Overview
Thanks to winning 9 points in the last 5 matches in the Premier League, Crystal Palace is very close to the goal of staying in the league for another season in the highest league in England.
Victories against Brighton, Wolverhampton and Tottenham Hotspur - three opponents below them in the rankings - have helped Palace create a 10-point gap with the relegation group when the season is only 9 rounds away.
However, coach Oliver Glasner - who has confirmed that he will leave the club in the summer - still wants to close his term by narrowing the gap by 6 points with seventh place, thereby nurturing hopes of bringing Palace to European cups for the second consecutive season.
That ambition is facing challenges when Palace only drew 0-0 against AEK Larnaca in the first leg of the Europa Conference League round of 16 in the middle of the week.
Home form is also a big problem for the London team. Since November 9, Crystal Palace has only won two out of 12 matches at Selhurst Park in all competitions (5 draws, 5 losses). Those victories came against Wolves and HSK Zrinjski Mostar.
Statistics show that Palace has the sixth worst home record in the Premier League with 15 points after 14 matches. However, their opponent, Leeds United, is not much better when they have the third worst away record with only one win and 9 points after the same number of matches.
Coach Daniel Farke's team has drawn 5 in the last 6 matches. Their only defeat in this period was a dramatic 3-4 defeat to Newcastle United at the beginning of 2026.
In the last 9 matches, Leeds have only won twice in official time. That is the Premier League victory against Nottingham Forest and the 3-0 victory against Norwich City in the 5th round of the FA Cup last weekend.
The victory over Norwich also helped Leeds end a streak of 8 consecutive matches without keeping a clean sheet, while improving attacking efficiency after a period of only scoring 2 goals in the previous 4 matches.
However, history does not favor Leeds when they have not won at Selhurst Park for 20 years. Since winning the EFL Championship in 2006, Leeds has only drawn 3 times in seven away games at this stadium.
Personnel situation
If Glasner decides to rotate Crystal Palace's squad, players like Chadi Riad, Borna Sosa, Jefferson Lerma, Will Hughes and Yeremy Pino may all be given the opportunity to play from the start.
Meanwhile, Daniel Munoz is actively working with the medical team to be able to return to the squad after injury. However, this right-back is likely to only be on the bench.
A similar situation could also happen to Jean-Philippe Mateta. The French striker has only played 13 minutes in the match against AEK Larnaca in the Europa Conference League after a long break, and may be brought on in the second half to gradually regain his ball feeling.
On the Leeds United side, despite just winning against Norwich City in the FA Cup, Daniel Farke is likely to return to the same squad as the 0-1 defeat to Sunderland in the Premier League.
Joe Rodon and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are expected to return to the starting lineup when Leeds travel to Selhurst Park.
In midfield, Sean Longstaff may be given the opportunity to replace Ilia Gruev. Meanwhile, Noah Okafor can only be on the bench if he proves his fitness after a hamstring injury.
Expected lineup:
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Canvot, Lacroix, Riad, Johnson, Wharton, Hughes, Sosa, Sarr, Pino, Strand Larsen.
Leeds United: Darlow, Justin, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Bogle, Stach, Ampadu, Longstaff, Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin.
The match between Crystal Palace and Leeds United takes place at 9:00 PM on March 15th (Vietnam time).
