Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace Preview and Line Up Prediction: Draw 1-1 at 11/2

Aston Villa and Crystal Palace will play their twentieth game of the Premier League season at Villa Park on Thursday, 1st January.

Match Preview:

The teams last played earlier in December when Aston Villa won 1 – 0. In April 2014 Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 1 – 0.

At present Aston Villa is thirteenth in the league with 21 points having won 5 games, drawn 6 and lost 8. They are tied for points with Everton.

Crystal Palace is eighteenth in the league with 16 points having won 3 games, drawn 7 and lost 9. They are tied for points with Hull City and Burnley FC.

Match Prediction:

A 1 – 1 draw is the most likely outcome of the match with William Hill and Bet365 both offering odds of 11/2.

Predicted Line Ups:

Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar, Clark, Cissokho, Delph, Sanchez, Cleverley, Weimann, N’Zogbia, Benteke.

Crystal Palace: Speroni, Mariappa, Dann, Delaney, Ward, McArthur, Jedinak, Ledley, Puncheon, Zaha, Bolasie.

Betting Odds:

William Hill Odds: 7/5 Aston Villa to Win, 21/10 for a Draw and 21/10 Crystal Palace to Win

Bet365 Odds: 7/5 Aston Villa to Win, 23/10 for a Draw and 23/10 Crystal Palace to Win