Crystal Palace welcome Burnley to Selhurst Park on Wednesday having ended a miserable nine-game streak without a Premier League win during what has been a tumultuous winter for Oliver Glasner's side.
A second goal in as many games for Ismaila Sarr saw off fierce rivals Brighton on Sunday, lifting Palace to 13th in the table.
Palace hoping to buck home trend
The Eagles are winless in their past seven home league matches (drawn three, lost four), their worst run at Selhurst Park in the top flight since a 15-game stint between August 1997 and April 1998 that ended in relegation.
Two wins from 12 in front of their own fans this season, the last of which came against Brentford on 1 November, means Palace have earned just 37.5% of their total points at home this season – only Tottenham have fared worse.
On a more optimistic note for Palace fans, their team haven't lost a home league game against a side starting the day in the relegation zone since a 4-0 reverse to Sunderland in February 2017 – they are unbeaten in 19 since.
With Burnley's visit to south London followed by that of rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers, February presents the perfect opportunity for Glasner's charges to put distance between themselves and the relegation dogfight.
Clarets in freefall
For all Crystal Palace's struggles at home, it would be wrong to suggest Wednesday's visitors Burnley are well-placed to take advantage.
Encouraging draws against Manchester United and Spurs bookended a run of four games unbeaten in January, but any optimism arising from that spell has been snuffed out after back-to-back defeats.
The Clarets, who have been stuck in 19th place since late November, are losing ground on West Ham thanks to the latter’s improved form, with relegation looking more likely by the day.
Burnley are currently 16 league games without a win, the worst run of any club in Europe's top five leagues. It also means they're one of just two teams in the entire Football League without a league win since the start of November, along with the Championship's bottom side Sheffield Wednesday.
The trip from London back to east Lancashire is often a sorry one for Burnley fans; their team have won just one of their past 16 top-flight visits to the city (drawn six, lost nine), losing each of their past four.
Head coach Scott Parker doesn't fare much better. After eight attempts, he is yet to win a top-flight away game in London. Only Neil Warnock (16), Colin Todd (10), Steve Kean (nine) and Nigel Pearson (nine) have managed more away games in the capital without tasting success.
