Crystal Palace will aim to continue their impressive form when they visit relegation-bound Southampton at St. Mary’s on Wednesday. The Saints have endured a miserable campaign, sitting at the bottom of the table with just nine points from 29 matches. They have lost 24 times this season, including their last five in a row, and are now 17 points adrift of safety. Their latest setback came in a 2-1 defeat to Wolves before the international break, where Paul Onuachu’s late goal was not enough to salvage a result. Southampton now face the prospect of becoming just the third team in history to lose 10 consecutive Premier League home games.

In contrast, Crystal Palace are in high spirits after securing their place in the FA Cup semi-finals with a dominant 3-0 victory over Fulham. Eberechi Eze starred with a goal and an assist, while Ismaila Sarr and Eddie Nketiah also found the net. The Eagles have now won six consecutive away matches in all competitions without conceding, a record-breaking achievement for a top-flight club. Oliver Glasner’s men are also one of the most in-form sides in the Premier League, collecting 22 points from their last 10 games – a tally only bettered by Liverpool. Palace have also won each of their last four league meetings with Southampton, including a 2-1 victory in December’s reverse fixture.

In terms of team news, Southampton will hope to have James Bree and Will Smallbone available, while Ross Stewart has returned to full training but may not be ready for selection. Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Jan Bednarek are also being assessed for minor injuries. Palace remain without Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure, while Joel Ward is expected to miss another game with a calf issue. Will Hughes is suspended, but Glasner may opt for an unchanged lineup following the impressive FA Cup win.

With Palace in outstanding form and Southampton on the verge of a historic home losing streak, the visitors are expected to claim another comfortable victory.

周三，水晶宫将在圣玛丽球场迎战保级球队南安普顿，他们的目标是延续他们令人印象深刻的状态。圣徒队经历了一个悲惨的赛季，在29场比赛中只得到9分，排在积分榜的最后。他们本赛季输了24场比赛，包括最近的5场比赛，现在距离安全点还有17分的差距。他们最近的一次挫折是在国际比赛日之前以2-1不敌狼队，保罗·奥努阿丘最后时刻的进球未能挽救比赛结果。南安普顿现在面临着成为英超历史上第三支主场连败10场的球队的前景。

相比之下，水晶宫在以3比0的优势战胜富勒姆，确保了足总杯半决赛的席位后，士气高涨。埃比莱奇·埃兹贡献了一粒进球和一次助攻，伊斯迈拉·萨尔和埃迪·恩凯提亚也有进球。老鹰队目前已经在所有赛事中连续六场客场不败，这是顶级联赛俱乐部的破纪录成就。奥利弗·格拉斯纳的球队也是英超状态最好的球队之一，在最近10场比赛中得到22分，仅次于利物浦。水晶宫最近四次与南安普顿交手都取得了胜利，包括在12月的逆转比赛中2-1取胜。

球队方面的消息是，南安普顿希望詹姆斯·布里和威尔·斯莫尔波恩能够上场，而罗斯·斯图尔特已经恢复了全部训练，但可能还没有准备好参加比赛。泰勒·哈伍德-贝利斯和简·贝德纳雷克也在接受轻伤评估。水晶宫仍然缺少查迪·里亚德和切克·杜库尔，而乔尔·沃德可能会因为小腿受伤再缺席一场比赛。威尔·休斯将停赛，但在足总杯的胜利之后，格拉斯纳可能会选择不变的阵容。

由于水晶宫状态出色，南安普顿即将迎来历史性的主场连败，客队有望再次轻松取胜。