West Brom vs Crystal Palace Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 🦅
West Brom have lost just one of their six Premier League home games against Crystal Palace (W2 D3), going down 0-2 in March 2017.
In all competitions, Crystal Palace are unbeaten in four meetings with West Brom (W3 D1), keeping a clean sheet each time.
West Bromwich Albion earned their first Premier League victory of the season last time out against Sheffield United – the Baggies last won back-to-back Premier League games in May 2018, while they last won consecutive home top-flight games in February 2017 (a run of four).
West Bromwich Albion have the lowest expected goals total so far in the Premier League this season (5.9); indeed, 43% of their goals have come from outside the box, the highest ratio in the competition in 2020-21 (3/7).
No side has scored fewer second half goals than West Brom in the Premier League this season (2), with a league-high 71% of the Baggies’ goals this term coming before half-time (5/7).
Since keeping a clean sheet in their opening weekend victory against Southampton, Crystal Palace have conceded in each of their last nine Premier League matches. Only Sheffield United (13) are on a longer current run without a shutout.
In their last Premier League campaign in 2017-18, West Brom failed to win any of their seven league matches played in December, drawing four and losing three. No team has ever played more games in a specific month of a single Premier League campaign without a win.
West Brom’s first four Premier League games this season saw a total of 18 goals scored (F5 A13), at an average of 4.5 per game. Their last six league games have seen just seven goals scored (F2 A5), an average of 1.2 per game.
Crystal Palace have the oldest average starting XI in the Premier League this season (29 years, 132 days). Indeed, Roy Hodgson has named the nine oldest starting lineups in the competition this term, with their last game against Newcastle the oldest so far (30y 182d).
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has won 10 of his 24 Premier League matches against sides he’s previously taken charge of in the competition – only Harry Redknapp and Sam Allardyce (11 each) have won more such games.
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