Crystal Palace face a difficult task against Spurs this weekend in the Premier League, here’s our predicted line-up.
Oliver Glasner will take charge of his second Crystal Palace game this weekend, with his first away day since taking the job.
This follows last week’s game which saw him triumphant at Selhurst Park with an impressive 3-0 victory over Burnley.
Of course, the difference in facing Burnley and then Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs side is night and day, so it’s hard to gauge how Saturday will go.
But what we do know is that Glasner will be picking a strong team, boosted by the return of Eberechi Eze and Will Hughes.
Here’s our predicted XI to face Spurs…
Crystal Palace predicted line-up vs Spurs
After the successes of last weekend, Glasner is unlikely to make any drastic changes, however, two players are returning from injury with one bound to play.
In goal, however, Sam Johnstone will keep his place ahead of Dean Henderson after a clean sheet in the last game.
Another department which remains unchanged is the defence.
The back three will be Joel Ward, a fit Joachim Andersen and then the first goalscorer of the Glasner era Chris Richards. This trio is likely to remain given Marc Guehi’s injury setback.
The wing-backs will also remain unchanged with Daniel Munoz and Tyrick Mitchell among the standout performers last time out.
Central-midfield has emerged as a real area of strength for Palace, with Jefferson Lerma and January’s big signing Adam Wharton both ‘magnificent’ against Burnley.
The front three is where we are seeing some change made as Eberechi Eze steps back into the starting line-up after his recent injury. He will be on the left while the in-form Jordan Ayew retains his place on the right.
Finally, in the striker position, Jean-Philippe Mateta will be looking to grab another goal this week and will be tasked with keeping the Spurs defence busy.
