Not the most exciting looking game, but it gets better as the week goes on, & on Wednesday we have Chelsea v Arsenal.
Southampton are one spot off the bottom three but are all bar safe. (This was penned before Monday's Fulham - Burnley game so by now they may be safe). Palace are comfy in midfield.
Southampton v Crystal Palace @ 20.15
Incidentally, kudos to Roy Hodgson. He's 73 years old & has still comfortably kept Palace safe for the last few seasons without much of a budget. I hope I'm as
compos mentis as he is when I reach 73.
Comments
The league table after Monday's Fulham - Burnley affair.
@2Geronimo £5.05
@MISTY4ME £5.05
@stokefc £5.05
@edrich £1.75
@Essexphil £1.75
@glencoelad £1.75
@gpc70 £1.75
@lufc333 £1.75
@rabdeniro £1.75
@thefall £1.75
@dragon1964 £1.30
@eon1961 £1.30
@GGGGCCCC £1.30
@hugomuck £1.30
@JACKDAW £1.30
@johnjoe81 £1.30
@KOBAYASHI £1.30
@lfccarl £1.30
@MattBates £1.30
@pompeynic £1.30
@robalanxxx £1.30
@SidV79 £1.30
@tmc460 £1.30
@zadoc £1.30
@1981MATT -£2.00
@68Trebor -£2.00
@7Wizard -£2.00
@bbMike -£2.00
@Boxster -£2.00
@Brrrrrrr -£2.00
@buzka -£2.00
@camilog -£2.00
@coo1-um -£2.00
@DoyleBrun -£2.00
@EdNo -£2.00
@Enut -£2.00
@EvilPingu -£2.00
@freeatlast -£2.00
@Glenelg -£2.00
@goldnballz -£2.00
@ikelly -£2.00
@LmfaoAllin -£2.00
@MAXALLY -£2.00
@millwise11 -£2.00
@mkgunner -£2.00
@mondo1985 -£2.00
@mumsie -£2.00
@onejohnb -£2.00
@OSCAR66 -£2.00
@PKRPar -£2.00
@pomfrittes -£2.00
@poppy765 -£2.00
@pstoney -£2.00
@Red_King -£2.00
@safc71 -£2.00
@SMARTGOAT -£2.00
@Snuffer -£2.00
@tai-gar -£2.00
@Telmison74 -£2.00
@thedazzman -£2.00
@TheEdge949 -£2.00
@Tikay10 -£2.00
@tomgoodun -£2.00
@TVSpice -£2.00
@Vaigret -£2.00
@waller02 -£2.00
@wynne1938 -£2.00
Southampton v Crystal Palace @ 8.15pm
1 - 2 - X
Southampton @ 21/20
Draw @ 5/2
Palace @ 5/2
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TOTAL GOALS
No Goals @10/1
Exactly 1 Goal @ 4/1
Exactly 2 Goals @ 5/2
Exactly 3 Goals @ 3/1
Exactly 4 Goals @ 5/1
Exactly 5 Goals @ 9/1
6+ Goals @ 14/1
Opta stats
After winning seven of their first eight Premier League home games against Crystal Palace (D1), Southampton are winless in their last three against the Eagles at St Mary's (D2 L1).
Crystal Palace are looking to secure their first league double over Southampton since the 1990-91 campaign.
Southampton have won 57% of their Premier League meetings with Crystal Palace (13/23), their highest win rate against any side they've met more than 12 times in the competition.
Three of Crystal Palace's four Premier League wins against Southampton have been in games played on Saturdays - when facing Saints on any other day of the week in the competition, their record is W1 D2 L7.
Southampton haven't won any of their last 10 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League matches (D4 L6), losing the last five by an aggregate score of 22-4. However, Saints' last such win came against Crystal Palace in January 2020 (2-0).
Southampton have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last seven home Premier League matches (W1 D2 L4), having recorded a shutout in six of their nine at St Mary's prior to this run.
Crystal Palace have won just one of their last 10 midweek Premier League matches (D4 L5), beating Newcastle 2-1 at St James' Park in February.
Southampton's Nathan Redmond has scored three Premier League goals against Crystal Palace, only netting more in the competition against Watford (4).
Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke has scored 11 goals in 18 Premier League games played on Tuesdays, with only Alan Shearer (15) and Wayne Rooney (13) netting more on this weekday in the competition.
Danny Ings has scored 18 Premier League home goals for Southampton - he's looking to become just the second player to score 20 top-flight goals for Saints at St Mary's Stadium, after James Beattie (28).