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This weekend Crystal Palace and Leicester City will go head-to-head in the Premier League in a crucial fight to avoid relegation.
Crystal Palace welcome Leicester City to Selhurst Park on Saturday, April 1 in the Premier League.
Roy Hodgson returned to Palace yet again two weeks ago following Patrick Vieira’s dismissal.
The former England manager will be hoping his Eagles can give a good account of themselves against Brendan Rodgers Foxes.
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Crystal Palace are just four points off bottom-paced Southampton, while Leicester are already in the relegation zone, with just two points away from the Saints.
A win for either team is crucial to tier survival chances this season, which makes Saturday’s fixture one to watch out for.
As Pulse Sports continues to build up to the Premier League fixtures this weekend, here are 10 interesting facts you should know ahead of Crystal Palace vs Leicester City
10 Key facts you should know ahead of Crystal Palace vs Leicester City
1, After winning four consecutive Premier League games against Leicester between 2017 and 2019, Crystal Palace are now winless in their last seven against the Foxes (D3 L4).
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2, Leicester have won just ONE of their last six away league games against Crystal Palace (D3 L2), with their last two visits to Selhurst Park ending in a draw.
3, Crystal Palace remain without a win in their 12 league games in 2023, drawing five and losing seven.
Only three clubs have had a longer run without a Premier League win from the start of a calendar year – Derby County in 2008 (18), Sunderland in 2003 (17) and Middlesbrough in 2017 (14).
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4, Crystal Palace are WINLESS in their last 13 games in all competitions (D5 L8), since beating Bournemouth 2-0 on New Year's Eve.
It is their longest run without a win since a run of 16 between December 1980 and April 1981 – the 14th game in that run was a 1-1 draw with Leicester, and the Eagles were relegated from the top-flight at the end of the campaign.
5, Having kept a clean sheet in FIVE of their six Premier League games before the World Cup break, Leicester are the only side without a clean sheet since the resumption of the competition, conceding 22 goals in their 12 games.
6, No side has scored fewer Premier League goals this season than Crystal Palace (22).
Indeed, Leicester have netted more first half goals (24) than the Eagles have in total, with the Foxes netting the highest share of their Premier League goals before half time this season (63%).
7, No team has failed to score in more games overall (13) or home games (6) in the Premier League this season than Crystal Palace.
The Eagles have the third lowest shots-per-game average this term (9.9), while only Bournemouth (24.1) have a lower overall xG than Palace (25.2).
8, Roy Hodgson – the Premier League's oldest ever manager – returns to Crystal Palace having taken charge of 148 Premier League games for the Eagles between 2017 and 2021.
After winning seven consecutive games against Leicester in all competitions between 1998 and 2019, Hodgson has since lost FOUR of his last five against the Foxes (D1).
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9, Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha has scored more Premier League goals against Leicester than he has against any other opponent, with his seven goals against the Foxes coming in his last 10 appearances against them.
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19, No Leicester player has scored more Premier League goals this season than Harvey Barnes, with his NINE goals his joint-best return in a single top-flight campaign.
Only once has he reached double figures in a single league campaign, doing so in 2018-19 (9 with West Brom in the Championship, 1 Premier League goal for Leicester).
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