On the 30th of August, in this week 5 match, Crystal Palace hosts Brentford at Selhurst Park in a Premier League match in the ever popular London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Crystal Palace recorded a 3-1 win against Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins struck first for Aston Villa in the 5th minute on a feed from Leon Bailey, then in the 7th minute, Odsonne Édouard sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Wilfried Zaha Finally they completed the comback in the 58th minute on a goal by Wilfried Zaha to cap off a wild match. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while brentford is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Fulham. Bobby Reid scored the first goal for Fulham in the 1st minute, then João Palhinha added another in the 20th minute on a feed from Andreas Pereira. Brentford is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Brentford’s most prolific scorer has been Ivan Toney. The English attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Crystal Palace is fortunate enough to have Wilfried Zaha in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 6 goals
Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace squad will be without Wilfried Zaha, James Tomkins, James McArthur, Michael Olise and Nathan Ferguson, while Thomas Frank’s Brentford squad will be without Kristoffer Ajer, Sergi Canos and Ethan Pinnock.