cup. We are backing them to do just that.
FINAL SCORE: 2-1
BETTING ODDS
- Home – 10/11
- Draw – 12/5
- Away – 14/5
- Both teams to score – 20/23
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