Crystal Palace vs Leeds match thread

[Daddyorc]

Palace: Benitez (GK), Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, Johnson, Lerma, Hughes, Mitchell, Sarr, Guessand, Strand Larsen.

Subs: Matthews (GK), Riad, Clyne, Sosa, Kamada, Wharton, Devenny, Pino, Mateta.

Leeds: Darlow; Rodon, Struijk, Bijol; Justin, Ampadu, Stach, Gudmundsson; Aaronson, Nmecha; Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Perri, Bogle, James, Longstaff, Piroe, Tanaka, Bornauw, Gnonto, Gruev

 

[palace_in_frogland]

Have I missed something? Where is our captain?

 

[Daddyorc]

Have I missed something? Where is our captain?

The website just says he's absent from the squad. No explanation.

Could be anything - sick, hurt, family matter...

 

[TrickyboyVn]

Good to see Hughes in the middle for bit of grit ( but watch him get yellow in first 30 mins )

 

[Daddyorc]

Strange midfield - Lerma and Hughes. Maybe he's saving Wharton and Kamada for Thursday?

 

[VinceHilaire]

Good to see Hughes in the middle for bit of grit ( but watch him get yellow in first 30 mins )

Hmmmm …that’s a little optimistic! Perhaps the first 10 minutes! 🙈

 

[esox lucius]

The website just says he's absent from the squad. No explanation.

Could be anything - sick, hurt, family matter...

Maybe he’s upset JPM didn’t send him a birthday card on Thursday

 

[eritheagle]

The website just says he's absent from the squad. No explanation.

Could be anything - sick, hurt, family matter...

attending the march/static protest for the ayatollah!!

 

[taylors lovechild]

DCL always does well against us, so it's annoying that he's fit to start. Hopefully, we can avoid giving away cheap throw-ins and corners. Our front three looks stronger than the one we put out in the reverse fixture (Pino-JP-Nketiah) and we have a strong bench, so hopefully we can put up more of a fight this time. We're pretty much safe now, so the pressure is all on Leeds.

 

[VinceHilaire]

Strange midfield - Lerma and Hughes. Maybe he's saving Wharton and Kamada for Thursday?

Not sure - but Leeds were incredibly physical when we last played them. Lerma & Hughes will certainly add some steel to the midfield

 

[mtp1958]

Deano is ill didn't do alot Thursday got water logged

 

[Dogburger]

Strange midfield - Lerma and Hughes. Maybe he's saving Wharton and Kamada for Thursday?

I would say so ,this team says we are prioritising the Europe C league competition . Its also a good bench that will or should give some good opportunity late in the game if we need it .

COYP!

 

[Uphill]

So where is the creativity to come from?
Looks like manager is playing for a point - always a dangerous way to start

 

[chris123]

So where is the creativity to come from?
Looks like manager is playing for a point - always a dangerous way to start

A Wharton chip to JSL.

 

[park the bus]

Is Shoehorner a word in Austrian German?

 

[chris123]

Good to see Hughes in the middle for bit of grit ( but watch him get yellow in first 30 mins )

He's captain too it seems.

 

[Hannes]

Is Shoehorner a word in Austrian German?

No, it's called Schuhlöffel here.

 

[JHB]

Hmmmm …that’s a little optimistic! Perhaps the first 10 minutes! 🙈

He’s not been starting for a while so will probably take him longer to get going than normal .. maybe 15 mins for the booking

 

[Dogburger]

No, it's called Schuhlöffel here.

I think he is 9 under par at the Players

 

[Dogburger]

double do da