Crystal Palace v Leeds: Key stats and talking points
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Crystal Palace have found some much-needed form since the transfer window shut but Sunday's opponents Leeds United are still very much looking over their shoulders at the teams below them.
Three wins in their past five league games – as many as they registered in their previous 14 – have moved Palace into 13th place. It's given them a 10-point cushion over the drop zone and afforded head coach Oliver Glasner some welcome breathing space after a tumultuous January.
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The Eagles' victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 22 February was their first in the league at Selhurst Park for nearly four months and they have won just three of their 14 top flight home games so far this season.
Strand by me
Although he didn't score in that win against his previous club, Palace's record signing Jorgen Strand Larsen has notched three goals in five league games since his deadline day arrival, offering Glasner a welcome alternative to Jean-Philippe Mateta at centre-forward.
Indeed, the £48m move seems to have reinvigorated the Norwegian striker, who was struggling to repeat his form from last season in the first half of this campaign.
[BBC]For all their home woes this season, Palace have an impressive recent record in this exact fixture. Since a 2-1 defeat in the Championship in 2006, they are unbeaten in seven at home to Leeds, winning four of those.
Whites in for a fright?
It would take an unlikely quartet of scorelines over the weekend but Leeds could find themselves in the bottom three come Sunday evening.
Just two wins in 12 league games since Christmas has left Daniel Farke's side in 15th position, a mere three points above both West Ham United and Nottingham Forest.
The Whites have taken all three points on the road just once in this campaign, way back in September against Wolves, and a plethora of draws is arguably what has dragged them into the relegation battle.
Only Burnley and Wolves have shown worse form on the road this season.
[BBC]Dominic Calvert-Lewin's glut of goals over the festive period has dried up and Leeds have suffered for it. This might be the perfect game for him to rekindle his form because against no side has he scored more Premier League goals than his seven against Palace.
The Eagles' defence struggled to contain Calvert-Lewin as he scored twice in the reverse fixture in December, a 4-1 win for the Whites, who are looking to complete the league double over the south London side for the first time since 1994-95.
To do so, though, Farke's outfit will have to overcome a growing problem when visiting the capital. Leeds are winless in their past 11 top-flight away games against London sides (drawn two, lost nine).