Red Devil Armada English Premier League power rankings
By Mike Parrott
17. Crystal Palace (4 points in last 5 games)
Crystal Palace see themselves as the fourth worst team in the league and the RDA power rankings due to their poor run of results recently. Palace have been unfortunate recently, with tough losses to top-4 candidates in Chelsea and Man United, the Eagles see themselves in a slump. Alan Pardew is also seeing his job come under fire. With only four points in the last five games, Palace need to get a win soon to push themselves back up in the league.
The scoring is there right now for Crystal Palace, with 11 goals in their past five games, the Eagles aren’t in a scoring slump. However, it’s their defence that is letting them down. With 10 goals conceded, Palace’s goal differential in their past five game is positive, but it’s dependant in which games they’ve scored in. With seven of their goals coming in two games (four vs. Swansea, 3 vs Hull), they haven’t been able to score decisively against the bigger teams.
Palace have been unlucky in their past two games, with tough losses to Man United and Chelsea in the past week, Palace need to start playing better against the big teams. With Watford, Arsenal, and Swansea coming up in their next three games, Palace should be able to take points away from all of the said teams and climb up the table. If they don’t get any points in their next three games, Alan Pardew can see himself out of a job come the New Year.
The 16th team in the RDA power rankings is actually in the top-half of the league table, however, their results are showing their about to slide down…