Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Crystal Palace
Match Time & Date:
29/12/2024
16:00
Prediction: 2-0
Southampton
After holding Bournemouth to a goalless draw at Vitality Stadium, Crystal Palace will look to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they take on Southampton on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles are seen as favourites to win the last game of the year, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. Important defender Marc Guehi serves a one-game ban, while midfielder Will Hughes should recover from his minor injury.
The Saints, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom of the table with only 6 points on their account and given their three-game losing run against Palace, home win should be considered. Maxwel Cornet is back to contention after the Ivory Coast forward was ineligible to face West Ham (0-1), while all Bazunu, Smallbone, and Stewart remain on the sidelines with injuries. Talented forward Tyler Dibling should be recalled to the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Eberechi Eze):
Eberechi Eze is a talented football player who was born in Greenwich, England on June 29, 1998. Eze started his youth career at Millwall and in the summer of 2016 he moved to Queens Park Rangers, signing a one-year contract with the capital club.
Eze scored 4 goals in 42 appearances for the Hoops in the 2018/2019 Championship campaign, while providing 4 assists for his teammates.His main position is attacking midfield, but he is capable of playing as both right and left midfielder as well. Eze is a footballer of Nigerian descent, but he has yet to make his debut for the Super Eagles in international matches.
Given his place of birth, the 173-cm tall midfielder was eligible to play for the England U20 team and he made his debut for the Three Lions on October 11, 2018 in a 2-1 victory over Italy. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Southampton):
Southampton are an English football club that have been playing their home games at St Mary's Stadium since 2001. The Saints were based at The Dell in the past and the capacity of Southampton’s new stadium is 32,505. Southampton wear red and white striped shirts and the colour of the team’s away kit is navy and green.
The Saints have yet to win the Premier League trophy, but they did well to clinch the FA Cup title back in 1976, while participating in the final of the prestigious competition in 1900, 1902 and 2003. Southampton outplayed Manchester United in the 1976 FA Cup final and that is probably the club’s greatest victory ever.
The club are well known for their football academy and Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale is one of the players who began their football carrier at the St. Mary’s Stadium outfit. Southampton’s fiercest rivals are Portsmouth and the two teams square off against each other in the South Coast Derby.
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