Crystal Palace FC vs Southampton FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Crystal Palace FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Southampton FC

Sun 29 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Selhurst Park 25,130 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 14' Tyler Dibling

Trevoh Chalobah 31' 1–1

Eberechi Eze 52' 2–1

Y 58' Mateus Fernandes

Y 69' Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Will Hughes 79' Y

Y 80' Jan Bednarek

Eddie Nketiah 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs Southampton FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Southampton FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Salisbury
Assistant 1 Scott Ledger
Assistant 2 Derek Eaton

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Crystal Palace FC 13 games · Avg 2.4 goals Southampton FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-29 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Southampton FC 2023-04-15 Southampton FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC 2023-01-07 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Southampton FC 2022-10-29 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Southampton FC 2022-04-30 Southampton FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Southampton FC	H	2–1	W
26 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–0	D
21 Dec	Arsenal FC	H	1–5	L
15 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	3–1	W
07 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	2–2	D
03 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–0	W

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	0–1	L
22 Dec	Fulham FC	A	0–0	D
15 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	0–5	L
07 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	0–1	L
04 Dec	Chelsea FC	H	1–5	L

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Crystal Palace FC and Southampton FC is underway.
5' Crystal Palace FC is showing some good football. However, Crystal Palace FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
14' What composure from Tyler Dibling! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
19' The travelling Southampton FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Maxence Lacroix is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
31' GOAL! Trevoh Chalobah fires home to make it 1-1!
36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Oliver Glasner will be considering his options from the bench.
46' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
51' The supporters are chanting for Chimuanya Ugochukwu. He replaces Joe Aribo on 51 minute.
52' Eberechi Eze puts Crystal Palace FC on the lead.
57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
58' Mateus Fernandes picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
63' The 32-year-old Paul Onuachu has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
65' Southampton FC make a change. Paul Onuachu trudges off to be replaced by Cameron Archer on 65 minutes.
66' Another change for Southampton FC made on 66 minute. Adam Armstrong leaves to be changed by Kamal Deen Sulemana.
69' It’s a booking for Southampton FC player. Taylor Harwood-Bellis gets a card.
74' Southampton FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Will Hughes is booked for Crystal Palace FC — card on 79.
80' Southampton FC player sees a card in front of him.
85' Crystal Palace FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Southampton FC backline.
86' The crowd applauds Will Hughes as he leaves the pitch. Cheick Doucoure steps in for Crystal Palace FC.
87' A tactical swap from Southampton FC — Ryan Manning on, Kyle Walker-Peters off on 87 minutes.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Eddie Nketiah.
90' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Eddie Nketiah comes on to replace Ismaila Sarr.
With this win, Crystal Palace FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

Southampton FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

30
Aaron Ramsdale
35
Jan Bednarek
2
Kyle Walker-Peters ↓ Ryan Manning 87'
15
Nathan Wood-Gordon
14
James Bree
7
Joe Aribo ↓ Chimuanya Ugochukwu 51'
9
Adam Armstrong ↓ Kamal Deen Sulemana 66'
32
Paul Onuachu ↓ Cameron Archer 65'
6
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
18
Mateus Fernandes
33
Tyler Dibling ↓ Adam Lallana 87'

Bench

Coach Ivan Juric

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wilfried Zaha	5
Danny Ings	5
Eberechi Eze	4
James Ward-Prowse	4
Odsonne Edouard	3
Oriol Romeu	2
Christian Benteke	2
Jordan Ayew	1

Head to Head

Crystal Palace FC Form

2024-12-29 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2024-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Crystal Palace FC D 2024-12-21 Crystal Palace FC 1–5 Arsenal FC L 2024-12-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2024-12-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2024-12-03 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC W

Southampton FC Form

2024-12-29 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2024-12-26 Southampton FC 0–1 West Ham United FC L 2024-12-22 Fulham FC 0–0 Southampton FC D 2024-12-15 Southampton FC 0–5 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2024-12-07 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Southampton FC L 2024-12-04 Southampton FC 1–5 Chelsea FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.41 Crystal Palace FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.16 Southampton FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC49% Draw26% Southampton FC25%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Southampton FC

51%

Crystal Palace FC or Southampton FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC30% Draw48% Southampton FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

9.7%

0 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

2 – 2

0 – 2

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap	Crystal Palace FC covers	Push	Southampton FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.