The Premier League season kicks off this weekend and Crystal Palace have some plays with question marks.
After a successful pre-season, Oliver Glasner now gears up his side for his second season at the helm in SE25, with it all beginning on Sunday against Brentford.
The Premier League season for Crystal Palace promises to be exciting, with Glasner-ball taking full effect despite the exit of Michael Olise.
Some pundits have tipped the Eagles to struggle, with Paul Merson warning fans of relegation. But the underdog story will suit Palace and Glasner can prove them all wrong.
Now, Glasner has shared team news ahead of the first game of the season.
Glasner provides team news ahead of Brentford clash
Speaking with club media on Friday during the press conference, Glasner dropped some team news, confirming only one player is unavailable this weekend.
“Welcome back, all of you! [The team news] looks pretty good. All players are fit, all players are available – just [Matheus] Franca [is not].
“After his injury, he trained with us, and unfortunately he fractured his rib again so he will be out for the next weeks.”
This will be a blow for the Brazilian with this season being pretty big for him personally. Continuing, Glasner explained that other than that, he has a fully fit and available squad.
“But all other players are fit and trained the whole week, and can start and play at Brentford.”
This suggests that Guehi will be in contention to play this weekend. This assuming the potential £65m move to Newcastle does not accelerate dramatically.
Palace set to name a strong XI vs Brentford
With this news, we can assume that Glasner will name a very strong starting XI to open the campaign on Sunday.
It could see a full debut for Ismaila Sarr, while a competitive debut for Daichi Kamada and possibly Chadi Riad off the bench.
Jean-Philippe Mateta could also start, where he will hope to re-establish himself as the spearhead of the team, after how well he rounded out last season.
We cannot wait to see the Eagles back in action, let’s hope things are started with all three points against a strong Brentford side.
