Patrick Vieira and Crystal Palace travel across London to the most in form team in the Premier League as they take on Brentford on Saturday afternoon, with the Eagles desperate for three points to end their own horrid run of results.
A somewhat fortunate 1-1 draw against Brighton on Saturday, which saw Palace on the right end of a goalkeeper error and a VAR farce, continues to leave Vieira and co. without a win since November and before the World Cup break, while they have drawn three of their last five to derail what was a strong start to the season.
They face a Brentford side who are coming off the back of a hard-fought 1-1 draw with then-top of the Premier League Arsenal, with the Bees themselves unbeaten in the Premier League since October.
It will be a massive ask for Vieira’s side to walk away from the Community Stadium with anything, especially without talisman Wilfried Zaha, but as they showed against Manchester United, they are capable of the unlikely.
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Palace continue to be marred with injuries, though they could welcome Joachim Andersen back into the fold after the defender returned to training after the Brighton draw. Chris Richards is also being monitored after a back injury, while Will Hughes could make a return after sustaining a knock after an hour against the Seagulls.
However, talismanic figure Wilfried Zaha continues to be sidelined with a hamstring injury, along with veteran defender Joel Ward, and there remains no clear return date for young defender Nathan Ferguson.
