Crystal Palace will be hoping to get back to winning ways when they welcome Newcastle United to Selhurst Park on Sunday afternoon for their latest Premier League fixture.
The Eagles arrive in poor form, especially defensively, having shipped a league-leading 17 goals across their opening seven matches. Their most recent league game ended in a damaging 5-0 loss to Brighton, coming shortly after a 3-2 Europa League defeat against Lyon. Although Pierre Sage’s team responded in midweek with a battling 2-2 draw against Beşiktaş in Europe, belief within the squad is still shaky.
Crystal Palace team news
Palace head into their Gameweek 8 meeting at Selhurst Park with several important players unavailable, particularly in defence.
Boss Pierre Sage has confirmed that Takehiro Tomiyasu is still out with a calf problem, Chadi Riad remains sidelined by a knee injury, and Quinten Timber is unavailable because of a thigh complaint.
Goalkeeper Dean Henderson will undergo a late assessment for a foot injury to see whether he can feature. Up front, Jørgen Strand Larsen is a major doubt and is being evaluated after taking a knock in the midweek Europa League draw with Beşiktaş.
However, there is a significant boost in attack, as Jean-Philippe Mateta is back and fully available. The forward is set to spearhead the attack with confidence after scoring in European action earlier in the week.
Crystal Palace predicted lineup
Possible starting XI: Benitez; Richards, Disasi, Canvot; Khalaili, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; McNeil, Pino; Mateta
When will the match kick off?
The match will kick off at 3pm BST on Sunday, 25th October.
How to watch Crystal Palace vs Newcastle?
Sky Sports+ will show the Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United match live to viewers in the UK.
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