Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Assistant 1 Scott Ledger
  • Assistant 2 Derek Eaton
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Crystal Palace FC and Southampton FC is underway.
  • 5' Crystal Palace FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Southampton FC backline.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southampton FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 14' Magnificent from Tyler Dibling! That is 4 goals in 356 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chimuanya Ugochukwu, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 31' What an equalizer from Trevoh Chalobah!
  • 36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Crystal Palace FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Paul Onuachu suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tyrick Mitchell made 328 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 51' Chimuanya Ugochukwu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joe Aribo at the 51 minute mark.
  • 52' Goal! Eberechi Eze scores his 63 goal in 386 matches.
  • 57' Southampton FC have won 437 goals from 356 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' That is a card for Southampton FC. Mateus Fernandes will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' The travelling Southampton FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Paul Onuachu as he leaves the pitch. Cameron Archer steps in for Southampton FC.
  • 66' Another change for Southampton FC made on 66 minute. Adam Armstrong leaves to be changed by Kamal Deen Sulemana.
  • 69' Taylor Harwood-Bellis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
  • 74' Crystal Palace 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' Jan Bednarek is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 85' Crystal Palace FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 86' Cheick Doucoure is replacing Will Hughes for the Crystal Palace FC side.
  • 87' Southampton FC make a change. Kyle Walker-Peters trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Manning on 87 minutes.
  • 90' Eddie Nketiah was booked on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Ismaila Sarr by Eddie Nketiah on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for Crystal Palace FC.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

Southampton FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Juric

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wilfried Zaha 5
Danny Ings 5
Eberechi Eze 4
James Ward-Prowse 4
Odsonne Edouard 3
Oriol Romeu 2
Christian Benteke 2
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg 1

Head to Head

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

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
7%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4%
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.