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Crystal Palace face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Eagles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with Crystal Palace inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the The Baggies in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 14 Mar | West Brom. | 2 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Oct | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 01 Feb | West Brom. | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Crystal Palace | 3 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | West Brom. | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | West Brom. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 8 conceded.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
West Brom. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 61 points from 35 games. Crystal Palace's 53 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 13 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why West Brom. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Crystal Palace | 4 games since last defeat. |