Thursday , 2 July 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

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Selhurst Park that hosts another battle between Crystal Palace FC and Southampton FC.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 14' Southampton FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tyler Dibling on 14.
  • 19' It’s high time Oliver Glasner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' Southampton 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.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' What an equalizer from Trevoh Chalobah!
  • 36' Southampton FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' Southampton FC is showing some good football. However, Southampton FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 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' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 58' The referee shows Southampton FC player a card on 58.
  • 63' 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.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Southampton FC. Paul Onuachu is replaced by Cameron Archer.
  • 66' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Adam Armstrong by Kamal Deen Sulemana on 66 minute.
  • 69' It’s a booking for Southampton FC player. Taylor Harwood-Bellis gets a card.
  • 74' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Bree, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 79' Will Hughes was booked on 79.
  • 80' Southampton FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 85' Maxence Lacroix has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Cheick Doucoure. He replaces Will Hughes on 86 minute.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Southampton FC team. Kyle Walker-Peters is replaced by Ryan Manning on 87 minute.
  • 90' Eddie Nketiah was booked on 90.
  • 90' Crystal Palace FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eddie Nketiah is hanging Ismaila Sarr on the field 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
Danny Ings 5
Wilfried Zaha 5
Eberechi Eze 4
James Ward-Prowse 4
Odsonne Edouard 3
Christian Benteke 2
Oriol Romeu 2
James Tomkins 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.