Comments and predictions for Southampton vs Crystal Palace: Overwhelm the home team

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Southampton defender James Bree and midfielder Will Smallbone are racing against time to be fit for midweek.

Ross Stewart has returned to full training, but it remains unclear whether he will be eligible to compete for the first time since October.

The hosts are also monitoring the situation of Taylor Harwood-Bellis, who has withdrawn from the England Under-21 squad with a thigh injury.

Centre-back Jan Bednarek – who came off at half-time in Poland's win over Malta as a precautionary measure – is expected to return to the squad after missing the defeat to Wolves with concussion.

On the away side, Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure continue to be absent due to knee injuries. Joel Ward is also likely to miss the second consecutive match due to a calf problem.

Will Hughes will be sidelined through suspension – the second of a two-match ban for picking up 10 yellow cards in the Premier League this season.

After a convincing performance against Fulham, coach Glasner can keep the same starting lineup.

Striker Jean-Philippe Mateta will continue to start after playing 70 minutes against Fulham – his first game since suffering a serious ear injury in the FA Cup fifth round against Millwall.

Southampton vs Crystal Palace latest expected lineup

Southampton:

Ramsdale; Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Bednarek; Sugawara, Ugochukwu, Aribo, Manning; Dibling, Sulemana, Onuachu

Crystal Palace:

Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta

Latest football commentary Southampton vs Crystal Palace

Despite having nine games to go, Southampton may have already started preparing for an immediate return to the Championship after a difficult season in the Premier League.

The Saints have lost 24 of their 29 games this season (W2 D3), including a run of five straight defeats since their win over Ipswich Town in early February.

Paul Onuachu came off the bench to reduce the deficit in their final game before the international break against 17th-placed Wolverhampton but Southampton could not find an equaliser, losing 2-1 and now falling 17 points adrift of safety.

Although relegation is almost inevitable, the team will still want to win at least one more game between now and the end of the season to surpass Derby County's miserable 11-point haul in 2007-08 - the lowest in Premier League history.

Another concern is that if they lose their next home game, Southampton will become only the third team in league history to lose 10 consecutive home games, after Birmingham City in 1985-86 and Watford in 2021-22.

After two consecutive home defeats to Crystal Palace, Southampton will be hoping to end this forgettable run at St Mary's – where they have not beaten Palace since May 2021.

Crystal Palace are in high spirits after reaching their second FA Cup semi-final in four seasons with an impressive performance against Fulham in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

Eberechi Eze scored just five days after scoring his first England goal in a 3-0 win over Latvia. He also set up Ismaila Sarr to make it 2-0.

Eddie Nketiah came off the bench to seal a 3-0 win, helping the Eagles move steadily forward on their journey to their first FA Cup title in history.

Not only did Palace set up a semi-final date with Aston Villa, they also made history by becoming the first Premier League team to win six consecutive away games in all competitions without conceding a goal.

Oliver Glasner's men will now return to the Premier League as one of the most in-form teams in the division, having picked up 22 points from their last 10 games – only Liverpool have more in that time.

Palace can be confident, having won all four of their last Premier League meetings with Southampton, including a 2-1 victory in December thanks to goals from Trevoh Chalobah and Eze.

Latest Southampton vs Crystal Palace score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Southampton vs Crystal Palaceas follows:

• Sportsmole:Southampton 0-2 Crystal Palace

• WhoScore:Southampton 1-3 Crystal Palace
• Our newspaper predicts:Southampton 1-3 Crystal Palace

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