Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers have long been able to turn to Crystal Palace’s defensive assets for cheap returns.
The Eagles, marshalled by veteran Roy Hodgson, have hit double-figures for clean sheets in the last two seasons, and also carried set piece potential.
But this season, the well appeared to have run dry, with Palace only recording three clean sheets thus far.
More worryingly, the Selhurst Park outfit were also on the end of two Christmas stuffings, losing 7-0 to Liverpool and being outplayed by 10 men in their 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa.
But since the Villa defeat, Palace’s defence has shown signs of recovery, with encouraging performances against Leicester and Arsenal.
We are taking a deep dive into the stats to see if Palace can once again be relied upon for cheap defensive returns.
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1ft 0.6m. A or B?
A) Coufal --> Stones
B) Chilwell --> Stones