Crystal Palace vs Norwich City

Crystal Palace will be desperate to fight their way out of an annoying crisis when they take on rock-bottom Premier League side Norwich City at Selhurst Park.

Without COVID-19 sidelined manager Patrick Vieira, Crystal Palace fell to an embarrassing 3-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Boxing Day, making it two Premier League matches without a win in a row (D1, L1). In fact, the ‘Eagles’ have now won just one of their last seven league outings (D2, L4), conceding 2+ goals five times in the process. Therefore, Norwich’s visit to Selhurst Park will look like a prime opportunity for Palace to get back to winning ways, especially considering they’ve gone unbeaten in their last 16 league H2Hs at home (W11, D5). Worryingly, though, the Londoners have failed to win their final league game in any of the last nine calendar years (D7, L2) since eking out a 1-0 victory over Millwall in 2011.

In the meantime, Norwich City look to be sinking without a trace after losing their last four Premier League matches by an aggregate score of 11-0. An early enthusiasm inspired by Dean Smith’s arrival at the helm is long gone as the ‘Canaries’ head into proceedings nailed to the bottom of the table. Coming into this matchday, the visitors remain the only Premier League side yet to smash a 10-goal barrier this season, having scored just eight times after 18 league fixtures to date. Topically, they’ve averaged a mere 0.37 goals per Premier League away game this term, drawing a blank in six of their eight top-flight travels so far. Adding to their problems, Norwich have only won one of their last 27 Premier League meetings with London sides in the capital (D6, L20), courtesy of a 2-1 win at the competition debutants Brentford in early November.