Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Buoyed by a 2-0 win over Everton, Aston Villa will look to climb to the top half of the table when they take on Crystal Palace on Matchday 26. The Villans did well to put an end to their three-game losing run at Goodison Park, and, as a result, the bookies see them as favourites to beat the Eagles in front of home fans. A man to watch in the home team will be Ollie Watkins, who managed to find the net in five consecutive league games, while both Philippe Coutinho and Diego Carlos are out of contention with injuries.
The capital club, on the other hand, head into Saturday’s clash following a goalless draw with Liverpool. Palace, though, are not regarded as good travellers, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Aston Villa’s party at Villa Park. Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha should be fit for the match, while defender Nathan Ferguson is a major doubt.
Highlighted Player (Leon Bailey):
Leon Bailey is a Phoenix All Stars Academy product who was born in Kingston on August 9, 1997. The Jamaica international played for the likes of FC Liefering and Trencin during his youth career, but he made his senior debut with Belgian side Genk in August, 2015 in a 3-1 win over Saint-Truiden.
The pacey winger quickly established himself as one of the best players in the Belgian top flight, but he scored only 8 goals in 56 appearances for Genk from 2015 to 2017. In the winter of 2017 Leon Bailey signed a deal with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €20 million. Bailey is a left-footed footballer, but he is capable of playing on both sides of the field.
The Bayer Leverkusen winger made one appearance for Jamaica U23 team, but he eventually refused to represent the Reggae Boyz at senior level as he has personal problems with the association. It has to be noted that Leon Bailley scored 12 goals in 34 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in the 2017/2018 Bundesliga season.
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.