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Crystal Palace FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Crystal Palace FC
1 – 0
Full Time
West Bromwich Albion FC
Sat 13 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 36' Darnell Furlong
Eberechi Eze 53' Y
Patrick van Aanholt 90' Y
Gary Cahill 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Derek Eaton
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Mike Dean

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

2
Crystal Palace FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals West Bromwich Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-13 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2020-12-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–5 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Selhurst Park will turn into a battlefield for Crystal Palace FC and West Bromwich Albion FC.
  • 5' The travelling West Bromwich Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 377 games and scored 482 goals.
  • 20' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' 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 Luka Milivojevic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Sam Johnstone needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' Crystal Palace FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' The referee calls foul for Darnell Furlong. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 37' What a strike from Luka Milivojevic! The score is 1-0.
  • 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
  • 47' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eberechi Eze on 53.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Matheus Pereira by Hal Robson-Kanu on 63 minute.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hal Robson-Kanu made 377 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' Robert Snodgrass has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt Phillips on 71 minute.
  • 74' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Eberechi Eze departs to be replaced by Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 79' 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.
  • 84' Andros Townsend has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Ayew on 84 minute.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' Crystal Palace FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sam Allardyce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wilfried Zaha 2
Christian Benteke 2
Darnell Furlong 1
Conor Gallagher 1
Luka Milivojevic 1

Head to Head

2021-03-13 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2020-12-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–5 Crystal Palace FC

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 L

West 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 accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC54% Draw28% West Bromwich Albion FC18%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC35% Draw52% West Bromwich Albion FC13%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 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.