Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Aston Villa
Match Time & Date:
30/10/2024
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Crystal Palace
A place in the EFL Cup quarter-finals will be at stake when Aston Villa and Crystal Palace face each other at Villa Park on Wednesday evening. The Villans were on the verge of beating Bournemouth in their last Premier League game, but Evanilson’s late goal eventually helped the Cherries grab one point from the match. Unai Emery’s men aim to return to winning ways as soon as possible and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the Eagles. All Jhon Duran, Ian Matsen, Ross Barkley, and Leon Bailey should be recalled to the starting XI, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The capital club, on the other hand, did well to shock Tottenham in the London derby at the weekend, but beating Aston Villa on the road is easier said than done. As Palace have been struggling on the travels in the new Premier League campaign, home win should be considered. Jefferson Lerma is unlikely to be risked after suffering a minor injury against Spurs, while all Nketiah, Kamada,and Hughes are pushing for a start.
Highlighted Player (Youri Tielemans):
Youri Tielemans is a product of Anderlecht football academy. The prolific midfielder was born on May 7, 1997 in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and he is regarded as one of the most talented Belgian players. Tielemans signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht at the age of 16 and in 2013 he made his first-team debut for the club.
The Belgian starlet came as a substitute in a 3-2 loss to Lokeren in the national championship. Youri Tielemans was making progress week by week and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular. The 176-cm-tall footballer scored 26 goals in 139 appearances in the league for Anderlecht and in 2017 he signed a five-year deal with Ligue 1 side Monaco.
Tielemans joined les Rouges et Blancs for a fee of around €25 million. Speaking of his international career, the Monaco midfielder made his senior debut for Belgium in a 1-1 draw with Netherlands (9.9.2016.). He came as a substitute ten minutes before the final whistle, replacing Steven Defour.
Highlighted Team (Crystal Palace):
Crystal Palace Football Club is an English football club which was founded in 1905. The original headquarters of Crystal Palace was based in Sydenham. After being forced to move in 1915 the club settled in Selhurst Park which currently holds a capacity of 27 000 seats. The club Crystal Palace was named after a building which was placed on the Sydenham.
The club colors of Crystal Palace are blue and red. The supporters of Crystal Palace call their team the Eagles or the Glaziers. Crystal Palace is one of the many clubs from London. Crystal Palace never managed to win any trophy in any English football division. The best performance of Crystal Palace was in 2014/2015 where the club managed to end 10th in the Premier League.
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