Crystal Palace vs MiddlesbroughPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

At Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace arrive on the back of three straight defeats. Wins of 2-1 at Fulham and 3-1 over Al Ula came first, then followed a 0-3 loss away to SC Freiburg, a 0-2 defeat in Liverpool against Everton and a 1-4 home loss to Manchester City in their most recent game. Middlesbrough, by contrast, have won four of their last five: 1-0 against Wrexham, 2-1 against Lincoln, 3-1 at Doncaster and 3-1 against West Brom in their latest outing, with a 1-2 defeat away to Blackburn in between. The five previous meetings all fall between 2012 and 2018 and are split: Crystal Palace won 1-0 and 4-1 at home and 2-1 at Middlesbrough in September 2016, while Middlesbrough won 1-0 in October 2018 and 2-1 in August 2012, both on their own ground. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.