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Crystal Palace face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Eagles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 5 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 12 Mar | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 8 conceded.
In complete contrast to West Brom., Crystal Palace are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
West Brom. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 8 games giving them a return of 20 points. Crystal Palace find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Eagles are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against West Brom.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Crystal Palace | No sequences of note |