Premier League: Crystal Palace vs Leicester City preview

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March 18th, 2016
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Leicester City will continue their unlikely quest for the Premier League title with a visit to struggling Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Eagles are now dangerously close to the relegation zone, so the points will be very important for them as well. The Foxes won the reverse fixture 1-0 this season, while last season Crystal Palace won 2-0 at home. The overall history shows 64 direct matches between the two teams, with a balanced record: 24 wins for Leicester and 23 for Crystal Palace, along with 17 draws.

Crystal Palace have impressed in the first half of the season, they even seemed like they could challenge for a top-four place. But then they became unrecognizable, they have not won a match since December 19 and that run of 12 games without a win dropped them to just two places above the relegation zone. Moreover, they have lost all their last five home matches. They did secure a place in the FA Cup semi-finals thanks to a 2-0 victory at Reading, but that won't be any consolation if they get relegated. Connor Wickham and Mile Jedinak will be out of contention, so Emmanuel Adebayor should play in attack.

Leicester are currently five points clear of Tottenham at the top of the table and their unlikely title bid seems more possible than ever. Last Monday they squeezed past Newcastle 1-0, recording their second consecutive league win without conceding. They have lost just three matches this season and have the best record in the league when it comes to away matches. There are no fresh injury concerns for manager Claudio Ranieri, but Andy King remains unavailable.

Probable line-ups:

Palace: Hennessey - Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare - Zaha, Cabaye, Ledley, Puncheon - Adebayor, Bolasie

Leicester: Schmeichel - Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs - Albrighton, Drinkwater, Kante, Mahrez - Vardy, Okazaki

My prediction: 0-0 draw.

Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:

Palace win - 3.00 Draw - 3.40 Leicester win - 2.50

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