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Brentford vs Crystal Palace: Premier League preview, team news, stats & head-to-head

  • Brentford are unbeaten in their last six home league games against Crystal Palace (W3 D3) since a 3-0 loss in the Third Division South in December 1957.

  • Following their 2-0 win in November, Crystal Palace are looking to complete the league double over Brentford for the first time since 1957-58 when they beat them on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

  • Brentford have won just five of their last 30 Premier League London derby matches (D9 L16). However, two of those victories have come against Crystal Palace (3 vs West Ham).

  • Crystal Palace have won six of their last nine away London derby matches in the Premier League (D2 L1). Following wins at Fulham and Spurs, they’re looking to win three in a row on the road in the same top-flight season for the first time.

  • Brentford have lost their final home league game in each of the last two seasons, last doing so in three successive campaigns between 2010-11 and 2012-13.

  • Crystal Palace have won their final away league game in just one of the last six seasons (D2 L3), beating Wolves 3-1 in 2023-24.

  • Brentford have lost two of their last three Premier League games (W1), just one fewer than in their previous 18 (W7 D8 L3). However, at home the Bees have lost just two of their last 14 (W6 D6).

  • Brentford’s average of 12.9 shots faced and 4.2 shots on target faced per game this season are both their lowest in any of their five Premier League campaigns. However, the Bees are also averaging fewer shots (10.6) and shots on target (3.9) than in any other season.

  • Brentford’s Igor Thiago has scored 2+ goals in six different Premier League games this season, the second most behind Erling Haaland. Other than Haaland, the last player to do so in more different games in a campaign was Harry Kane in 2017-18 (9).

  • Jean-Philippe Mateta has scored 11 goals in Premier League London derbies, the second most of any Crystal Palace player behind Wilfried Zaha (15).

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