Premier League: Brentford vs Crystal Palace Odds, Preview, and Picks (Aug 18)

• Brentford hoping to improve after a disappointing 2023-24 campaign
• Crystal Palace ended the previous season in excellent form under Oliver Glasner

The action in the English top-flight on Sunday gets underway with a fascinating London derby at the Gtech Community Stadium. Crystal Palace will be hoping to pick up from where they left off last season when they come up against Thomas Frank’s Brentford.

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How To Watch

• When: Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 9:00 AM ET
• Where: Gtech Community Stadium, London, England
• How To Watch: NBC

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Odds

Match Result	Odds
Brentford	+145
Draw	+240
Crystal Palace	+187

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Match Preview

Hopes will be high ahead of Crystal Palace’s opening match of the 2024-25 season, as Oliver Glasner reversed the fortunes of the Eagles after taking over in February. Brentford will be their first opponents of the new season, as Thomas Frank will be looking for a more progressive campaign after finishing last term just above the relegation places.

Brentford’s record against the Eagles deserves extra attention this weekend, as they are winless in their six Premier League encounters with their London rivals. It is the joint-most times that they have played a single opponent in the competition without picking up a win. Palace were 3-1 winners in the previous encounter, and they are chasing back-to-back wins against their rivals for the first time since 1957.

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Development, targets, performing.

Brighty x Adam Wharton ❤️💙#CPFC pic.twitter.com/hDkiDmxnPO

— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) August 14, 2024

Brentford will be starting a third season in four with a London derby in the Premier League. They landed a 2-0 win over Arsenal in 2021-22, before being held to a 2-2 draw against Tottenham last term. Palace started last season with a 1-0 win over Sheffield United, but they haven’t started consecutive campaigns with maximum points since the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons.

Brentford’s record in London derbies at the start of last season was excellent after going 14 without defeat. However, that positive trend has ended in 2024 after losing five of their last seven derby matches, with just two points being picked up from a possible 21.

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Brentford vs Crystal Palace Picks

Brentford have been short of victories against Palace throughout Premier League history. However, the fact that five of the six meetings between these sides have ended in draws can’t be overlooked. Therefore, that could be the best betting angle this weekend.

Free Pick:

• Draw