Crystal Palace (A) - Sat 7th Dec, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Blu3m00n91]

Ortega; Walker Dias Gvardiol Bernardo; Gundogan KDB Grealish; Savio Haaland Doku

 

[the blue panther]

It’s a shame that tonight may have come at a cost.

Akanji and Aké injured. De Bruyne looked knackered after 35 minutes and then again after 65 minutes, I’m not sure he’s got another start in him immediately and would you risk it even if he felt like he did?

So others need to step up. Walker, Lewis, Nunes may have to come in and do well on Saturday. But the platform has been laid and they’ve been shown what a proper performance looks like.

Palace are a physical side, they’re picking up points now. Will be tough, but if we play with the energy we had tonight, we should be okay.

Grealish must play in the middle again, he was fucking mustard!

They beat Ipswich the other night - I watched the game and Ipswich were awful. Palace didn't do much but the guy up front - Mateta - scored a very good goal and he really looks a big handful, so hopefully Dias stays fit.

Come on blues - let's get a run going.

 

[Claytop]

I don’t think we have a defensive combination that won’t result in us shipping a few if Ake & Akanji both out, feel abit like 1 step forward with the win but two back with the injuries it’s brought.

Walker - Dias - Gvardiol - Lewis?

Or unlikely even Stones fit,

Walker - Dias - Stones - Gvardiol.

Neither fills me with loads of confidence.

 

[Eccles Blue]

I think JB might be back for this one. *fingers crossed*

 

[the blue panther]

I think JB might be back for this one. *fingers crossed*

I doubt it - Pep said at the press conference on Tuesday that Sones had a "feet" problem - if that's true, he won't have been training. The physio room website has him as being available around 11th December.

 

[Eccles Blue]

I doubt it - Pep said at the press conference on Tuesday that Sones had a "feet" problem - if that's true, he won't have been training. The physio room website has him as being available around 11th December.

Pep also said he might be back 'next week' which I took to mean CP game. :-)

 

[SWPISHOME]

We really could have done with Akanji this weekend of all games for his pace and power against Mateta.

 

[Nevizade]

Think we might bring Eddy back in with Palace's physical threat at set pieces. Regrettably can't see Kev starting either after running his bollocks off for 75 minutes last night:

Ederson
Walker Dias Gvardiol Lewis
Bernardo Gundogan Grealish
Savinho Haaland Doku

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Pep predicted this but not of this quantum.

He does'nt like a big squad.....
however we need one,and elite fresh faces, if were going to go deep in all competitions....70 games year after year is not sustainable with a senior squad of 17/18 players.

Lessons learned ??

Fuck off with such nonnsense !!

 

[wolfie1988]

Anybody else had a ticket balls up for this? Ordered 2, only received 1. They say it's gone to the owner of the ticket rather than the lead purchaser but there is nothing in either email.