Burnley vs Crystal Palace
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: Turf Moor
Date: Saturday, 2 March, 2019
Kick-off: 3:00pm GMT
This afternoon's clash between Burnley and Crystal Palace at Turf Moor involves two clubs who have eased their respective relegation fears over recent weeks but both saw impressive runs brought to an end last time out.
The Clarets looked lost before Christmas, but were unbeaten in Premier League action since Boxing Day - a sequence that included a thrilling draw with Manchester United and a shock win over Tottenham - before slipping to a 2-0 defeat at Newcastle on Tuesday.
FA Cup quarter-finalists Palace, meanwhile, were undefeated in six games but went down 3-1 at home to Manchester United 24 hours later.
These two teams are level pegging in the table on 30 points each, though a vastly superior goal difference means Palace sit 14th, with Burnley one place behind.
Burnley vs Crystal Palace line-ups and team news
Burnley XI: Heaton, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Barnes, Wood
Subs: Lowton, Gudmundsson, Brady, Gibson, Crouch, Hart, Vydra
Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey, Wan Bissaka, Dann, Tomkins, Van Aanholt, Meyer, Kouyate, Milivojevic, Schlupp, Batshuayi, Zaha
Subs: Ward, Townsend, Ayew, Benteke, McArthur, Guaita, Kelly
Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)
Score prediction: Burnley 1-1 Crystal Palace
Both sides will be eager to brush off those midweek defeats and record another positive result to avoid getting dragged back into the thick of the relegation dogfight.
Burnley have not lost any of their last four top-flight home matches, but Palace have been impressive on the road this term. A low-scoring draw seems the most likely outcome.
