English Premier
2026-03-15 - Crystal Palace vs Leeds United
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Football: English Premier League
Sunday 15th March 2026 - Kick Off 2pm
This game is live on TV
Crystal Palace
The goalless draw on Thursday night wrapped up a poor week for English Premier League clubs in Europe, but Crystal Palace did more than enough to beat AEK Larnaca. The Conference League is a competition that they should be targeting, but Oliver Glasner's team will have to produce a big effort in Cyprus next week to progress to the Quarter Final and that makes this Premier League fixture in an awkward spot in the schedule.
Recent improved results have pushed Crystal Palace up into 13th place in the Premier League table and concerns about relegation have been eased, which allows the manager and squad to prioritise the Conference League. Strong teams have still been selected in the Premier League and The Eagles have a 3-6-5 record at Selhurst Park in the top flight.
Crystal Palace may not have won on Thursday, but they have extended the run to a single defeat in the last 6 games played in all competitions. The goalless draw also means Crystal Palace have earned 3 clean sheets in a row, although the 2 game winning run was not extended in front of the home fans.
Daniel Munoz missed out on Thursday and is a doubt for this fixture. Some freshening up may be needed and Oliver Glasner does have a few more options than earlier in the campaign.
Leeds United
A place in the FA Cup Quarter Final was secured last weekend, but Daniel Farke is very aware that the priority remains keeping Leeds United in the Premier League and this feels like a big weekend. Some of the relegation rivals have awkward looking fixtures, but Leeds United are facing one of the clubs that are involved in the Europa League or Conference League meaning a short turnaround.
A couple of disappointing home defeats in the Premier League means Leeds United remain 15th in the standings, but they are now just 3 points clear of the bottom three. The two teams immediately below Leeds United also play on Sunday this weekend so the players can focus on improving the 1-6-7 away record in the Division.
Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest at home, but they have not won any of the next 4 Premier League games and picked up a couple of points in that run. However, both of those points were earned in draws at Chelsea and Aston Villa and Leeds United have lost 1 of the last 9 away games in all competitions.
Noah Okafor is a doubt, but both Joe Rodon and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are expected to be available.
Head to Head
Leeds United crushed Crystal Palace 4-1 at Elland Road in December.
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in 7 home games against Leeds United and beat them 2-1 when last hosting in October 2022.
Prediction
This is time of the season when the schedule pile up plays a big factor and especially for those Premier League clubs playing the Thursday-Sunday schedule.
The goalless draw with AEK Larnaca means Crystal Palace have it all to do in order to reach the Conference League Quarter Final and that competition is the priority for the departing manager and the squad.
Some changes will be made, but Oliver Glasner has picked strong teams for the Premier League matches as well as the Conference League and so there should be plenty of familiar faces in the starting eleven.
However, Crystal Palace have sometimes lacked some intensity for the full ninety minutes after playing in Europe and this is a team that have been struggling for goals. They are creating chances, but wastefulness has been a factor and that is something that the club will want to address in the summer when more signings will be made.
There is not going to be much in this fixture against Leeds United who have lost consecutive home Premier League games by the same 0-1 scoreline.
Like the hosts, Leeds United have sometimes been a little wasteful in the final third, but Daniel Farke has made his team much more resilient away from home. The side have only lost 1 of the last 9 away games in all competitions, although Leeds United's lack of goals have prevented them from turning a few more draws into wins.
Performances at Stamford Bridge and Villa Park will have given them a lot of confidence and Leeds United battled for points in both of those fixtures.
This Crystal Palace team are not going to blow Leeds United away, barring suddenly finding a really clinical touch in the final third, and thoughts may soon turn to Cyprus.
As much as the teams fighting against relegation will not want to hear that, it may give Leeds United an opportunity here and they look a big price to secure three priceless points in a game where there is likely to be very little between the teams.
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The Pick :
Crystal Palace 0-1 Leeds United
