With 30 points on the board and none of the bottom three teams holding any more than 22, Crystal Palace are close to securing their Premier League status with just eight games remaining. However, their upcoming fixtures against Manchester City and Liverpool pose significant challenges, and failure to snap their current four-game winless run (D2, L2) could plunge them into a heated battle to avoid relegation. Palace's confidence may be low, especially considering their poor record against top-five sides this season (D1, L6).

Despite their struggles, Palace managed to secure a draw against City back in December, coming from 2-0 down to salvage a 2-2 draw. While most Eagles fans would welcome a repeat result, Palace have failed to score in their last four Premier League home games against City, with Luka Milivojević being the last player to score a goal against them at Selhurst Park back in April 2019.

For Manchester City, the need for points is much higher as they are locked in a three-way title race. Pep Guardiola's side kept up the pressure with a 4-1 win against Aston Villa in midweek, but with UEFA Champions League commitments resuming soon, Guardiola faces a tricky balancing act as City continue to defend last season's treble.

City have performed well on the road, remaining unbeaten in six league games (W5, D1). However, they have struggled to keep clean sheets, conceding in all but one of their last nine top-flight away trips to London (W5, D1, L3). This vulnerability in defense could offer Palace some hope of finding the back of the net.

Key players to watch include Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta, who scored in the reverse fixture and has been influential in their recent home games. On the other hand, Erling Haaland, who has scored four goals against Palace in two games, will be hoping to make an impact if he gets the nod to start, especially considering his tendency to score late goals.

City frequently struggle against Crystal Palace, and I expect another high scoring game that will not end in favor of the visitors!

积分榜上有30分，而倒数三名的球队都没有超过22分，水晶宫在只剩下8场比赛的情况下已经接近保住他们的英超地位。然而，即将到来的对阵曼城和利物浦的比赛将给他们带来巨大的挑战，如果不能结束他们目前的四连胜(D2和L2)，他们可能会陷入一场激烈的保级战。水晶宫的信心可能很低，特别是考虑到他们本赛季对阵前五名球队的糟糕战绩(D1, L6)。

尽管他们很挣扎，但水晶宫还是在12月与曼城的比赛中取得了平局，在0 -2落后的情况下挽回了2-2的平局。虽然大多数老鹰队的球迷都希望看到这样的结果，但水晶宫在最近四场主场对阵曼城的比赛中都没有进球，卢卡·米利沃耶维奇是上一位在2019年4月在塞尔赫斯特公园对阵曼城的比赛中进球的球员。

对于曼城来说，积分的需求要高得多，因为他们陷入了三足齐下的冠军争夺战。瓜迪奥拉的球队在周中以4-1战胜阿斯顿维拉的比赛中保持了压力，但随着欧冠联赛即将恢复，瓜迪奥拉面临着一个棘手的平衡问题，曼城将继续捍卫上赛季的三冠王。

曼城在客场表现不错，六场联赛(5胜1负)保持不败。然而，他们一直在努力保持零失球，在最近的9次顶级联赛客场访问伦敦(W5, D1, L3)中，除了1次外，他们都失球。这个防线上的漏洞可能会给水晶宫带来一些找到球门的希望。

值得关注的关键球员包括水晶宫的让-菲利普·马塔，他在逆转比赛中进球，并在最近的主场比赛中发挥了重要作用。另一方面，在两场比赛中对水晶宫打进4球的哈兰德，如果他得到首发，尤其是考虑到他在最后时刻进球的倾向，他希望能产生影响。

曼城频频与水晶宫交手，我期待着又一场高得分的比赛不会以对客队有利的结果结束!