Palace suffered a small setback against Manchester City last time out, conceding five goals after taking a 2-0 lead at the Etihad. However, this result does not undo all their good work since the turn of the year, Oliver Glasner’s side have posted some of the best form in the Premier League since Boxing Day, with only their slow start to the season preventing them from being in the race for a European finish.

Palace have won their last three games at home against Aston Villa, Brighton and Ipswich. Their defence has been a crucial component of their success this season, which is perhaps why they crumbled at the Etihad, seeing as they were missing Marc Guehi, who has been a massive part of their excellent defensive record this season, especially on the road.

The initial meeting between these sides ended in a draw, and a similar result could be on the cards here. Bournemouth were on a dismal run of form before beating Fulham at home to keep their European hopes alive, but could struggle at Selhurst Park, seeing as their last victory on the road was back in mid-February against Southampton.

Manchester City have found some stability on either side of the international break. They’re unbeaten across their last five games across all competitions, with the most recent performance offering plenty of cause for optimism as they fired five goals past Oliver Glasner’s Crystal Palace side, who had the best defensive record on the road in 2025 before that game.

The signs are promising for Manchester City as we reach the run-in phase of the season. They have an FA Cup semi-final coming up, but ensuring European qualification for next season will surely be the priority, with serious ramifications in the transfer window, in particular, if City are unable to qualify for the Champions League. They face an Everton side that have only won one of their last five games across all competitions. David Moyes’ side don't have anything to fight for in terms of league position, but will be eager to give Goodison Park a good send-off before they move to their new stadium next season.

Remarkably, Manchester City are unbeaten across their last 10 head-to-head meetings with Everton. They’ve won eight of these games, which implies that they’ve got a level of historical dominance over the Toffees that they should be able to make the most of here, with the race for Champions League qualification set to go right down to the wire.

Neither of these sides have enjoyed positive seasons. Southampton are already relegated and are on track to post the worst ever points total in Premier League history. They’ve only won one of their 16 games on the road this season, which came against fellow strugglers Ipswich a few months ago.

West Ham haven’t had a good campaign either, but it’s still been enough to comfortably be clear of the drop zone, emphasising the gap in quality between the promoted sides and the established teams. This gap in quality should be what carries West Ham over the line here, even when teams have been in bad form as West Ham currently are, Southampton have offered an olive branch to get back to winning ways.

West Ham ran out 1-0 winners in the initial meeting between the sides back under the tutelage of Julen Lopetegui. West Ham will be playing for pride alone but should have enough to push past a Southampton side that have long accepted their fate in relegation back to the second tier.

Both of these sides enter this game in really good form. Newcastle have won each of their last five games across all competitions and took a big step to securing European qualification next season with a 4-1 win over Manchester United at St James’ Park.

This game has plenty on the line, which should prompt both sides to push forward here, buoyed by their recent impressive results. Newcastle have seen BTTS in three of their last five games across all competitions, with the exception coming against West Ham and Leicester, both sides languishing in the lower reaches of the Premier League table.

The initial meeting between these sides ended in a 3-0 win for Newcastle, but Villa did have a man sent off in the 32nd minute, which made it quite difficult for Unai Emery’s side to sustain any attacking threat. It should be different here with two of the form sides in the Premier League facing off in what is a crucial battle for deciding the makeup of English participation in Europe next season.