Stoke City goalkeeper Lee Grant. (Photo : Getty Images)
Middling squad Stoke City FC (7-9-8, 29 points) will clash with reeling side Crystal Palace FC (5-15-4, 19 points) at their home field of Bet365 Stadium on Feb. 11, Saturday as the 2016-2017 Premier League season continues.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Stoke City is struggling right now with four winless performances in their last six outings. The team is settled in the 11th spot of the 20-team English top flight table at the moment, nine points above the bottom three relegation zone. They are tied on points with newly-promoted team Burnley but has a higher goal differential.
In their most recent Premier League fixture last Saturday, the Potters were nipped by contending team West Bromwich Albion, 0-1, on the road at the Hawthorns for their third consecutive winless game, as per the Telegraph.
Scottish midfielder James Morrison provided the lone goal of the contest for the hosts in the sixth minute of the match, handing head coach Mark Hughes' squad their ninth loss of the season.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace is also on a downward spiral at this time, losing five of their last six games to drop to the relegation zone. The team is now 19th in the league standings, tied on points with cellar-dwellers Sunderland but has a higher goal differential.
The Eagles were routed by Sunderland, 0-4, also last Saturday in their match at the Selhurst Park, Chronicle Live reported.
The Black Cats scored all their goals in the first half, courtesy of Lamine Koné and Didier Ndong in the ninth and 43rd minutes and a brace from Jermain Defoe in the first half stoppage time.
Head coach Sam Allardyce's side was not able to respond in the second half as they fell to their third shutout loss in their last four matches.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 1-0 win by Stoke City.
Stoke City starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Grant; Bardsley, Shawcross, Martins Indi, Pieters; Whelan, Adam; Afellay, Allen, Arnautovic; Crouch
Crystal Palace starting lineup (5-4-1 formation): Hennessey; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Tomkins, van Aanholt; Zaha, McArthur, Cabaye, Puncheon; Benteke
