Week 5 brings us a match on Aug 30th, where Crystal Palace hosts Brentford at Selhurst Park in a clash of the Premier League in the anticipated London derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. Crystal Palace sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins struck first for Aston Villa in the 5th minute, then Wilfried Zaha tied it up for Crystal Palace in the 7th minute on a feed from Odsonne Édouard But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 58th minute on a goal by Wilfried Zaha. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while brentford is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Fulham. Bobby Reid scored the first goal for Fulham in the 1st minute, then João Palhinha added another in the 20th minute on a feed from Andreas Pereira. Brentford is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Brentford’s most prolific scorer has been Ivan Toney. The English attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Wilfried Zaha has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 6 goals for Crystal Palace
Wilfried Zaha, James Tomkins, James McArthur, Michael Olise and Nathan Ferguson are unavailable to play for Crystal Palace, while Kristoffer Ajer, Sergi Canos and Ethan Pinnock are unavailable to play for Brentford.