Crystal Palace vs Sunderland Prediction: Eagles can keep on flying high

Sunderland will be delighted to have claimed six points from their opening three Premier League games after promotion, but they face their toughest test yet on Saturday when they head to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace (15:00).

The FA Cup winners are unbeaten in their last 11 games at their south London base and will be full of confidence after winning 3-0 at Aston Villa in their final game before the international break. Below you can find my Crystal Palace vs Sunderland predictions.

Team news

Palace forward Ismaila Sarr is out with a hamstring injury he suffered on international duty, while Adam Wharton, Cheick Doucoure, Chadi Riad, Eddie Nketiah and Caleb Kporha are also set to miss out.

Sunderland defender Daniel Ballard is struggling with a groin problem, while Romaine Mundle, Aji Alese, Luke O’Nien, Leo Hjelde and Dennis Cirkin are also injured.

Premier League Odds

Crystal Palace vs Sunderland Odds

Crystal Palace are firm favourites to take three points at Selhurst Park and are available at 4/6 to come out on top. Sunderland are 5/1 to claim their first away success of the campaign, while a draw is 11/4.

Eagles striker Jean-Philippe Mateta is 7/2 favourite to score the first goal, while punters can get 11/10 that the match will produce at least three goals and Evs that both teams will find the net.

Crystal Palace to win & under 3.5 goals @ 11/10

Home wins over West Ham and Brentford have given Sunderland a massive lift back in the top-flight, but those are two games they would have expected to get something from and this assignment looks a lot tougher.

The Eagles have come on leaps and bounds under Oliver Glasner, won their first major trophy and are a formidable force at Selhurst Park, where they have gone 11 league and cup matches without defeat.

Their dominant display in a 3-0 win at Villa Park bodes well for another successful campaign.

That result against the Villans bucked the trend in that five of their six matches before that had failed to produce more than two goals, so it makes sense to back them to win a game that features fewer than four, with a 2-0 win of potential interest to correct-score punters.

Bet Builder - Jean-Philippe Mateta to score at any time, Will Hughes to be booked & under 10.5 corners @ 14/1

With Sarr out injured, there will be an extra responsibility on Mateta’s shoulders and the Palace striker can get on the scoresheet having opened his league account in the win at Villa.

Eagles midfielder Will Hughes has been booked in each of his three league outings this season and could receive a fourth caution, while a Pick Your Punt selection can be completed by backing under 10.5 corners - as Palace have forced a total of just four in their opening three games.

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