Crystal Palace v Stoke: Premier League match preview With most of the London side's problems coming from a lack of goals, summer signings Marouane Chamakh and Dwight Gayle will need to step up on Saturday. Chamakh in particular has improved his game recently though, four goals in his past eight games have coincided with Palace taking nine points from those games. Stoke meanwhile may be settling into a false sense of security. Whilst their comfortable twelfth position in the league may seem lofty, they are only five points off bottom and without a league win in four. Add to that that they have to worst away record in the division, and Mark Hughes" men could slip into danger if due care is not taken. Hughes has acted, bringing in Manchester City's Swedish striker John Guidetti and making Stephen Ireland's loan move permanent in an attempt to bolster his squad. A win for Stoke, it would be only their second away win of the season, could see them rise above Aston Villa and Hull and into the top half of the table. Stoke 2 (Adam, Shawcross) Crystal Palace 1 (Chamakh), Premier League, August 2013 Stoke 4 (Jones, Walters 2, Jerome) Crystal Palace 1 (Murray), FA Cup, January 2013 Crystal Palace 0 Stoke 0, FA Cup, January 2013 Stoke are heavily reliant on their home form - they have the worst away record in the league. Stoke concede an average of 1.09 goals at home compared to 2.30 away. While Palace are bottom, they've conceded less goals than half of the teams in the bottom half of the league. Crystal Palace to win: 2.25 Stoke to win: 3.4 Draw: 3.2