Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Predictions

• Villa have 12 wins in their last 13 games across all comps.
• Palace are on a seven-game winless run, losing four of their last five league games.
• Villa have five wins in their last six away from home.

Villa looking to add to Palace problems

Aston Villa bounced back from defeat to Arsenal with a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest at the weekend and they can follow that up by seeing off an out-of-sorts Crystal Palace.

Villa saw an 11-game winning run ended by title rivals Arsenal in December but responded well against Forest. Unai Emery’s side are still very much in the title mix and a win at Palace would keep them in contention, and put further pressure on the Gunners who play Liverpool on Thursday.

The future of Palace boss Oliver Glasner remains unclear and the fact he is among the early frontrunners to replace Ruben Amorim at Manchester United adds further uncertainty to the situation, although that is unlikely to have any real impact on the game on Wednesday.

Villa should claim maximum points

Palace won the reverse fixture 3-0 back in August but a repeat result looks unlikely here. The Eagles are winless in seven across all competitions and have just one point to show from their last five league games, while Villa have 12 wins in their last 13 games and have only fallen short against Arsenal during that period.

The hosts may be able to at least strike in defeat, however, as both teams have scored in each of the Villans’ last eight games and Emery’s side have conceded in nine of their 10 Premier League trips, shipping 16 goals in total.

There is an opportunity to go for an away win and both teams to score bet in this fixture and that is reflected in a correct score prediction of a 2-1 win for the visitors, as Villa have scored at least two goals in six of their last seven games and only Manchester City have managed to beat Palace by more than one goal at Selhurst Park this season.

Watkins back in form for Villa

Ollie Watkins endured a tough start to the season but has found a bit of form with four goals and one assist across his last four games.

Watkins will feel he needs to maintain his levels for the rest of the season as he battles for a spot in England’s World Cup squad, and he can boost his chances of heading to North America in the summer with an anytime goal at Palace.