Crystal Palace v Luton: Pick of the stats
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Here are the key facts and figures before Saturday's game between Crystal Palace and Luton in the Premier League.
This will be Crystal Palace's first home league game against Luton Town since February 2007 in the Championship (won 2-1), and first in the top flight since a 1-1 draw in February 1992.
After their 2-1 win in November, Luton could complete only their fourth ever league double over Crystal Palace, after 1936-37 (Third Division South), 1973-74 (second tier), and 2005-06 (Championship).
Crystal Palace have won four of their five Premier League games against promoted sides this season, though the exception was a 2-1 loss at Luton in the reverse fixture. The promoted team that most recently achieved the double over the Eagles were Sheffield United in 2019-20.
Palace have won three of their past four Premier League games at Selhurst Park (L1), as many as their previous 13 beforehand (D5 L5). The Eagles have scored exactly three goals in each of those three wins, after having only scored three or more goals in three of their previous 31 home league matches prior to this.
Luton have lost each of their past four Premier League games. They have not lost five league matches in a row since November 2019 in the Championship. In the top flight, the Hatters last had a longer losing run within a single season from November-December 1974 (six games).
Only James Ward-Prowse (six) has more assists from set-plays in the Premier League this season than Alfie Doughty, with five of the Luton full-back’s six assists so far this term coming from set-pieces.