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Crystal Palace kick off their ‘double’ in Gameweek 32 with a trip to Manchester City this Saturday lunchtime.

The action at the Etihad gets underway at 12:30 BST.

Palace boss Oliver Glasner, not renowned for his rotation, makes just one change to his starting XI today.

It’s an enforced alteration, too, as Marc Guehi is suspended. He’ll return for the second of the Eagles’ Gameweek 32 fixtures against Newcastle United in midweek.

Chris Richards, back from a calf issue, replaces Guehi in defence.

Maxence Lacroix was passed fit by Glasner on Friday and keeps his place at centre-half, while the heavily owned contingent of Jean-Philippe Mateta, Ismaila Sarr, Eberechi Eze and Daniel Munoz all start as expected.

From one manager not known for his changes to another who tinkers all too much.

Pep Guardiola has made three alterations to his line-up following the goalless draw with Manchester United last Sunday.

The most surprising inclusion is that of James McAtee, who gets his first-ever Premier League start for the Cityzens.

Rico Lewis and Nico Gonzalez also return to the starting XI.

Matheus Nunes and Bernardo Silva both drop to the bench, while Phil Foden is absent entirely. Guardiola had revealed Foden was a doubt with a knock in the embargoed section of Friday’s presser.

Despite the City attack misfiring at Old Trafford last weekend, Savinho, Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish are again reduced to substitute duty.

These sides drew 2-2 in the reverse fixture in December, with Munoz among the goalscorers at Selhurst Park.

LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Kovacic, Gundogan, McAtee, De Bruyne, Marmoush.

Substitutes: Ortega, Grealish, Doku, Bernardo, Reis, Savinho, Nunes, Khusanov, Bobb.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Lerma, Muñoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.

Substitutes: Matthews, Ward, Clyne, Chilwell, Kporha, Hughes, Devenny, França, Umeh.

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Ederson injured

    1. HelmutCool
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Did he really get injured kicking a ball??
      Getting subbed off

  2. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Come on Oliver, I have faith

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      hoping for a Twist

  3. No Kane No Gain
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Any other Joao Pedro owners out there or just me hoping he hauls against Leicester ??

    1. Wizard of Ozil
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Me too. I ditched Evanilson for him

  4. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Am watching another live game.

    Mateta subbed off because? Injured? Tactical? Managing minutes after recent injury?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Had 5 touches in the first half. I imagine it was tactical but won’t know until after the game

  5. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Gavardiol staying back, he needs releasing

    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      He needs to belt out some Inglebert Humperdink

  6. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Ortega with an impressive bushy’s blow!

  7. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    I want nothing more today than a Morgan Rogers hatrick.

  8. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    How can Palace go from 2-0 and all over City to just nothing? Fill your team with palace players they said!!!
    Newcastle away might be even worse . Munoz might get - points

  9. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Will Ederson be ok for DGW?

  10. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    That Eze offside proving costly

    small margins

    Pacino's speech in Any Given Sunday etc.

    1. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Yeah. Massive moment that
      3nil and probably game over
      Eze 3 bonus points too 🙁

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Sarr howler miss was the turning point

  11. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    No regrets on Glasner AM- had to go for the upside

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 months, 6 days ago

        Nah mate. Go big or go home

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Yeah I’m ok with it

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Really Moyes / Slot was the way

  12. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Estupinian, Dunk, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Minteh, O'Riley, Ayari, Adingra, Welbeck, Pedro.

    Subs: Rushworth, March, Gruda, Cashin, Gomez, Wieffer, Tasker, James, Howell.

    Leicester City XI: Hermansen, Justin, Coady, Okoli, Thomas, Soumare, Ndidi, El Khannouss, Mavididi, McAteer, Vardy.

    Subs: Stolarczyk, De Cordova-Reid, Ayew, Daka, Pereira, Skipp, Coulibaly, Aluko, Evans.

    Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Stephens, Harwood-Bellis, Manning, Ugochukwu, Archer, Fernandes, Sulemana, Onuachu

    Subs: McCarthy, Aribo, Smallbone, Stewart, Bree, Wood, Sugawara, Dibling, Robinson

    Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, Onana, Tielemans, Rogers, Asensio, Ramsey, Rashford

    Subs: Olsen, Disasi, McGinn, Watkins, Digne, Torres, Garcia, Malen, Kamara

    Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Dominguez, Morato, Milenkovic, Moreno, Williams, Silva, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.

    Everton XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye, Broja.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Forest subs
      Subs: Miguel, Morato, Sangare, Elanga, Yates, Sosa, Danilo, Boly, Abbott

      Everton subs
      Subs: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, McNeil, Beto, Chermiti, Young, Alcaraz, Iroegbunam

    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      No Murillo? ffs

      1. Sergio Giorgini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 6 days ago

        Don't worry he's c0cked it up. Murillo starts

        1. fantasist
          • 15 Years
          11 months, 6 days ago

          Blame BBC haha they've put Morato instead of Murillo

          1. Sergio Giorgini
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 months, 6 days ago

            Haha fair enough, BBC site is full of mistakes constantly

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              11 months, 6 days ago

              FPL website made the same mistake

  13. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Ederson dead for GW33, of course....

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Opens up a spot for KDB for me, albeit for a -4

  14. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Can't wait for Rogers to put the final nail in my dismal season.

  15. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Fill your team with Palace ffs,

    BBC,

    After 25 minutes of the second half, Crystal Palace were still yet to have a shot or record a touch in the opposition's penalty area.

  16. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Maybe it's Palace players that need dumping after DGW33 rather than Newcastle ones. Livra and Murphy could be good cheap 5th def/mid

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      league is over for them if they lose these 2 matches this gw as well

  17. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    2 pts from 3 players is abysmal

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      not bad actually

  18. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Still time for 1 more Marmoush...

  19. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Thought pep may have made a sub or two , with 2 players getting booked nico and macatee

  20. Taegugk Warrior
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    How nailed timber is..?

    1. Hooky
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Yoda knows

    2. Quality Quality Qualit
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      That's plane

  21. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    I'rielly G

  22. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Nico goal

  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    no assist

  24. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Eze off

  25. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Marmoush G

    Oh really ?!?

    No, O’Reilly

  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    city could have almost 10

    whats gone wrong with palace today? guehi missing and lerma not in midfield causing this?

  27. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Bobb an savinho getting ready to come on

  28. Sergio Giorgini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    So nothing for Glasner owners in first table bonus match. This is the gamble of course

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      2 pts is a haul for some this week

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Yep. Does he get two points for goals scored?

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        11 months, 6 days ago

        Yeah

  29. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    This is getting O'Reilly Eze for City

  30. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Bobb's back