The Birmingham club is already calmly finishing the current championship. No matter how the last round ends, Aston Villa will remain in 11th place. Although at the beginning of the championship, Dean Smith’s wards made a rustle. At the end of the first round, they were even among the contenders for the title. However, a series of injuries, together with a covid situation, knocked Villan out of rhythm, and the short bench did not allow him to fully compensate for the losses. Therefore, the second round was a failure on the whole. Nevertheless, Birmingham did not let the end of the championship take its course. In the last round, Aston Villa slammed the badly needy Tottenham 2: 1 away. Thus, Dean Smith’s team interrupted a losing streak in the Premier League of three matches in a row. In them, Villana lost to Manchester United (1: 3) and Crystal Palace (2: 3), and also ended in a draw with Everton (0: 0). In the home arena, Aston Villa hasn’t been particularly pleasing to its fans lately. In eight previous matches, the Birminghamans managed to beat only Fulham (3: 1), losing four times during this period. Moreover, all four defeats were from the teams at the top of the tournament table. In general, for 18 home meetings, Smith’s wards lost eight in the course of the championship. They won six fights and won four matches. Midfielders Matty Cash, Mahmoud Trezeguet and Morgan Sanson will miss the final round due to injuries. Ross Barkley is not allowed to play against Chelsea.
Glaziers are deprived of any tournament motivation for the upcoming match. In the Premier League table, the London club is now in 13th place. The most that Crystal Palace can count on if it succeeds in this match is to overtake Wolverhampton. However, there is one point that should not be overlooked. For Roy Hodgson this will be the last match as London’s mentor. Therefore, the “glaziers” will want to please in the end with a victory. Last matches for the London club were not very successful. In the previous seven rounds, Crystal Palace has lost seven times. Hodgson’s team lost to Chelsea (1:4), Leicester (1:2), Manchester City (0:2), Southampton (1:3) and Arsenal (1:3) and defeated Sheffield United (2:0) and Aston Villa (3:2). Note that Crystal Palace conceded 64 goals in this championship. Only Southampton and West Bromwich conceded more in the Premier League. There are a lot of personnel losses in the Londoners. There are seven players in the club’s infirmary at once, four of whom are base players. Also questionable is the participation in the duel of Christian Benteke, Tyrick Mitchell and Scott Dunn. So, what is the accurate football predictions ?
