Crystal Palace vs Brentford Prediction & Betting Tips (26 January)

After a very complicated start to the championship, Crystal Palace has made a spectacular recovery in the standings in recent weeks. Indeed, the London team is now 12th in the Premier League and has a comfortable lead of 11 points in the red zone. Full of confidence, the Eagles have only conceded one setback in the last 11 days, for 5 wins and 5 draws. After holding out in front of their fans at Chelsea at the start of January 1-1, they won on the lawns of Leicester 0-2 and West Ham last weekend 0-2 . For their entry into the FA Cup, Crystal Palace dismissed Stockport County 1-0.

Well stuck in the soft underbelly of the ranking, Brentford now occupies 11th place in the Premier League with one point ahead of their opponent in the day. Once a candidate for the European folding seats, Bryan Mbeumo's teammates have unfortunately given up for some time, as evidenced by the only success acquired during the last 7 championship matches, for 2 draws and 4 defeats. After crushing bottom-placed Southampton 0-5 and holding Manchester City to a 2-2 draw, they lost at home to leader Liverpool last weekend 0-2. In the FA Cup, Brentford were surprised, in front of their fans, by Plymouth 0-1.

The coach still deplores the loss of important midfielder Wharton and long-term absentees Matheus França and Holding. Furthermore, midfielder Lerma is announced as doubtful after having already missed the last match. With his double, the former Lyonnais Mateta (8 goals in PL) was the great architect of the victory won against West Ham. He should still be accompanied by the influential Eze (2 goals and 5 assists in PL) and Sarr (4 goals and 3 assists in PL). This winter, defender Trevor Chalobah was recalled from his loan by Chelsea. Recently arrived at the club, the young attacking midfielder Esse (19 years old, Millwall) could make his debut with the Eagles.

On the Brentford side, the important defenders Pinnock and Ajer, the too often injured striker Igor Thiago, are missing. young midfielder Trevitt and long-term absentees Hickey, Dasilva and Gustavo Nunes. Brentford have the 6th attack in the championship. This is largely due to the good performances of Mbeumo (13 goals and 3 assists in PL) and Wissa (11 goals and 2 assists in PL). The other offensive players Damsgaard (2 goals and 7 assists in PL) and Schade (5 goals and 2 assists in PL) are also applying.

• Summary: Crystal Palace is going head to head with Brentford starting on 26 Jan 2025 at 14:00 UTC at Selhurst Park stadium, London city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League .
• Referee: Tony Harrington
• Crystal Palace Feedinco Rating: 6.98
• Brentford Feedinco Rating: 6.98