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  1. Crystal Palace 1-0 Fredrikstad - send us your thoughtspublished at 21:51 BST 21 August

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  2. Crystal Palace v Fredrikstad: Team newspublished at 19:02 BST 21 August

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    Eberechi Eze, who is set for a move to Arsenal, is not a part of the Crystal Palace squad this evening.

    There are two other changes from the side who drew 0-0 with Chelsea in the Premier League at the weekend, with Chris Richards and Tyrick Mitchell dropping to the bench.

    Jefferson Lerma, Justin Devenny and Borna Sosa are brought into the starting XI.

    Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Lerma, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Sosa; Sarr, Devenny; Mateta.

    Subs: Matthews, Benitez, Mitchell, Clyne, Esse, Edouard, Richards, Rak-Sakyi, Cardines.

    Fredrikstad XI: Borsheim; S. Owusu, Fredriksen, Woledzi; Eid, Metcalfe, L. Owusu, Sorlokk, Molde; Ohlenschlaeger, Holten.

    Subs: Ovretveit, Langbraten, Okpaleke, Rafn, Hummelvoll-Nunez, Bjartalid, Kvile, Begby, Shein, Skogvold, Solberg, Granaas.

  3. What do Palace need before the transfer window shuts?published at 11:12 BST 21 August

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    Things have been quiet at Selhurst Park so far, but expect it to heat up in the next period as manager Oliver Glasner sets his sights on a defender and a forward.

    This all centres around the futures of captain and defensive lynchpin Marc Guehi and forward Eberechi Eze.

    Liverpool are hopeful of luring Guehi, who has only one year left on his contract, to Anfield, while Eze now looks on his way to Arsenal after they hijacked his move to Tottenham.

    These would leave big boots to fill.

    Palace have been linked with Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet, while Leicester City playmaker Bilal El Khannouss is a transfer target.

    Club Brugge's Christos Tzolis has also been touted but the Belgian club have every chance of progressing in the Champions League and want to keep their best players.

    There are busy days ahead for Palace before the window shuts.

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  4. Palace will be '100%' fine if Eze and Guehi leave - Hendersonpublished at 15:49 BST 20 August

    Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze celebrate and applaud the Palace fansImage source, Getty Images

    Dean Henderson says his Crystal Palace team-mates Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze will "stay committed throughout" amid reports linking the pair with a moves away from the club.

    Tottenham are in talks to sign star attacker Eberechi Eze and Liverpool have held discussions over Marc Guehi, who is in the final year of his contract.

    "Great lads," Henderson said of both players in a news conference before Thursday's Conference League play-off against Fredrikstad.

    "They are still committed and professional - it showed in the Chelsea game. Both of them were phenomenal in that game.

    "They will stay committed throughout and be there to help the team. They are part of us at the minute and we will keep enjoying it."

    The Eagles are enjoying the most successful period in the club's modern history after winning last season's FA Cup and beating Premier League champions Liverpool in the Community Shield.

    Despite demotion from the Europa League, they will play European football for the first time on Thursday and began their Premier League campaign with an impressive draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

    When asked if Palace can recover if they lose both Eze and Guehu, Henderson added: "100%. We have lost players before and we survived through that. And we brought the best times to this football club.

    "Even when we lost Michael [Olise], we followed it up with the best season in 119 years of the club. You have got to trust the manager and the process, and we will be very fine."

  5. Glasner on Eze and Guehi, European football and being 'entertainers'published at 14:50 BST 20 August

    Nat Hayward
    BBC Sport journalist

    Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Thursday's Conference League play-off first leg against Norwegian side Fredrikstad at Selhurst Park (20:00 BST).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Glasner confirmed Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi will start on Thursday despite being linked with moves away: "Many of you were surprised he [Eze] and Marc started against Chelsea, you may be surprised they start tomorrow, but they are committed to the team. They will play a crucial part for as long as they are here. If they leave, they want to leave as the guys who gave 100% to Crystal Palace."

    • More on Eze: "The player gives 100% because he is under contract. We don't have to say thank you every day - he is getting a few pounds every week."

    • On Guehi, who appeared to reject his manager approaching him on the pitch after full-time at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, Glasner added: "There has been so much nonsense written. I have not met many colleagues more ambitious than me - Marc is one of them, and he was upset on Sunday. He was emotional after this game, exhausted. He was disappointed the goal was disallowed and that we did not win."

    • Glasner will play his strongest team in the Conference League: "We will play with the best possible team every time. Maybe there will be one or two changes, but since Sunday our players are completely recovered, so no reason to make a lot of changes."

    • On the club's demotion from the Europa League: "This is the last time I will respond to this question. We deserve to play Europa League [because] we are the FA Cup champions - but it was decided we would be demoted, so we will prepare. It is the first time European football will be played at Selhust. This is our reward for winning the FA Cup and we will enjoy it."

    • When asked whether Palace are favourites to win the tournament, Glasner said: "It is important to stay humble. Goal one is to qualify for the group stage. It is our first time in this competition and, like every competition, we want to go and win it. If we can do it, I don't know."

    • Glasner emphasised that opponents Fredrikstad "deserve a lot of respect", adding: "They are the cup winners of Norway, so they are the same as us. We analyse them and prepare. They are very compact, defending in a deep block and very physical."

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  6. 'There is still recruitment work to be done'published at 12:38 BST 19 August

    Alex Pewter
    Fan writer

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    For Crystal Palace, the key to this positive start to the season has been consistency. Consistency in tactics, coaching, and the selection of players. The starting XI on Sunday made up 77.6% of the minutes in the previous Premier League campaign, and Oliver Glasner's decision to opt for a training camp in Austria over a more unfocused pre-season tour has left the team well-drilled and in good order - a stark contrast to twelve months ago.

    As far as the preparation for the game was concerned, at least to the outside world, the speculation around Eberechi Eze's inclusion in the squad could have acted as a distraction. As Glasner stated after the match, you can't always believe what you read on the internet, and the performance itself didn't reflect that uncertainty.

    In the coming days, the team's focus shifts to the Europa Conference League and the first of two legs against Norway's Fredrikstad. Whilst perhaps you can't call the event momentous just yet, as reaching the league phase remains the critical milestone, it is an alien position for the club to be in.

    Thankfully, despite the added workload the club is anticipating, Glasner has experience of the Thursday-Sunday grind of fixtures imposed on teams competing in Uefa's second and third competitions, and the squad will be well prepared for that in the short term.

    However, while we can only speculate on transfer movements in the coming days and weeks, without certainty of which players will still be at the club once the window closes, there is still recruitment work to be done for the team to manage the burden of multiple competitions that Glasner will want to compete in.

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  7. Gossip: Palace want to keep duo for Conference League play-offpublished at 07:16 BST 19 August

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    Crystal Palace want to retain Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi - who are targets for Tottenham and Liverpool respectively - until after the start of their Conference League campaign, which begins on Thursday against Fredrikstad. (Mirror, external)

    However, Spurs have made a request to Palace over the payment structure of a deal for Eze, with a proposed offer of £55m plus add-ons. (Independent, external)

    Meanwhile, Palace are lining up Rennes' 20-year-old French defender Jeremy Jacquet as a possible replacement for Guehi. (Independent, external)

    The Eagles have approached Leicester City to explore the possibility of signing 21-year-old Morocco midfielder Bilal El Khannouss. (Athletic - subscription required, external)

    And Palace are also considering a season-long loan deal for 29-year-old Wolves and South Korea forward Hwang Hee-chan. (Sun, external)

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  8. Palace in talks with Hobbs over sporting director vacancypublished at 21:00 BST 18 August

    Sami Mokbel
    Senior football correspondent

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    Crystal Palace have held talks with former Wolves sporting director Matt Hobbs regarding the vacancy left by Dougie Freedman earlier this year.

    Multiple sources have told BBC Sport that Hobbs was a guest of Palace chairman Steve Parish at the club's Premier League visit to Chelsea on Sunday and is emerging as a contender for the club's vacant sporting director role.

    BBC Sport first revealed Palace's initial interest in Hobbs on 30 July.

    Freedman left the role as sporting director at the end of last season to take a multi-sport role with Saudi Arabia club Al-Diriyah.

    There has been some doubt over whether Palace would look to directly replace Freedman, with recruitment consultant Iain Moody and assistant sporting director Ben Stevens taking on a wider remit since the Scot's departure.

    But Hobbs is in line for a return to football at Selhurst Park following his departure from Molineux earlier this summer.

  9. Have Guehi and Eze played their last game for Palace?published at 13:57 BST 18 August

    Sami Mokbel
    Senior football correspondent

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    Oliver Glasner was adamant post-match on Sunday that Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi would still be at the club for Thursday, the club's first ever European game against Fredrikstad FK. It is such a massive occasion and both of them played such a key part in what will be a momentous match at Selhurst Park on Thursday night.

    Whether they will play or not simply hinges on whether the deals - with Tottenham for Eze and Liverpool for Guehi - are made.

    I know Glasner is banking on both of those being available but that is wholly dependent on negotiations between all of the clubs involved.

  10. Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace - the fans' verdictpublished at 08:33 BST 18 August

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    We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Chelsea and Crystal Palace.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Chelsea fans

    Richard: Underwhelming would be a kind description. Blunt in attack and vulnerable in defence. The full attack was available but could barely muster an attempt on target. Do the players work on accurate shooting in training sessions? So little creativity on display. A really disappointing start and two home points are gone already. Much more is expected, starting Friday. Fortunate in the VAR intervention that ruled out the Palace 'winner'.

    Nick: After the great summer, seems like we've put the handbrake back on. Really disappointing performance. We've got great attackers - we need to set them free and then the goals will come.

    James: So much for our refurbished attack - they've got to start firing. Gittens was useless on that wing, Joao Pedro seemed non-existent. Delap had a good physical presence but couldn't get a shot at goal, Estevao was looking quite positive. Looking forward to when we start firing - we will be unstoppable.

    Crystal Palace fans

    Robert: A great gutsy performance by the whole team amid speculation of possibly losing Guehi and Eze. I really hope they will stay in this great squad. As for the disallowed goal, it was six of one and half a dozen of the other by both players which led to Eze's disallowed goal. I think the goal should have stood. Why on earth can't the transfer window close BEFORE the season starts? It's ridiculous how it is now.

    Gary: I thought it was an excellent performance against Chelsea's millions. We only spent £2m so far. We've proved once again we can compete against the 'bigger' clubs. Eze was unlucky to have his goal ruled out as otherwise it was a win. An excellent performance, especially defensively.

    Corin: Promising start to the season. Well organised in defence and dangerous in attack. Wharton is such an effortlessly classy player! Two years in a row we've had a goal disallowed in the first game. Should have been a penalty when Sanchez punched Guehi just before half-time. Glasner deserves praise for what he has achieved. If Eze and or Guehi go, they go with massive thanks and will always be legends at Palace. Without them, Palace will still be a test for anyone.

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  11. Is it the last hurrah for this great Crystal Palace team?published at 17:34 BST 17 August

    Nizaar Kinsella
    Football reporter

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    The biggest challenge for Crystal Palace is to keep this fantastic team together.

    Manager Oliver Glasner picked the same starting XI in the FA Cup final win against Manchester City in May and again in last weekend's Community Shield victory over Liverpool.

    There was one change against Chelsea as midfielder Daichi Kamada was replaced by Will Hughes, with the Japanese having picked up an injury in the Wembley shootout win over the Reds.

    Glasner clearly knows his best team, but has complained in recent news conferences about a lack of depth - and lack of new players coming in.

    For now, Palace remain a strong side, as they showed in this impressive display, but they are likely to get weaker before they can reinforce their ranks.

    Spurs are in talks to sign star attacker Eberechi Eze and Liverpool have held discussions over Marc Guehi, who is in the final year of his contract.

    There was also a £35m bid from Atalanta for striker Mateta earlier in the summer while there are reports Manchester United are interested in signing Adam Wharton next year.

    This Palace team, which won the club's first major trophy and secured European qualification for the first time in history last season, is potentially about to be picked apart by richer rivals.

    That fact was not lost on the away support at Stamford Bridge, who were heard chanting against former owner John Textor and Nottingham Forest's Evangelos Marinakis, having been demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League because of multi-club ownership rules.

    Having been on the wrong side of the European courts in that case, it is no wonder the away end were chanting "it's not football any more" after they were denied a moment of celebration by VAR when Eze's strike was chalked off.

  12. Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace: What Glasner saidpublished at 16:55 BST 17 August

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    Crystal Palace drew 0-0 away to Chelsea in their opening Premier League fixture on Sunday and manager Oliver Glasner believes Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze are 'aligned with Palace' amid rising transfer speculation.

    "Ebs and Marc, there has been a lot of noise about these two players in the last week. Everyone could see the performances against Liverpool and today they were 100 per cent aligned with this team and Crystal Palace," Glasner told BBC Match of the Day.

    "As long as they are 100 per cent committed, they will play as they are so good. I watched them all week in training, I spoke to them almost daily, maybe more than my kids and wife, but it's been worth it to talk to them.

    "They didn't just show they are great footballers, but they are great people and that's what I expected."

    He added, speaking to Sky Sports: "The 15, 16 players who had the most minutes last year are still here. There are a lot of rumours about Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi but they were 100 per cent with this group in Crystal Palace and they have proved that in a big way.

    On the future of Eze, Glasner said: "Eb should have scored a goal today, he had one and it was disallowed. He will come tomorrow to the Crystal Palace training ground, Tuesday off, we take Wednesday and I expect him to be back playing for us against Fredrikstad."

  13. Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace: Did you know?published at 16:17 BST 17 August

    Chelsea's Spanish goalkeeper #01 Robert Sanchez (R) rises to paw the ball away from Crystal Palace's French striker #14 Jean-Philippe Mateta (L) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge Image source, Getty Images
    • Since the start of last season, no Premier League team has drawn more matches than Crystal Palace (15), with the Eagles now drawing five of their last seven games (W2).