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The last match of the 29th round of English Premier League is clash between two teams positioned at opposite sides of the table given that the home team, Crystal Palace, currently occupies the first place above the drop zone and has even 32 points fewer than 2nd-placed Manchester United. Besides, the guests are absolutely in better shape, who on top of everything have five-game winning streak in matches with the Palace.

Crystal Palace

Of course, all those information leave very little reason for the home team to be optimistic ahead of match with favoured guests from Manchester, especially as experienced coach Hodgson has more and more problems with numerous absences in each new round. Before match with the Red Devils even 18 players of Crystal Palace have problems with injuries, while additional problem for Hodgson is fact that stopper Fosu-Mensah cannot play against team from which he is loaned.

However, the Palace was in a similar situation before match with Tottenham in previous round but in the end it was defeated at home by just 1-0, and only after Kane scored in 88 minute. Before that, Crystal Palace was defeated in two difficult away matches with Arsenal and Everton, while it drew away with West Ham and at home with Newcastle, so right now this team occupies only the 17th place in the Premier League table, although it has the same number of points like 18th-placed Swansea and one point more than 19th-placed Stoke.

Probable lineups Crystal Palace: Hennessey – Ward, Kelly, Tomkins, van Aanholt – Townsend, Riedewald, Milivojevic, McArthur – Benteke, Sorloth

Manchester United

Unlike the Palace, which didn’t win in previous five round the guests from Manchester won before this match of the 29th round of Premier League a very valuable home victory over reigning champion Chelsea 2-1, and in that way they escape from them to six-point difference, and they have now four points more than 4th-placed Tottenham and two more than 3rd-placed Liverpool. On the other hand, leading Manchester City currently has even 16 points more than they, meaning everyone in the United ranks had already said goodbye to the title race.

It means that main objective in continuation of season will be to stay at one of positions that directly leads to the Champions League. In the same competition they will try to eliminate Sevilla and reach the quarter-finals after the 1st leg played in Andalusia had ended as goalless draw. The Red Devils are still in the race for title in the FA Cup, where they have reached the quarter-finals. it should be add that due to injuries still out of action are defenders Jones and Blind, midfielders Fellaini and Herrera, and forward Ibrahimovic.

Probable lineups Manchester United: de Gea – Valencia, Smalling, Lindelof, Young – McTominay, Matic, Pogba – Lingard, Lukaku, Sanchez

Verdict:

Of course that the guests from Manchester are regarded as great favourite to win the match but given they play much better defence than attack recently and that the 17th-placed Palace feels more and more head from the drop zone it is then the most realistic to expect hard and not very efficient match.

Pick:  under 2.5 goals 1.94 - 94/100 @1XBet