Palace Preview: Eagles and Saints face in-form clash for decade’s final match

Both Crystal Palace and Southampton are ending the decade after a fine run of results, with the pair of in-form teams set to face-off in their final clash of the 2010s.

Palace’s adversaries on the south coast are one of the few sides with a similar points total to be in as strong a vein a form as the Eagles. In their last six matches, the Saints have collected 12 of a possible 18 points, with Palace notching 11 in the same span of time.

Most recently, Ralph Hasenhüttl’s men overcame fourth-place Chelsea with an impressive 2-0 victory on Boxing Day. On the same afternoon, of course, the south Londoners fought back to defeat West Ham - and the clubs’ relative form of late sees them sitting just…