Crystal Palace (H) Build up 20/7

[Tredman]

Saiss out. Adama and Podence start. Good looking team.

 

[YoungWolf]

Donck at the back. Podence stays in. Traore in front 3

 

[Norman Deeley]

Well, so much for my predo of Adama at RWB. It's Adama, Raul and Pod up front

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Decent line up for me. Happy with that.

 

[Tony Towner]

Nuno must agree with Tredman that Boly looks better on the left. More about that and Saiss being dropped I'd suggest

 

[Tom Hark]

Feel very much the same tbh. VAR has ruined the game and needs a complete overhaul in the way it is operated.

You are right, VAR is not fit for purpose, but blaming it is an easy target. We could easily have been challenging top 4 with just a little more - I don't know: experience? know-how? tencaity? - even with the VAR decisions. If VAR didn't exist we'd still probably have a few of examples of 'that offside goal', 'that penalty', 'that red card' or whatever to moan about over the course of a season. VAR has just turned the element of uncontrolled random chance into random chance controlled by monkeys. It hasn't improved the game one iota but it probably also hasn't changed the 'luck of the draw' element except in the way the draw is made.

 

[The Bear]

Kind of surprised he moved Boly over when Zaha usually plays down the left.

Saiss must be carrying some kind of knock IMO.

 

[The Bear]

Let's also hope Adam's shoulder is alright and holds up. He seems to play at 75% when he gets a knock on it and it causes him pain.

 

[slink]

A must win game, Palace without Cahill, PVA and Milivojevic. Look forward to us getting on the front foot and putting the game beyond them after 30 minutes....

 

[The Bear]

I didn't notice Milivojevic was missing. That's good news.

 

[Norman Deeley]

Some Palace fans on Twitter say they have "a few nippers" on the bench. Let's hope they play the grown-ups against Spurs...

 

[The Bear]

Saiss also got sent off against Palace this season after two yellows on Zaha.

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

I'm in a strange place with this game, it is vitally important yet I cant get myself motivated about it, just feel that we may have missed the boat a little with that bloody equaliser at Turf Moor.

I hope the players have a better mind-set than me!

 

[Deano]

Big result for us if Everton hold on here.

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

First result of the weekends round of fixtures going for us, maybe time for some optimism from me!

 

[The Bear]

Can we have an early goal for a change please?!!

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Can we have an early goal for a change please?!!

At the right end!

 

[Premier Quality]

Mcmanaman is stuck in traffic so the commentary is off to a better start already!!

 

[Tredman]

Best news so far.

 

[Jack Regan]

Steve McManaman stuck in traffic. Yes!