ONLY Liverpool have earned more points than Crystal Palace in the Premier League this calendar year.
Couple this form with smooth sailing in the FA Cup and it's clear the Eagles are flying high at present.
From a Dream Team perspective, it's an excellent time to back Oliver Glasner's troops.
Palace are one of just three teams with four fixtures to fulfil across the next two Gameweeks, alongside Arsenal and Aston Villa.
Their opponents are hardly favourable but the sheer volume of point-scoring opportunities puts them in the spotlight this month.
CRYSTAL PALACE'S UPCOMING FIXTURES
- Gameweek 31: Manchester City (a), Newcastle (a)
- Gameweek 32: Bournemouth (h), Arsenal (a)
- Gameweek 33: Aston Villa (n)
That meeting with the Villains at the end of April is due to take place at Wembley with the winners advancing to the cup final.
Marc Guehi (£4.1m) currently features in 9.4% of teams but his late red card against Brighton last time out means he's suspended for the trip to the Etihad this coming weekend, hindering his viability.
Truth be told, Daniel Munoz (£5.4m) is the defender of choice anyway.
The Colombian wing-back has amassed 250 points this season via six goals, six assists and 13 clean sheets.
Additionally, only two players in the game have made more tackles than Munoz.
He ranks second among assets in his position but as Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.7m) is sidelined with injury it may only be a matter of time before he scale the mountain; the gap is now 27 points.
Ismaila Sarr (£3.8m) has performed well lately but Eberechi Eze (£4.7m) remains the best selection in midfield.
The England international averages 7.2 points-per-game in 2024/25, a rate only bettered by five midfielders at the time of writing.
Eze assisted both his side's goals against the Seagulls at the weekend for a ten-point return.
Among players in his position, only Morgan Rogers (£4.2m) has banked more points from his last three outings than the Eagles' No10.
The useful thing about Palace is that they have viable options in every position.
Jean-Philippe Mateta (£4.3m) has scored 16 goals this season with nine of them coming in his last 13 games.
The French striker enjoyed a similarly prosperous spell at the same time last year.
He is a tempting differential option as while Munoz and Eze are relatively popular, Mateta appears in just 3.8% of teams.
Dream Team bosses should seriously consider Palace's top performers for the remainder of April.
