Crystal Palace FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Crystal Palace FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.
- Crystal Palace FC 38 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
- West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Derek Eaton
- Referee Simon Hooper
- Referee Graham Scott
- Referee Mark Scholes
- Referee Mike Dean
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W 07 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–4 L 03 Mar Manchester United FC H 0–0 D 28 Feb Fulham FC H 0–0 D 22 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–1 W 13 Feb Burnley FC H 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Mar Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L 07 Mar Newcastle United FC H 0–0 D 04 Mar Everton FC H 0–1 L 27 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–0 W 20 Feb Burnley FC A 0–0 D 14 Feb Manchester United FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history32% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC0-151/116-30–/–31-451/846-601/261-751/–76+4/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: West Bromwich Albion FC gets underway.
- 5' 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.
- 10' 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 Patrick van Aanholt suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' 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.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Crystal Palace FC that had 307 games and scored 292 goals.
- 30' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' 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.
- 36' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Darnell Furlong gets a Yellow card.
- 37' What a strike from Luka Milivojevic! The score is 1-0.
- 42' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Matt Phillips has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 47' Wilfried Zaha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 34 Yellow cards this season.
- 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ainsley Maitland-Niles, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 53' It’s a booking for Crystal Palace FC player. Eberechi Eze gets a Yellow card.
- 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 63' Hal Robson-Kanu is replacing Matheus Pereira for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
- 68' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 71' The whistle greets Matt Phillips as he departs to be replaced by Robert Snodgrass.
- 74' Jeffrey Schlupp has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eberechi Eze on 74 minute.
- 79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
- 84' Andros Townsend has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Ayew on 84 minute.
- 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Patrick van Aanholt.
- With this win, Crystal Palace FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Crystal Palace FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 4
- 8
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9
Jordan Ayew ↓ Andros Townsend 84'
- 2
- 3
- 44
- 11
- 20
- 24
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25
Eberechi Eze ↓ Jeffrey Schlupp 74'
Bench
- 6
- 34
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15
Jeffrey Schlupp ↑ 74'
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10
Andros Townsend ↑ 84'
- 21
- 1
- 14
- 23
- 38
Coach Roy HodgsonWest Bromwich Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 30
- 1
- 14
- 5
- 10
- 2
- 12
- 35
- 17
- 18
Bench
- 8
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4
Hal Robson-Kanu ↑ 63'
- 25
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23
Robert Snodgrass ↑ 71'
- 11
- 22
- 7
- 29
- 6
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Christian Benteke 2 Wilfried Zaha 2 Luka Milivojevic 1 Darnell Furlong 1 Conor Gallagher 1 Head to Head
Crystal Palace FC Form
2021-03-13 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-03-07 Tottenham Hotspur FC 4–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-03-03 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Manchester United FC D 2021-02-28 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Fulham FC D 2021-02-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-02-13 Crystal Palace FC 0–3 Burnley FC LWest Bromwich Albion FC Form
2021-03-13 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-03-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC D 2021-03-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Everton FC L 2021-02-27 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-02-20 Burnley FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-02-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Manchester United FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.41 Crystal Palace FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.71 West Bromwich Albion FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Crystal Palace FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.12Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 35% 65% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Crystal Palace FC or Draw 82%Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC 46%Crystal Palace FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Crystal Palace FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual0 – 0 14.3%1 – 1 12.8%2 – 0 11.5%2 – 1 8.2%0 – 1 7.3%3 – 0 5.3%1 – 2 4.1%3 – 1 4%2 – 2 3%0 – 2 2.8%4 – 0 1.9%Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC
Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 16% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 26% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 12% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet 50% ✗West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.