Crystal Palace v Burnley

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A new era begins at Selhurst Park and their hosts Crystal Palace after former manager, Roy Hodgson, stepped down after ill health with Austrian coach Oliver Glasner taking over the reigns of the London club who has gained an impressive reputation after winning the Europa League with his former club, Eintracht Frankfurt, and he'll be looking to turn around the fortunes of The Eagles.

Crystal Palace head into this upcoming encounter on the back of a three-match winless run in the Premier League which includes two defeats at the hands of Brighton and Chelsea in heavy 4-1 and 3-1 losses respectively, while the bigger picture shows Palace have managed to capture just two wins from their last 14 games in the English top flight.

Rare wins against Brentford and Sheffield United have been Crystal Palace's only highlights since early November while the London hosts have also been handed no fewer than eight defeats in the process, so the prospects of a home win here for The Eagles looks to at least hang in the balance.

On a positive note, Crystal Palace have won two of their last three games at home which gives the hosts a welcome boost.

Burnley continue to stare relegation firmly in the face after the Lancashire club were dealt a particularly heavy 5-0 defeat at home to Arsenal last weekend which became a fifth defeat in seven games for The Clarets who now find themselves seven points adrift of safety heading into this weekend's Premier League action.

Following a 2-0 win away from home in the nation's capital at Fulham, Burnley have slumped to seven games without a win which includes losses incurred against the likes of Liverpool, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal which have far outweighed the points picked up in two draws with stalemates against Luton Town and Fulham (at home).

It's certainly been an extremely tough return to the English top flight for Vincent Kompany's Burnley side as the visitors have managed to collect just three wins in total throughout the whole of this season and having won just twice in their 12 outings to date this term, it looks like being another fruitless trip for the Lancastrians on Saturday afternoon.

In addition, eight defeats on the road suggest Burnley may well have their work cut out here at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace v Burnley Verdict

Of these two clubs, Crystal Palace perhaps look to hold the edge heading into this clash as the hosts have won two of their last three home games but neither side look to be in particularly good form and this fixture could descend into a war of attrition and also a low-scoring affair at Selhurst Park in Glasner's first game in charge.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Crystal Palace win @ 1.95

Correct Score: Crystal Palace 2-0 @ 9.50