West Bromwich Albion FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
West Bromwich Albion FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at The Hawthorns.
- West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Crystal Palace FC 38 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
- Referee Harry Lennard
- Referee Paul Tierney
- Referee Ian Hussin
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 1–5 L 28 Nov Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W 21 Nov Manchester United FC A 0–1 L 08 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–1 L 02 Nov Fulham FC A 0–2 L 26 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 5–1 W 27 Nov Newcastle United FC H 0–2 L 23 Nov Burnley FC A 0–1 L 07 Nov Leeds United FC H 4–1 W 30 Oct Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L 24 Oct Fulham FC A 2–1 W 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' Welcome to The Hawthorns that hosts another battle between West Bromwich Albion FC and Crystal Palace FC.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matt Phillips, as he is very good at scoring at The Hawthorns with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
- 8' Goal! Darnell Furlong scores his 11 goal in 369 matches.
- 13' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. James McArthur has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 17' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 17.
- 22' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 27' 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 Karlan Ahearne-Grant suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Goal! Conor Gallagher scores his 22 goal in 395 matches.
- 32' Matheus Pereira is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
- 34' Matheus Pereira is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
- 39' West Bromwich Albion 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.
- 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 368 games and scored 400 goals.
- 46' Filip Krovinovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Grady Diangana on 46 minute.
- 49' Crystal Palace FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
- 54' 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.
- 55' What a strike from Wilfried Zaha! The score is 2-1.
- 58' The referee calls foul for Conor Gallagher. He receives a Yellow card.
- 59' What a strike from Christian Benteke! The score is 2-2.
- 62' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 62 minute. Karlan Ahearne-Grant leaves to be changed by Callum Robinson.
- 67' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
- 68' Crystal Palace FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Wilfried Zaha on 68.
- 73' Jairo Riedewald is replacing James McArthur for the Crystal Palace FC side.
- 74' Crystal Palace FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Ayew is hanging Jeffrey Schlupp on the field on 74 minute.
- 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 80' Dara O'Shea is replacing Romaine Sawyers for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
- 81' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 81 minute. Wilfried Zaha leaves to be changed by Michy Batshuayi.
- 82' What a strike from Christian Benteke! The score is 2-4.
- 87' The travelling Crystal Palace FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 88' Crystal Palace FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-5.
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Lineups
West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 5
- 10
- 11
- 2
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19
Romaine Sawyers ↓ Dara O'Shea 80'
- 29
- 6
- 12
- 20
- 18
Bench
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27
Dara O'Shea ↑ 80'
- 3
- 15
- 25
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7
Callum Robinson ↑ 62'
- 13
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17
Filip Krovinovic ↑ 46'
Coach Slaven BilicCrystal Palace FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 31
- 4
- 8
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15
Jeffrey Schlupp ↓ Jordan Ayew 74'
- 3
- 18
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11
Wilfried Zaha ↓ Michy Batshuayi 81'
- 20
- 24
- 25
Bench
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9
Jordan Ayew ↑ 74'
- 2
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44
Jairo Riedewald ↑ 73'
- 12
- 10
- 1
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23
Michy Batshuayi ↑ 81'
Coach Roy Hodgson -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Christian Benteke 2 Wilfried Zaha 2 Luka Milivojevic 1 Darnell Furlong 1 Conor Gallagher 1 West Bromwich Albion FC Form
2020-12-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–5 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-11-28 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2020-11-21 Manchester United FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2020-11-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2020-11-02 Fulham FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2020-10-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC DCrystal Palace FC Form
2020-12-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–5 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-11-27 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC L 2020-11-23 Burnley FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-11-07 Crystal Palace FC 4–1 Leeds United FC W 2020-10-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-10-24 Fulham FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.16 West Bromwich Albion FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.23 Crystal Palace FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Crystal Palace FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.39Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 26% 74% Double Chance
West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 47%Draw or Crystal Palace FC 77%West Bromwich Albion FC or Crystal Palace FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–5 not predicted1 – 5Actual1 – 1 9.5%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 2 8.4%0 – 1 7%1 – 3 6.9%0 – 3 6.1%2 – 2 5.4%2 – 1 4.9%0 – 0 4.8%2 – 3 4.1%1 – 4 3.9%0 – 4 3.4%Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC
Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 11% 82% -0.5 18% — 82% +0.5 40% — 60% +1 40% 22% 39% +1.5 61% — 39% +2 61% 18% 21% +2.5 79% — 21% Clean Sheet
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.