Brentford vs Crystal Palace prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 2 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Brentford vs Crystal Palace

Premier League · Saturday 2 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford

Brentford · Crystal Palace · Premier League predictions

Brentford vs Crystal Palace preview

The Premier League fixture between Brentford and Crystal Palace is scheduled for Saturday 2 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC at Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford. Brentford sit 6th on 14 points after 9 matches, while Crystal Palace sit 18th on 7 points after 9 matches.

Recent form: Brentford W-D-L-D-W, Crystal Palace L-L-L-W-D (most recent first). Over their last 6, Brentford have scored 1.8 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Crystal Palace average 0.8 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Brentford won 2, 6 games were drawn and Crystal Palace won 2. Those games averaged 2.2 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 17 May 2026, ended Brentford 2-2 Crystal Palace.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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6Brentford9351169+714WDLDW
18Crystal Palace9216921-127DWLLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Brentford 2, draws 6, Crystal Palace 2.

Team news

Brentford expected line-up (4-3-3)

Caoimhín Kelleher, Kristoffer Ajer, Michael Kayode, Keane Lewis-Potter, Sepp van den Berg, Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen, Igor Thiago, Kevin Schade, Dango Ouattara

Crystal Palace expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Chris Richards, Jaydee Canvot, Tyrick Mitchell, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Quinten Timber, Yéremy Pino, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Dwight McNeil

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