Roy Hodgson’s Eagles have a tricky looking fixture in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening as they travel west to Bristol to take on high-flying Bristol City. Palace secured their first Premier League points of the season against Chelsea and Hodgson will be hoping his team can kick on in the cup competitions too. Lee Johnson is doing a sensational job at Bristol City and his team will be hoping for another Premier League scalp after dispatching of Stoke in the last round.
EFL Carabao Cup – Ashton Gate – Tuesday 24th October 2017 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 23/10 at Ladbrokes |
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Bristol City
Crystal PalaceBristol City
The Robins have had a sensational start to the campaign and sit in 4th place in the Championship table, 5 points behind early leaders Wolves. Having only suffered one defeat all season, morale is high at Ashton Gate as they look for a third Premier League victim having already knocked out Watford in round 2 and Stoke in round 3. Bobby Reid tops the scoring charts for Lee Johnson’s men having scored 8 goals already this term and he averages a goal every 144 minutes.
Crystal Palace
Palace’s disastrous start to the season has been much publicised as they failed to score in their opening 7 Premier League games. Momentum looks to have shifted however since the arrival of Roy Hodgson and their incredible 2-1 win over Chelsea could kick start their season. Wilfred Zaha has returned from injury for Palace and made an instant impact on his return – scoring the winner against the Blues.
Head to Head
Crystal Palace just edge the head to head showdown between the two sides with 33 wins to Bristol City’s 30. The two sides have also shared the spoils on a further 21 occasions. This is the first meeting between the two sides for over 4 years – the last encounter was again in the league cup as City shocked Palace with a 2-1 win thanks to goals from Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Scott Wagstaff.
Odds and Predictions
Palace look to be turning a corner offensively and Bristol City have scored for fun this term.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a smart move at 7/10 with Sporting Bet.
Bobby Reid has been deadly in front of goal for the Robins and would surely love to add to his goal tally.
Bobby Reid to score anytime is overpriced at 2/1 with Betfred.
Bristol City are sure to relish the opportunity to play against a Premier League side and will take the game to Roy Hodgson’s men.
Over 2.5 goals in the game is a strong bet at 17/20 with Bet 365.
Both teams could cancel each other out in normal time and take the game to extra time.
The match to finish as a draw (after 90 minutes) pays a healthy 12/5 with Sporting Bet.
Score Prediction
Bristol City 2 – 2 Crystal Palace – 13/1 with Bet Victor.
Top Betting Tip
Crystal Palace could prioritise Premier League survival but won’t give this game up without a fight.
Both teams to score in 90 minutes and Bristol City to qualify pays a healthy 3.30 with William Hill as a double.