Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
[Click here](https://sporita.com/?utm_source=sportsmole&utm_campaign=156963)to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 2.5:data [Diego Carlos](/people/diego-carlos/) has returned to training following a lengthy spell out with an Achilles injury, but Saturday's game will come too soon for the Brazilian. [Odsonne Edouard](/people/odsonne-edouard/) and [Eberechi Eze](/people/eberechi-eze/) both pushing to start. [Nathaniel Clyne](/people/nathaniel-clyne/), [Joachim Andersen](/people/joachim-andersen/), [Marc Guehi](/people/marc-guehi/) and [Tyrick Mitchell](/people/tyrick-mitchell/) is set to remain intact, although the former could be at risk of losing his place at right-back to [Joel Ward](/people/joel-ward/). [Sam Johnstone](/people/sam-johnstone/) (calf) and [Nathan Ferguson](/people/nathan-ferguson/) (Achilles) are both still recovering from injury, but star attacker Wilfried Zaha has returned to team training and could be involved on Saturday after missing the last four games with a hamstring problem. [Wilfried Zaha](/people/wilfried-zaha/) brace and a strike from [Jean-Philippe Mateta](/people/jean-philippe-mateta/).
Eleventh-placed Aston Villa entertain 12th-placed Crystal Palace at Villa Park in a mid-table Premier League clash on Saturday (March 4).
The hosts have four wins from their nine games across competitions in 2023, while Palace are winless this year. Considering he hosts' inconsistency, a share of the spoils could ensue. Villa have just one win in their last five home games in the league. - There have been under 2.5 goals scored in six of Palace's last seven Premier League games, while Villa have seen over 2.5 goals in four of their last six league outings. A loss, though could see them drop to 13th. They have lost just one of their last six Premier League games, though.
CRYSTAL PALACE take on Aston Villa in search of a first Premier League win in 2023.The Eagles held Liverpool to a goalless draw at Selhurst Park last.
[The Eagles held Liverpool](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7472576/crystal-palace-liverpool-premier-league-klopp/) to a goalless draw at Selhurst Park last weekend. CRYSTAL PALACE take on Aston Villa in search of a first Premier League win in 2023. Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace LIVE SCORE: Premier League latest as Eagles look to end torrid winless run
Aston Villa have lost just one of their 10 Premier League home games against Crystal Palace (W5 D4), going down 1-0 in December 2013.
Crystal Palace are on the longest current winless run in the Premier League, failing to win any of their eight games in 2023 so far (D5 L3). Aston Villa have lost just one of their 10 Premier League home games against Crystal Palace (W5 D4), going down 1-0 in December 2013. Following their 3-1 win at Selhurst Park back in August, Crystal Palace are looking to complete just their second Premier League double over Aston Villa, previously doing so in 2013-14.
Unai Emery will lament the continued absence of club summer signing Diego Carlos as the Brazilian defender remains ruled out after recovering from his ...
Philippe Coutinho is also laid up in dry dock and could well be out until after the upcoming international break after sustaining a muscle injury. Jed Steer is also still sidelined, while Robin Olsen could be available but has no chance of starting ahead of Emi Martínez. His return to full training is encouraging, however.
There have been some team news updates ahead of Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace, including the latest on Philippe Coutinho, Diego Carlos and Wilfried Zaha.
Elsewhere, full-back Nathan Ferguson is making good progress in his recovery from an Achilles problem with some minutes for the youth side, but he remains a certain absentee. Other than that, Villa seemingly have a completely clean bill of health. The 30-year-old is yet to feature at all this season after suffering a devastating blow to his Achilles last March, while on loan with Luton Town. He has been stepping up his recovery from an Achilles tendon rupture suffered in the opening month of the season, and Emery is delighted with his progress. Advertisement It’s a muscular injury.
Crystal Palace travel to the Midlands to take on Aston Villa on Saturday, 4th March (15:00 GMT) - find out all you need to know about the match below!
Pundits Chris Sutton and Paul Merson are in agreement that Villa will manage to beat Palace on Saturday, with the Eagles struggling for form under Patrick ...
They've gotta make hay when the sun shines. Pundits Chris Sutton and Paul Merson are in agreement that Villa will manage to beat Palace on Saturday, with the Eagles struggling for form under Patrick Vieira. Unai Emery's side needs to be a bit more consistent. When they come up against the teams around them on the table, they have to beat them.” They should have gone for it a bit more. Palace just find it difficult to score goals. [Aston Villa's Emi Martinez relives the most important save of his life](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-keeper-emi-martinez-26374407) [Chris Sutton gives Unai Emery ‘progress’ verdict ahead of Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-chris-sutton-emery-26375350) [Paul Merson sets fresh Aston Villa challenge in Crystal Palace prediction](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-paul-merson-palace-26376342) [Emi Martinez makes his feelings clear on Aston Villa future by setting next career challenge](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/emi-martinez-makes-feelings-clear-26368125) [Aston Villa summer spending plan, players set to leave and Villa Park atmosphere](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-live-26360625) But they just couldn't go for the kill,” “Meanwhile, Villa had a good result, beating Everton 2-0 away from home. Prediction: Villa 2-0 Palace You don't get Liverpool in that sort of a position often. However, Palace have only lost one of their last six in the league, and will fancy their chances against a Villa side who have won one of their last six in all competitions on home turf.
Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha could return after missing four games with a hamstring injury. Sam Johnstone and Nathan Ferguson are both still recovering from ...
- Since the start of last season, Crystal Palace have won just 10% of their Premier League games that Wilfried Zaha hasn't played (one win in 10 matches), compared to 31% when he has featured (16 out of 52). - The Eagles are the only team in the division yet to score a first-half goal in 2023. - Palace have failed to have a single shot on target in a Premier League-high three games this season. - They have drawn five of their last six league fixtures, and are yet to score more than one goal in a league match this calendar year. - Crystal Palace are on the longest current winless run in the Premier League, failing to win any of their eight games in 2023 (D5, L3). - Crystal Palace have scored multiple goals in only one of their 26 matches away to Aston Villa - that was in a 4-3 defeat in the FA Cup third round in 1962.
Aston Villa took on Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday. Getting to the game. Click on the sections below to learn more about tickets, Villa Park ...
Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha picked up an injury in the 0-0 draw against Newcastle United in January and missed the last four games but will be fit ...
But if we want Wilfried to score those goals, we need to create opportunities, create chances and the team has to perform well. There is no doubt about his confidence and his self-belief, and the quality he has in front of goal. “We have a full squad,” Vieira said in his pre-match press conference. “If we manage to keep the quality we have shown in the last couple of games, we will get three points.” “Wilfried trained the last two weeks with the team and this week he didn’t miss any training, so he will be in the squad tomorrow. [Eagles](https://www.football.london/all-about/crystal-palace) winger picked up a hamstring injury in the 0-0 draw against Newcastle United in January and missed the last four games, with the club failing to win any of their games in February.
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has told his players not to rely on the returning Wilfried Zaha ahead of Saturday's trip to Aston Villa.
“We have to focus on ourselves, how we can improve between the Liverpool and Villa games. He said: “Having Wilfried back is one more weapon. “The responsibility of the players around has to be massive as well.
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WhoScored's #AccaAssemble is back this weekend ahead of another round of Premier League fixtures. Using three of the 3pm Kick Offs we have asked our twitter ...
They didn’t register a shot on target against Klopp’s men and they will be hoping to have a little more impetus on Villa’s goal this weekend. The final selection is another home win with over 50% of our voters deciding that Aston Villa will secure the three points against Crystal Palace. Leeds are currently situated just the one point above the relegation zone and are in and amongst this seasons relegation contenders. Over 80% of voters have chosen to side with Arsenal here and given that they have only lost on one occasion at The Emirates this season, a defeat to Man City, it’s hard to disagree. Bournemouth have conceded the most goals in the league this season letting in 48 goals in their 24 games, an average of two per game. Over five thousand voters got involved in our polls and the games chosen were Arsenal vs Bournemouth, Chelsea vs Leeds and Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace.
A mid-table clash will see Aston Villa face Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon.
[Jed Steer](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/03/02/tottenham-hotspur/1139274-sheffield-united-1-0-tottenham-hotspur-player-ratings.html) is another who is still out, but [Robin Olsen](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/03/02/premier-league/1139273-chelsea-vs-leeds-premier-league-preview-gameweek-26-2023.html) should make the squad after a recent injury. [Aston Villa](https://www.vavel.com/en/search?query=Aston%20Villa) camp. [Phillipe Coutinho](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/03/02/premier-league/1139282-four-things-we-learnt-from-arsenals-midweek-win-over-everton.html), looks set to miss out. [Unai Emery’s](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/03/03/premier-league/1139331-arsenal-vs-bournemouth-premier-league-preview-gameweek-26-2023.html) men currently sit in 11th place, level on points with [Chelsea](https://www.vavel.com/en/search?query=Chelsea%20FC) and just four points above their opposition on Saturday, [Crystal Palace](https://www.vavel.com/en/data/crystal-palace), who sit a place below in 12th. [Patrick Vieira](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/03/02/liverpool-fc/1139298-brendan-rodgers-insists-that-game-with-southampton-is-not-must-win-for-leicester.html) would have certainly been happy with the result, considering the level of the opponent, but he will still be concerned by his side's presence in front of goal. However, his time out through injury could play to his advantage, allowing him to recharge and discover his form from previous seasons. [Villa Park](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/02/28/manchester-united/1139136-man-uniteds-carabao-cup-triumph-more-than-just-a-trophy.html), Birmingham. [Sam Johnstone](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/03/01/premier-league/1139256-liverpool-2-0-wolverhampton-patient-reds-starve-off-wolves-at-anfield.html) and [Nathan Ferguson](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/02/25/premier-league/1138889-crystal-palace-0-0-liverpool-dull-goalless-draw-showcases-both-teams-shortcomings.html) still have an extended period on the sideline to endure. [Wilfried Zaha](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/03/02/crystal-palace/1139264-five-forwards-crystal-palace-could-sign-ahead-of-the-2324-campaign.html), who will be in the squad for Saturday. [Diego Carlos](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/03/02/premier-league/1139284-southampton-vs-leicester-city-premier-league-preview-gameweek-26-2023.html) looks set to miss the clash against Palace. [Liverpool](https://www.vavel.com/en/search?query=Liverpool%20FC) at [Selhurst Park](https://www.vavel.com/en/search?query=Crystal%20Palace). [Ollie Watkins](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/03/03/chelsea-fc/1139386-talking-is-one-thing-we-have-to-do-its-on-the-pitchgraham-potter-looks-ahead-to-crucial-leeds-matchup.html) gave Villa the lead against the Toffees, before [Emi Buendia](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/03/03/premier-league/1139367-jurgen-klopp-admits-he-is-really-happy-for-incredible-marcus-rashford.html) secured the three points with a well-taken effort in the [Everton](https://www.vavel.com/en/search?query=Everton%20FC) box.
Patrick Vieira takes his Crystal Palace side to Villa Park on Saturday afternoon to face Aston Villa who have improved and moved up to 11th in the Premier ...
“He is one of the quality managers in the Premier League and I'm not surprised he is doing well at Villa. “We have to focus on ourselves, how we can improve between the Liverpool and Villa games. “It’s been really challenging. [Ben Foster makes Crystal Palace Selhurst Park point amid Newcastle and Leeds United comparison](https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/news/crystal-palace-selhurst-park-newcastle-26369631) [Arsenal loanee sends Aston Villa warning following Crystal Palace's draw vs Liverpool](https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/news/arsenal-loanee-sends-aston-villa-26363707) [Zaha, Coutinho and more - Crystal Palace and Aston Villa injury latest ahead of Villa Park clash](https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/news/crystal-palace-aston-villa-injury-26353115) [Harry Redknapp makes England claim on Crystal Palace ace after 'fantastic' Liverpool display](https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/news/redknapp-england-crystal-palace-liverpool-26341129) [Nathaniel Clyne agrees with Patrick Vieira point following Crystal Palace vs Liverpool draw](https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/news/clyne-vieira-crystal-palace-liverpool-26334716) “I am not surprised at all [by Emery’s impact], looking at the experience he had and the teams he managed,” he said. [Eagles](https://www.football.london/all-about/crystal-palace) make the trip to Villa Park on Saturday afternoon looking to pick up their first win of 2023 and increase the gap between themselves and the bottom three which currently sits at six points.
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace. Premier League. 3:00pm, Saturday 4th March 2023. Villa Park.
Aston Villa looks to restore home confidence ahead of the visit from Crystal Palace, who are seeking their first win of 2023.
He will hope to continue that streak against Crystal Palace and help Aston Villa secure a top-half finish. Yet, the striker will come into this game full of confidence, and the spotlight firmly settled above his head. Against Palace, he will have a massive task to manoeuvre past Joachim Andersen and Marc Guehi, two of the league’s physical defenders. The other members of the backline will keep their places. He made history by becoming the first Aston Villa player to score in five consecutive Premier League games. Watkins became the first Aston Villa player to score in five consecutive Premier League games. As for his selections, Patrick Vieira could make a few changes to his lineup to improve the numbers. As Carlos inches closer to full fitness, Emery will keep faith in the central defence partnership between Ezri Konsa and Tyrone Mings. Emery will eye a drastic improvement in their home form as he aims to avoid a third consecutive defeat at Villa Park. Villa have scored in each of the 11 games Emery has managed but only won six times. Unai Emery has changed the course of the season for Aston Villa, who face Crystal Palace next, since arriving at Villa Park. And currently, they sit 10 points clear of the drop zone with a game in hand.
Aston Villa playmaker Philippe Coutinho is expected to be out until after the international break with a hamstring injury. Defender Diego Carlos is back in ...
Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha could return after missing four games with a hamstring problem. Aston Villa playmaker Philippe Coutinho is expected to be out until after the international break with a hamstring injury. Defender Diego Carlos is back in training after a long-term Achilles injury but is building up fitness.
Crystal Palace will be looking for their first win of 2023 when they travel to Villa Park to take on Aston Villa and pundits Chris Sutton and Paul Merson ...
"I don't see Palace getting relegated this season but they'll need to improve their form in front of goal. They've gotta make hay when the sun shines. But they just couldn't go for the kill," Merson told It's hard to see things changing much for them here," Sutton said in his Unai Emery's side needs to be a bit more consistent. They should have gone for it a bit more.
Following Aston Villa's 2-0 win over Everton, Unai Emery's Villans welcome Crystal Palace to Villa Park. Can Ollie Watkins keep up his form against a ...
Wilfried Zaha has missed Palace’s last four matches, however, he is expected to be included in the matchday squad and will surely play a key role for the visitors at Villa Park. I’m going to say 2-1 to the Villa, but Palace makes it scrappy. Emi Martinez will return in goal, flanked by Lucas Digne to his left and Matty Cash to his right. This should be a win. The last three featured draws to Liverpool (0-0), at Brentford (1-1), and at Selhurst Park against Brighton and Hove Albion (1-1). They last lost, 2-1 at Manchester United on February 4th.