Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

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Crystal Palace's revival in the Premier League under manager Oliver Glasner continued last weekend when The Eagles registered a useful 3-1 win away from home at Wolves which lifted the London club up into a more respectable looking 12th place in the top flight table and also extended the hosts' unbeaten sequence to six games overall, while Aston Villa secured a place in the Champions League next season after a 3-3 draw at home with Liverpool.

Five wins out of their last six games has given Crystal Palace not only encouragement heading into this final game of the season against Aston Villa but also for next season as Eagles fans will be looking forward to seeing if their team can build upon this momentum into the next campaign.

Recent victories recorded against Liverpool, West Ham, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Wolves respectively should give Crystal Palace every confidence that they can take the spoils at Selhurst Park as the hosts hope that it's a case of ‘after the Lord Mayor's show' when Aston Villa come to visit on Sunday afternoon.

Results at home have also been encouraging as Palace have suffered just two defeats in their last 10 home games while plenty of goals have also featured with six of these 10 games also producing four goals or more! Aston Villa have sealed a place in next season's Champions League and the midweek celebrations may well have extended into the latter part of the week as Villa have equalled their best Premier League finish since the 1995/96 season when managed by Brian Little, but recent results suggest the west midlands club might just struggle when they make their way to the nation's capital for this encounter.

Aston Villa have managed to pick up just three wins out of their last 10 games overall which include wins on home soil at Villa Park against Wolves and Bournemouth but also consists of four draws and three defeats as well.

Goals have also featured in Aston Villa's games in recent times in the Premier League as six of the visitors' last 10 games have also produced four goals or more and with both Crystal Palace and themselves now confirming safety and a Champions League spot respectively, both sides can approach this game in an attacking mindset.

Villa have produced some fairly encouraging results away from home in the latter stages of this season's top flight campaign as well, as they have slipped to just three defeats in their last 12 outings on the road, so they look likely to contribute to the goal tally here on Sunday.

Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Verdict

An open and attacking fixture is on the cards here between two clubs brimming with confidence and achieving their respective ambitions.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 3.5 goals @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.90

Correct Score: 2-2 @ 13.00