Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa

When Crystal Palace and Aston Villa square off at Selhurst Park on Tuesday night, both teams will be looking to win consecutive Premier League games.

Eight-place Villa defeated Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday, while Palace, now in 13th position in the Premier League standings, will go into the match fresh off a 2-0 victory against Fulham.

With eight victories, nine draws, and nine losses from their 26 league games this season, Palace has 33 points overall, which puts them in 13th position, 16 points above the relegation zone, and 10 points behind Bournemouth, who are in sixth place.

With Marco Asensio scoring two goals in the second half of the match to give Unai Emery's team a 2-1 victory, Villa overcame a deficit to defeat Chelsea in Saturday's late kickoff. The team has had a successful few days after drawing 2-2 with Liverpool the previous week.

when moving into seventh place on Saturday and being undefeated in their past four games across all competitions, the Lions have now fallen to eighth place when Newcastle United defeated Nottingham Forest on Sunday afternoon.

Despite playing in two other tournaments, Villa is solidly in the running for Champions League positions as they are only two points behind fourth-place Manchester City.

In fact, Emery's squad will play Cardiff City in the FA Cup's fifth round on Friday. On March 4, they will travel to Club Brugge for the opening leg of their Champions League last-16 matchup.

The visitors will be looking for retribution because Villa had lost to Palace 5-0 on their most recent visit to Selhurst Park in England's top tier in May 2024 and has lost their past three Premier League games against them.