Crystal Palace and Brentford have the chance to close in on the top half of the table when they meet at Selhurst Park on Sunday (2pm GMT).
Brentford start a point above their opponents in 11th, five behind 10th-placed Fulham, who host Manchester United at 7pm.
Tottenham are the only side outside of the top seven to have bettered the Bees’ tally of 40 Premier League goals this season, while only five teams have conceded fewer times than Palace, on 28.
101GreatGoals.com has you covered for the line-ups, team news and confirmed starting sides for Crystal Palace vs Brentford.
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Palace lineup vs Brentford
Jefferson Lerma is back for Palace and winger Romain Esse is poised for his Premier League debut from the bench after joining from Championship club Millwall on January 18.
Cheick Doucoure and Chadi Riad are out with knee injuries and Adam Wharton is recovering from groin surgery.
Palace starting XI: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Hughes, Lerma, Eze, Sarr, Mateta
Subs: Turner, Nketiah, Schlupp, Clyne, Kamada, Esse, Umeh, Devenny, Kporha
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Brentford lineup vs Crystal Palace
Kristoffer Ajer returns on the bench for Brentford after the Denmark defender missed their last six games with an ankle injury.
Defender Michael Kayode arrived on loan from Fiorentina on Friday but will not feature while he awaits international clearance.
Among Brentford’s other absentees, centre-back Ethan Pinnock has a hamstring problem and midfielder Josh Dasilva has had knee surgery.
Brentford starting XI: Flekken, Roerslev, Van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Janelt, Norgaard, Damsgaard, Schade, Mbeumo, Wissa
Subs: Valdimarsson, Jensen, Carvalho, Mee, Yarmolyuk, Ajer, Konak, Maghoma, Ji-Soo
