Team news, key stats and prediction ahead of Crystal Palace vs Southampton in the Premier League on Tuesday (kick-off 7.30pm).
Team news
Crystal Palace will be without six players for the visit of Southampton in the Premier League on Tuesday night but Max Meyer is available again after a recent ankle injury.
Luka Milivojevic serves the final match of his three-game suspension after receiving a red card in the FA Cup defeat to Derby at the start of the month.
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He joins Mamadou Sakho, Patrick van Aanholt (both hamstring), Jeffrey Schlupp (hip), Andros Townsend (groin) and Christian Benteke (muscle) on the sidelines for the Eagles.
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl is expected to be without defender Jan Bednarek for his side's trip.
Bednarek has played 26 matches for the Saints this season and scored his first goal in a defeat to Wolves at the weekend, but has sustained an Achilles injury.
Hasenhuttl admitted the rest of his squad were tired following Saturday's defeat and said he would assess their fitness levels on Monday.
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Ralph Hasenhuttl says Southampton will prioritise loan signings with the option to buy in the summer
- Crystal Palace have lost four of their last six Premier League home games against Southampton (W2), including each of the last two without scoring.
- Since their return to the top-flight in 2012, Southampton have won more Premier League games against Crystal Palace than they have vs any other side (8).
- After a run of three consecutive home league defeats, Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last four at Selhurst Park (W2 D2), coming from behind to win (1) or draw (2) in each of the last three.
- Away from home, Southampton have won just one of their last 14 evening kick-offs in the Premier League (7pm or later), beating Swansea 1-0 in May 2018 under Mark Hughes (D6 L7).
- Southampton are looking to win four consecutive away games for only the second time in Premier League history, last doing so in February 2015.
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Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson is open to letting Connor Wickham go out on loan as the forward steps up his rehabilitation from long-term injury
- Crystal Palace's last four Premier League games have been draws - the last team to draw five in a row in the competition were West Ham in December 2015, while the last team to have five score draws consecutively were West Brom (May 2003-August 2004).
- Southampton have won 61% of their Premier League points in away games this season (17/28), the highest such ratio in the division.
- All 48 Premier League goals in Crystal Palace's matches this season have been from inside the box (F22 A26) - the only side whose games haven't seen a goal scored from outside the area so far.
- Southampton striker Shane Long has scored in 50 Premier League games, one of only 81 players to do so. Among those 81, Long has lost the highest percentage of the games he's scored in (34% - 17 out of 50).
- Cenk Tosun scored on his first Premier League start for Crystal Palace against Manchester City; the only player to score in his first two starts in the competition for the Eagles was Bakary Sako in August 2015.
Charlie Nicholas' prediction
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A look at some of the key-facts ahead of match-week 24, which includes Chelsea's clash with Arsenal and Manchester City's trip to Bramall Lane
This is another awkward one to call. We do not tend to get goals in these situations. Southampton blew it [against Wolves], but other than Danny Ings, they are starting to add goals and be a bit more of a threat in front of goal.
They may feel down but their confidence will still be up and there are positive signs for Southampton. They lie in 13th and still need points in the bank but they are suited away from home and are better than when they play at St Mary's.
Crystal Palace are not convincing. Christian Benteke may be off to Aston Villa but they need someone in as well as Cenk Tosun, who played very well at the Etihad. I'm up to my eyes in draws this week!
CHARLIE PREDICTS: 1-1 (5/1 with Sky Bet)
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