Crystal Palace have not offered a great deal to home fans in the way of wins this season. They have stopped the rot of late though with a 0-0 draw against Everton and a win over Huddersfield, and they sit a point and a place ahead of AFCB. So there is a big incentive to pip Palace with a last game win at Selhurst Park and a financial gain of somewhere near £4m, if Bournemouth can make one final push.
Roy Hodgson has kept Palace up for another year, but I wonder how satisfied the Palace fans are with just being part of the Premier League? Talk always surrounds Wilfred Zaha and there does not seem to be a long term plan to get Palace on to a stronger footing. Yet, on a positive they have scored more away goals this season than in any of their previous Premier League seasons.
It's the home form that has been disappointing. Palace was always a difficult ground to go to and the noise was deafening. It could be that way for the last game of the season, but Palace have found it hard going at home with defeats to Watford, Brighton, Man Utd, and Man City this calendar year. But the form has been good enough to lift Palace to mid-way in the league and they have started to score goals in their last few games on the road.
Batshuay, Ajew and Townsend have added to the Zaha threat. Palace have plenty of fire power going forward. It is at the back where they are vulnerable and perhaps the pressure of playing at home has started to become an unwanted pressure. There are worse grounds to visit on the last day of the season. AFCB will get opportunities at Selhurst Park to try and get their record points total.
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It's the home form that has been disappointing. Palace was always a difficult ground to go to and the noise was deafening. It could be that way for the last game of the season, but Palace have found it hard going at home with defeats to Watford, Brighton, Man Utd, and Man City this calendar year. But the form has been good enough to lift Palace to mid-way in the league and they have started to score goals in their last few games on the road.
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Crystal Palace Home Form
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AFCB Home Form
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Send in your score predictions for Crystal Palace v AFCB to @CherryChimes. It's your last chance to win a Cherry Chimes T-Shirt this season - Good Luck!
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