This was far from spectacular from Crystal Palace but it was a professional performance. They have lost just one of their past 10 Premier League games (W4 D5) and their current six-match unbeaten run away from home (W3 D3) the club's longest in the top-flight since February 1992.

Leicester enjoyed a big win in the FA Cup but they are on a run of five successive defeats in the league and it feels like they have got to get something from this game.

Two sides competing near the bottom of the Premier League table meet at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday, when Leicester City host Crystal Palace. Both clubs saw off lower-league opposition in the FA Cup third round over the weekend and could do with winning again to move away from relegation trouble.

Crystal Palace kept up their impressive away form in the Premier League as second half goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Marc Guehi handed them a 2-0 win at struggling Leicester City on Wednesday. Palace extended their unbeaten run away from home in the league to six matches with victory at the King Power Stadium and moved up one place to 14th in the standings.

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "I don't think so. We are pleased with the three points and the clean sheet. "We have to be critical of our performance in the first half. It was a little bit louder in the dressing room and the players showed a good reaction. We have to improve our performance.

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Leicester City have problems at the back and upfront. The defeat by Crystal Palace is their sixth successive loss in the Premier League and they have conceded two goals in all of those games. They have also failed to score in four of those matches.

Leicester City fell to Crystal Palace by a score of 2-0 at the King Power on Wednesday evening. The Foxes dominated the first half but failed to find the final touch to break the deadlock. Goals from Jean-Phillipe Mateta and Mark Guehi gave the Eagles a two-goal edge that proved the final margin.