It seemed pretty early for a break in the season for international football after a summer full of it, but the Eagles return to Selhurst Park looking for a first league victory of the season.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 14 September 2024 – 3pm |
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Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU
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PREVIOUS MEETING
| 01/04/2023 – It has been over a year since the two sides have met, thanks to the Foxes drop into the Championship for a season. The last time they came to Selhurst they started well by taking the lead through Ricardo Pereira. The Eagles were level just minutes later thanks to a Daniel Iversen own goal, and a late goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta ensured all three points went to the hosts. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Ebere Eze (7.5) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | Tony Harrington |
| Assistant | Marc Perry |
| Assistant | Derek Eaton |
| Fourth Official | Simon Hooper |
| VAR | Paul Tierney |
| Assistant VAR | Ian Hussin |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Matheus Franca remains unavailable while Chadi Riad and Rob Holding are both rules out. Adam Wharton is currently being assessed but should feature.
LEICESTER – Jakub Stolarczyk and Patson Daka will both miss out.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – None |
| YELLOW CARDS – Marc Guehi (1), Daichi Kamada (1), Chris Richards (1), Jefferson Lerma (1), Victor Kristiansen (1), Daniel Munoz (1), Wout Faes (1), Jannick Vestergaard (1), Jamie Vardy (1), Harry Winks (1), Caleb Okoli (1), Oliver Skipp (1), Will Hughes (1), Jordan Ayew (1) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 01/04/2023 | Palace 2-1 Leicester |
| 15/10/2022 | Leicester 0-0 Palace |
| 10/04/2022 | Leicester 2-1 Palace |
| 03/10/2021 | Palace 2-2 Leicester |
| 26/04/2021 | Leicester 2-1 Palace |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 01/09/2024 | Chelsea 1-1 Palace |
| 27/08/2024 | Palace 4-0 Norwich |
| 24/08/2024 | Palace 0-2 West Ham |
| 18/08/2024 | Brentford 2-1 Palace |
| 11/08/2024 | Palace 1-1 Nantes |
Last FIVE results for Chelsea;
| 31/08/2024 | Leicester 1-2 Villa |
| 27/08/2024 | Leicester 4-0 Tranmere |
| 24/08/2024 | Fulham 2-1 Leicester |
| 19/08/2024 | Leicester 1-1 Tottenham |
| 10/08/2024 | Lens 3-0 Leicester |
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture Palace sit 16th in the Premier League with 1 point from 3 games played while Leicester are 15th with 1 point.
RECORD AGAINST LEICESTER
| Played | 79 |
| Won | 28 |
| Drawn | 21 |
| Lost | 30 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Abdul Fatawu | 7.36 |
| Mads Hermansen | 7.08 |
| Ebere Eze | 7.08 |
| Adam Wharton | 6.73 |
ONE TO WATCH
| ABDUL FATAWU ISSAHAKU |
| FORMER CLUBS – Tamale Utrecht Academy, Steadfast, Dreams (loan), Sporting CP |
| The Ghana international made the move from Portugal last season on a loan deal which was made permanent in the summer following Leicester’s promotion back to the Premier League. |
KEY CLASH
| DANIEL MUNOZ v JORDAN AYEW |
| This will be an interesting clash between two former team-mates at Selhurst and we all know what the Ghanaian can offer a side but we have also come to enjoy what the Colombian can do in his wing back role. |
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | Ebere EZE 1 (16) |
| Assists | 0 |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 167 (31st) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 12 (5th) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 205 (36th) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 15 (2nd) |
| Fouls | Daichi KAMADA 8 (6th) |
| Dispossessed | Ebere EZE 4 (37th) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 10 (5th) |
| Clearances | Marc GUEHI 19 (4th) |
| Big Chances Missed | Ebere EZE, Jean-Philippe MATETA 1 (23rd) |
THE NUMBERS
Palace have beaten Leicester in 9 Premier League games, their joint most wins against any club – along with Aston Villa and West Ham.
The Eagles won 2-1 at Selhurst Park when the sides last met, in April 2023, to end a 7 match Premier League winless run in this fixture. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the decisive goal in the 94th minute.
Leicester have won just 1 of the last 7 Premier League away meetings, a 2-0 victory in November 2019.
Palace could fail to win any of their opening 4 Premier League matches for the first time since 2017-18, when Frank de Boer was subsequently sacked.
Palace lost just 3 of their 13 league fixtures under Oliver Glasner last season.
They can lose their opening 2 home games for the first time since 2018.
There have been 59 goals scored in the last 16 Premier League matches at Selhurst Park. Only games at Stamford Bridge and the Etihad Stadium have produced more goals during this period.
Palace have conceded first in all 3 league games this season, while they are yet to win a fixture under Glasner in which they have gone behind. However, the Eagles have only lost 1 of their past 12 Premier League home fixtures against promoted opposition, a 3-0 defeat versus Fulham in December 2022.
Jean-Philippe Mateta is yet to score after 3 Premier League appearances this season. He ended 2023-24 with 13 goals in 13 league games under Glasner.
TEB PREDICTION
The Eagles will be keen on getting a win under their belts and there will no better opportunity in the coming weeks with the visit of Leicester to South London. Glasner will have targeted this one and will be expected to hand debuts to some, if not all, of the new signings. We are never confident being Palace fans, especially with a former player in the opposition ranks, but we will are going for a home win to follow on from the excellent point at Chelsea.
| PREDICTED SCORE: 3-1 to Palace |
