Crystal Palace vs Manchester City - pre-match thread

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I'll start again! As people rightly pointed out, it's Palace next not Burnley. It was a late (depressing) night watching the US Presidential Election results coming in, so I'm blaming that.

Palace's home record hasn't been great this season, having been beaten at Selhurst Park by West Brom, West Ham and Liverpool already this season.

I'm sure Guardiola will have an eye on the Monchengladbach game, although that's less important now unless he still harbours hopes of winning the group, so hopefully he'll put a full strength side out. It'd be a bonus if we can get through the international break without any further injuries.
 
We will either drop points here or at Burnley. Burnley have been good so I reckon we will win 1-3 at Palace, then draw 1-1 at Burnley.

Just need to weather the first 10 minutes as always and remember! 'We've got Guardiola!'
 
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Looking at Palace's home form and our away form (season to date tables), then this should be a formality.

However we don't seem to do formalities!!
 
Hopefully Vinne is fit for this as I can see them putting loads of ball in for Benteke
 
I'm surprised that people are willing to play a back three against Palace who have a front three of Zaha, Townsend and Benteke. For me that's a massive no. Hope Sagna is fit for this, Kolarov should start at LB to combat the height of the Palace team.
 
Would never try to predict the team, I'll leave it to the boss to sort that one out but a win here is a must and I thin k we'll get it. Sadly its taken me more or less till today to get the weekend out of my system but looking forward now we're not City under Pellers, I expect Pep to get us sorted and that we'll go on a bit of a run, starting with this game. I'd sacrifice a bit of flare for now to get the results we need.
 
Be a tough game,crowd will be up for it and they have two tricky wingers to expose our weaknesses. Going for a narrow 2-1 victory but wouldn't be surprised with a 2-2 draw. Besides that horrible Pardew likes to get one over on us.
 
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Be a tough game,crowd will be up for it and they have two tricky wingers to expose our weaknesses. Going for a narrow 2-1 victory but wouldn't be surprised with a 2-2 draw. Besides that horrible Pardew likes to get one over on us.
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Miserable sod but at least he cant refer to Pep as an " old cnut " .
 
Please no predictions of '4-1 5-1 6-1s'...
I'll snap your hand off for 1-0. Any which way we can!
 
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