Southampton vs Crystal Palace
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: St Mary's
Kick-off: 7:45pm GMT, tonight
Crystal Palace travel to the south coast to take on Southampton in their midweek Premier League clash.
Palace head to St Mary’s flying high after their FA Cup fourth round victory over Tottenham on Sunday.
Saints however have picked up back-to-back league wins this month to haul themselves level on points with the Eagles – with both sides just three points above the relegation zone ahead of kick-off.
Southampton vs Crystal Palace line-ups and team news
Southampton XI: McCarthy, Bednarek, Stephens, Vestergaard, Valery, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Targett, Redmond, Ings
Subs: Long, Elyounoussi, Gallagher, Armstrong, Gunn, Slattery, Ramsey
Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, Townsend, Ayew, Zaha
Subs: Dann, Meyer, Hennessey, Schlupp, Benteke, Wickham, Kelly
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)
Score prediction: Southampton 2-1 Crystal Palace
Palace have produced their best performances and recorded some of their best results of the season on the road.
Southampton are looking reborn under Ralph Hasenhüttl however and will be eager to make these showdowns at home count.
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Match odds
- Southampton to win: 6/4
- Palace to win: 11/5
- Draw: 23/10
First goalscorer odds
- Danny Ings: 7/2
- Shane Long: 6/1
- Jordan Ayew: 8/1
- Connor Wickham: 17/2
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will not be available to watch live in the UK.
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Head to Head history (h2h)
There have been 107 meetings between these two sides over the years with Saints claiming 46 wins. Palace aren’t far behind however with 39 wins to their name.
Southampton sealed a 2-0 win when the two met in Selhurst Park back in September.
