A good performance in the last two months has guaranteed Crystal Palace a calm end of the season. The Eagles have already earned 38 points. There are only two points left to earn by the 40-point mark, which is considered a guarantee of intrigue in England. It is worth noting that in the last championship, Crystal Palace actually stopped playing, after receiving the required number of points. Crystal Palace have won twice in their previous six Premier League games, beating West Bromwich (1:0) and Brighton (2:1). Also, the eagles drew with Fulham (0:0), Manchester United (0:0), Everton (1:1) and lost only to Tottenham (1:4). At home, Crystal Palace does not concede and, therefore, has not lost three matches in a row. Roy Hodgson’s players drew with Fulham (0:0), Manchester United (0:0) and also defeated West Bromwich (1:0). Prior to that, Selhurst Park was defeated by Burnley (0:3) and got a victory over Wolverhampton (1:0). Five players are unavailable to Hodgson for this match: Nathan Ferguson, James MacArthur, James Tomkins, Mamadou Sako and Misha Batshuayi. The involvement of Nathaniel Kline and James McCarthy is questionable.
Milan started the season very powerfully and have been leading the league for a long time, but now the situation has changed. Stefano Pioli’s team lost the podium to Inter, which has already managed to break away by 11 points. However, it will not be easy to keep the Rossoneri’s second line. Juventus is just one point behind, Atalanta is two points away. In the last round Milan scored a 1:1 draw with Sampdoria at home, losing points in the second of their last three matches.
