Crystal Palace vs Brentford Predictions

• Brentford have lost six of their last seven Premier League matches.
• Six of the Bees’ last eight league games have featured at least three goals.
• Both teams have scored in Palace’s last four league outings.

Palace moving slowly in right direction

It has taken just a couple of wins for Luton to drag a host of teams into the Premier League relegation battle and both Crystal Palace and Brentford might be getting nervous as they attempt to dig themselves out of poor runs.

Palace head into their home game with the Bees having failed to win any of their last eight league games, but Thomas Frank’s side lost 4-1 at home to Wolves on Wednesday and that took their run to six defeats in their last seven Premier League outings.

So both of them will be looking over their shoulders and while it would be understandable if confidence levels were low, it is Palace who look the more likely winners of Saturday’s clash.

Roy Hodgson’s side have taken just six points from their Selhurst Park matches this season, but while they have lost five times on their own patch, just one of those defeats was by a margin of more than one goal.

They earned a 2-2 draw at Manchester City earlier this month and were sunk by a late controversial penalty at Chelsea on Wednesday, so they look ready to bounce back.

Bees have issues up front

The loss of Ivan Toney has been a blow for the Bees this season and now Bryan Mbeumo is also ruled out long term, so Thomas Frank faces a tough task to make his team an attacking force.

Defensive errors contributed to their 4-1 loss against Wolves, but four straight defeats have left them with little room for manoeuvre if they are to avoid a relegation scrap

Five defeats in their last seven away games does nothing to inspire confidence, but they do tend to find the net and all but two of their last eight league games have featured at least three goals, so that points to a 2-1 home win representing some decent correct-score value.

Olise can make his mark

Palace have found the net in nine of their last ten matches and it could pay to back Michael Olise to find the net.

The midfielder netted a late penalty in the 2-2 draw at the Etihad, where Palace understandably had to withstand a barrage from their treble winners, and he was also on target in Wednesday’s defeat at Stamford Bridge.

He could provide a touch of class in what could prove a nervy encounter between two teams who will be desperate not to lose.