Aston Villa boss Unai Emery expressed his deep respect for Crystal Palace and their manager Oliver Glasner in his news conference on Friday.
The Villans host the Eagles in the Premier League on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
Asked about Palace’s form, with Glasner’s team 18th in the table after 11 games, Emery said: “Crystal Palace have all my respect.
“We can analyse them playing against us three weeks ago, when they beat us here, and last season they were fantastic in the last four months of the season.
“They are playing in the same idea and style, but they’ve had some injuries and [Michael] Olise is no longer in the squad. They are playing the same as last year when they were successful. They deserve more points than they have now.”
Villa come into Saturday’s match on the back of a run of three consecutive defeats – something Emery is keen rectify this weekend.
“They won against us three weeks ago and my respect for them is a lot,” he added.
“I am positive because we are working to correct small details.
“Respect is analysing them and trying to tactically respond to everything they are going to demand from us.”
