Crystal Palace will entertain Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday looking to get themselves out of relegation danger with a victory at the Selhurst Park. The Eagles secured a hard-fought 2-2 draw in their last league outing and will come into this clash full of confidence. However, Roy Hodgson’s squad has been struck with injuries recently, which has seen the experienced manager opt to play Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend as strikers in his first-team.
Meanwhile, the Seagulls has established themselves well in the Premier League and are quite hard to beat. Chris Hughton has done an exceptional job to get the best out of the resources available to him at the Amex Stadium and now, he will look to prepare his side for a tough battle versus Palace. The recent history of this fixture makes a grim reading for the home side as they have not won in any of their past two meetings with Brighton.
Hodgson is expected to stick with his favoured 4-4-2 and might name an unchanged side for this contest on Saturday.
4-4-2 Crystal Palace Lineup To Face Brighton & Hove Albion
Defence
Wayne Hennessey will start in goal for the Eagles and might be protected by a back four of James Tomkins and Mamadou Sakho in central defence while Patrick van Aanholt plays at left-back and Aaron Wan-Bissaka operates on the right side of the backline.
The Palace defence has conceded four goals in their last two league matches and now, the Eagles boss Roy Hodgson will be hoping that his back four can keep things solid in defence when they take on the Seagulls on Saturday.
Midfield
Yohan Cabaye and Luka Milivojevic could be deployed as the holding midfielders at the centre of the park. The performance of the duo will be crucial if Palace are to get a win out of this clash.
James McArthur might start on the right flank and with hope to put in a tireless shift against a solid Brighton side. Ruben Loftus-Cheek will look to deliver some good crosses with his stronger right foot and create some opportunities while operating on the right side of the midfield.
Attack
Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend could be unleashed to the lead the lines for the Eagles up top. The pair has shown signs of promise in their last league outing and will hope to get their names on the scoresheet when they lace up to face the Seagulls this weekend.
