Crystal Palace have a tough Premier League fixture this week against Tottenham and here is the latest team news and our predicted starting lineup for the match.
The two will play each other on Friday night at Selhurst Park.
So, who could start for Crystal Palace and are there any injuries to worry about? Let’s take a look…
Latest team news vs Tottenham
Sadly, Palace still have some injury troubles despite the return of Cheick Doucoure and Jefferson Lerma last weekend.
There are six Palace players currently unavailable for the fixture vs Tottenham. Eberechi Eze, Dean Henderson, James Tomkins and Nathan Ferguson will all definitely miss the match.
Eze will hopefully be able to return for the match against Burnley at the start of November. Meanwhile, Michael Olise is close to a return and could make the squad for the match against Spurs.
Jeffrey Schlupp did not recover from his injury in time to face Newcastle, but he is currently being assessed and there is hope that he can return on Friday, via Premier Injuries.
Crystal Palace predicted lineup vs Tottenham
Crystal Palace lost 4-0 on the weekend to Newcastle and the result definitely showed a few issues with the squad.
One is the lack of creativity the squad has without Eze, and the other is the fact that Odsonne Edouard cannot play as a left-winger against tough opposition.
Matheus Franca had a good debut when he came on and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi looked promising, but it is hard to see Roy Hodgson picking either to start.
Palace have only scored three goals at home this season, all in one game against Wolves, and it would not be a shock to see Hodgson favour defence over attack against the Premier League leaders.
The Palace manager is also someone who doesn’t like to necessarily make many tactical changes between matches, and with some of the more experienced options lacking, it wouldn’t be a shock to see the Eagles lineup with a similar team to the one we saw last weekend.
- Manager: Roy Hodgson
- Formation: 4-3-3
- GK: Sam Johnstone
- DEFENCE: Joel Ward, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi, Tyrick Mitchell
- MIDFIELD: Cheick Doucoure, Jefferson Lerma, Will Hughes
- ATTACK: Jordan Ayew, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Odsonne Edouard
Olise is a ‘terrific‘ winger, but it feels like it would be a risk to bring him back into the starting lineup after multiple months injured, especially against Spurs. It will be another huge test for £14m signing Edouard as he will have to face another attacking full-back.
