Crystal Palace (A) - Mon 14th March, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[MCFC1993]

Kick off time 20:00 (GMT). Live on Sky Sports for those in the UK.

Like every league game in recent weeks, it's another must win to maintain that distance between us and Liverpool. Liverpool play Brighton (A) on Saturday, so that gap could be back down to 3 points having played the same amount of games.

This is one of the harder league games we have left this season; 1 of the 3 away games we have left against a top half side (the other 2 being West Ham and Wolves). Needless to say they picked us apart at home earlier in the season albeit a Laporte red card heavily affected our ability to comeback in that one.

Southampton (A) on Sun 20th Match in the FA Cup is our next game after this one, so we just need to go full strength here.

Absentees v Sporting CP
Nathan Ake - Injured (could be back)
Ruben Dias - Hamstring (out for a while longer)
Joao Cancelo - Sick (probably Covid, probably be fit for this one)
Kyle Walker - Only suspended for CL
Zack Steffan - Injured
Cole Palmer - Unsure

 

[Deleted member 81382]

-----------------------Ederson
Walker-----Stones-----Laporte-----Cancelo
-------------------------Rodri
-----------------KDB----------Silva
Mahrez------------Foden------------Grealish

 

[SWPISHOME]

-----------------------Ederson
Walker-----Stones-----Laporte-----Cancelo
-------------------------Rodri
-----------------KDB----------Silva
Mahrez------------Foden------------Grealish

Has to be this.

 

[Eagles123]

Hi, Palace fan in peace!

We've been playing really well recently but expect you guys to have enough. Would much rather you won the league than Liverpool anyway!

PS Michael Olise is a terrible player, any of your scouts looking at him should hand in their resignation ASAP :)

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I’m not looking forward to this one.

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

This could be a real hard slog

 

[the blue panther]

This could be a real slog

It could be great! We could light up the premier league, as we often do - that'd be nice, wouldn't it?

 

[Shaffer92]

Schlupp, Kouyate, Zaha, Olise.. A lot of pace in their team. Not to mention Gallagher who's had a great season. Will be a difficult game. No doubt.

 

[St.Pauli support]

Referee: Martin Atkinson.
Assistants: Lee Betts, Richard West.
Fourth official: Simon Hooper.
VAR: Jarred Gillett. Assistant VAR: Harry Lennard.

 

[WestGorton]

Hi, Palace fan in peace!

We've been playing really well recently but expect you guys to have enough. Would much rather you won the league than Liverpool anyway!

PS Michael Olise is a terrible player, any of your scouts looking at him should hand in their resignation ASAP :)

That's funny mate. He is a young Mahrez.

 

[WestGorton]

Hi, Palace fan in peace!

We've been playing really well recently but expect you guys to have enough. Would much rather you won the league than Liverpool anyway!

PS Michael Olise is a terrible player, any of your scouts looking at him should hand in their resignation ASAP :)

I'm coming down for the match. Lived in Thornton Heath for a bit.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Safe to say we owe these one!
What colour roller skates will Zaha be wearing?

 

[blue b4 the moon]

-----------------------Ederson
Walker-----Stones-----Laporte-----Cancelo
-------------------------Rodri
-----------------KDB----------Silva
Mahrez------------Foden------------Grealish

Hehe thought on your original point you'd abused mod status by liking your own post.

 

[vmsuhail]

Toughest game of the season left after Liverpool. Drop points and Liverpool will confidently go into the Arsenal game. There is no PL game for 3 weeks afterwards, so a win is very important.

 

[David Silva #21]

Please no more of Sterling or Jesus, They just don't have the quality and would feck up the title.

We should use them as subs when we are confident of result.

Ederson
Walker Stones Laporte Cancelo
Rodri
KDB Bernie
Mahrez Foden Grealish

2-0 city

 

[Blu3m00n91]

Same team that battered the red shite pls.

 

[youngbob]

Ederson
Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo
Rodri
Bernardo, De Bruyne
Mahrez, Grealish, Foden

 

[vincent]

Hi, Palace fan in peace!

We've been playing really well recently but expect you guys to have enough. Would much rather you won the league than Liverpool anyway!

PS Michael Olise is a terrible player, any of your scouts looking at him should hand in their resignation ASAP :)

What’s your thoughts on Vieira? Personally think he will be one of the leading candidates for the City job when Pep does move on.

 

[SerbianBlue]

What's the situation with Cancelo? Is he fit?

 

[Blue Jon]

Toughest game of the season left after Liverpool. Drop points and Liverpool will confidently go into the Arsenal game. There is no PL game for 3 weeks afterwards, so a win is very important.

Think West Ham away (second to last game) will be tougher especially if they are still in the running for CL/Europa place. That said Palace will not be easy by any stretch and they’re on a good run.