As the Premier League returns for a round of matches after the International break, Leicester City travel to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace on Saturday evening. These are two side alike in form. Crystal Palace and Leicester are two of the nine sides battling demotion from the Premier league. They have two points gap between them. I will be backing Leicester to avoid defeat at the Selhurst Park, and come away with a win or draw against Crystal Palace for the following reasons:

Firstly. Leicester are getting their mojo back. Their performances have improved in their recent matches. James Maddison and Harvey Barnes have particularly been impressive in recent weeks and in these recent matches, and they will look to step things up against Crystal Palace. In their last game against high-flying Brentford, they showed a lot of spirit and played some nice football. They got a draw in that tough match, and could have easily gotten a win if they had been afforded more time after Brentford were reduced to 10 men following the sending off of Leicester City's Shandon Baptiste. And Leicester City's confidence will be a little more boosted when they know that they have had good record over Crystal Palace in their recent meetings.

Secondly. Crystal Palace's form has been on a free fall. Crystal Palace let go of Patrick Vieira just before the break after they had not won any of their 12 Premier league games in this 2023. They lost seven of those 12 matches. They have gone ahead to rehire Roy Hodgson to steady the ship till the end of the season. If Roy Hodgson is known for one thing, it is his pragmatic approach to games. We cannot be expecting Crystal Palace to go scoring goals in this game. They will be more focused in trying to avoid conceding goals and defeat. The tone of the game will rest in Leicester's hands.

For these reasons, I expect Leicester City to dictate the tone of this encounter with Crystal Palace, and either get a win or a draw from it.

随着英超联赛在国际比赛日结束后回归一轮比赛，莱斯特城将在周六晚上前往塞尔赫斯特公园迎战水晶宫。这两个队在战绩上是相似的。水晶宫和莱斯特城是正在与英超联赛降级的九支球队中的两支。他们之间有两分的差距。我将支持莱斯特避免在塞尔赫斯特公园失利，获胜或平局，原因如下：

首先。莱斯特正在找回他们的魔力。他们在最近的比赛中表现有所提高。詹姆斯·麦迪逊和哈维·巴恩斯在最近几周和最近的这些比赛中表现尤其出色，他们希望在对阵水晶宫的比赛中更上一层楼。在上一场对阵雄心勃勃的布伦特福德的比赛中，他们表现出了极大的精神，踢出了漂亮的足球。他们在那场艰苦的比赛中打成平局，如果之后给他们更多的时间，他们本可以轻松获胜在莱斯特城的 Shandon Baptiste 被罚下场后，布伦特福德的人数减少到 10 人。而莱斯特城在知道他们在最近的交锋中对水晶宫有着不错的战绩后，他们的信心会更加提振。

第二。水晶宫的状态一落千丈。水晶宫在中场休息前放走了帕特里克·维埃拉，因为他们在 2023 年的 12 场英超联赛中没有赢过任何一场。他们输掉了这 12 场比赛中的七场。他们已经提前重新聘请罗伊霍奇森来稳定球队直到赛季结束。如果罗伊霍奇森以一件事而闻名，那就是他对比赛的务实态度。我们不能指望水晶宫在这场比赛中取得进球。他们将更加专注于避免失球和失败。比赛的基调将掌握在莱斯特的手中。

出于这些原因，我预测莱斯特城本场比赛至少不败。