Sutton's predictions: Crystal Palace v Fulhampublished at 09:26 9 November 2024
09:26 9 November 2024
Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, against a variety of guests.
For week 11 he takes on Mylee and Tate from CBBC football drama Jamie Johnson FC (JJFC).
Sutton's prediction: 1-1
Palace's form has started to pick up and they almost got their second win in a row last week - they had a 96th-minute winner disallowed against Wolves, when it should have stood - or at least as far as I could see.
Fulham are always stronger at home, but they are a nicely balanced team and they have picked up a few points on the road too.
Apologies to everyone for sitting on the fence again, but I am going for another draw.
Earlier, we asked you to identify the former Crystal Palace player from their Premier League statistics playing for the club.
The correct answer was Andros Townsend.
Glasner on Nketiah injury, Andersen's return and Fulhampublished at 15:14 8 November 2024
15:14 8 November 2024
Phil Cartwright BBC Sport journalist
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Fulham (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Eberechi Eze, Adam Wharton, Jefferson Lerma and Eddie Nketiah are among the Palace players who will miss the game because of injury.
Glasner said Nketiah has a hamstring problem and the Palace boss said it was "his fault" not to have substituted the striker earlier during the game at Wolves.
On the challenges of dealing with a number of injuries within the squad: "You can see the glass half empty or half full. Any manager at any club wants all their players fit and available, but it's also a chance for other players to step up and show we can work as a team. Our team were excellent last week, during a tight schedule of three games in six days."
Assessing Palace's recent uptick in form, Glasner said: "We've had better results, especially the win against Tottenham. But we have to be honest - we could have won games before which we didn't win, and we could have maybe drawn against Tottenham because they had chances at the end. We were always close to getting better results and in the past games we have got better results."
On Saturday's opponents: "They have had an excellent start and also haven't have some of the results they wanted, but they are a good team with a clear structure and a great manager. But we're at home and feel in good shape. We have confidence and it will be a tough game for both teams."
On former Palace defender Joachim Andersen's return with Fulham: "I'm looking forward to meeting him again. He's a great guy. He had a very good time at Palace and he was a great player for me and my staff since we arrived. But there will no friendship during the 90 minutes."
Today's trivia challengepublished at 08:50 8 November 2024
08:50 8 November 2024
Guess the former Crystal Palace player from their Premier League statistics at the club:
Years at club: 2016-2021
National team: England
Position: Winger
Appearances: 168
Goals: 13
Answer will be revealed at 17:00 GMT
'Everyone who loves football should enjoy seeing Eze on the pitch'published at 16:03 7 November 2024
16:03 7 November 2024
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Fulham boss Marco Silva was full of praise for "top player" Eberechi Eze before his side's trip across London to face Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Silva said of the England international: "Everyone who loves football should enjoy seeing Eze on the pitch. He is a top, top young player and has so much quality with everything he does on the pitch."
Oliver Glasner's side were made to do without Eze, 26, for their draw at Wolves last Saturday, after he limped out of their Carabao Cup win over Aston Villa a few days earlier.
However, Eze is in line to return to the Palace side when they host Fulham at Selhurst Park.
Silva added: "Even though he is on the opposite team, I really enjoy watching him play, the great talent that he has to work with. For Crystal Palace, it is of course much better to have him there with them."
Who is in the latest England squad?published at 14:08 7 November 2024
14:08 7 November 2024
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England interim manager Lee Carsley has named a 26-man squad for the upcoming Nations League games against Greece and Republic of Ireland.
Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall and Southampton centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis have received their first call-ups to the senior side, with Saints' Aaron Ramsdale one of three goalkeepers selected.
The only other uncapped player in the squad is Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, while there is no place for Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers.
These will be Carsley's final two matches in charge before Thomas Tuchel becomes Gareth Southgate's full-time successor from 1 January.
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton).
Defenders: Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
Midfielders: Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
Forwards: Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham).
Gossip: Palace want Sunderland's Rigg in Januarypublished at 07:39 7 November 2024
07:39 7 November 2024
Crystal Palace are planning a £20m January bid for Sunderland's 17-year-old England Under-18 midfielder Chris Rigg. (Sun), external
Escape from relegation battle 'will take longer than desired'published at 12:27 5 November 2024
12:27 5 November 2024
Alex Pewter Fan writer
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Another weekend, another point for Oliver Glasner and Crystal Palace.
Escape from the current relegation battle will take longer than desired, as the team had entered the match with an expanding list of injury concerns.
Ironically, despite all the comments surrounding squad depth, few fans had concerns about the defensive midfield position. With four players capable of starting, and new arrival Daichi Kamada able to act as an emergency option, the heart of the formation appeared to be well set.
The reality has been far less rosy, as the club have struggled to have more than three of the principal options available at once.
If anything, Adam Wharton's valiant efforts in battling a nagging injury for most of the season, which ultimately resulted in surgery, deserves only higher praise. There was the sense the burden was placed on him if only to allow Cheick Doucoure to overcome a freak toe injury suffered against Leicester in mid-September.
Wharton is not alone on the sidelines, either.
Jefferson Lerma is not expected to return until after the international break, in a best-case scenario. Meanwhile, a fifth yellow for Will Hughes seconds before being substituted leaves Glasner without another player for Fulham.
The intensity and pressing that was reinvigorated against Tottenham was maintained against Wolves. If not for wayward finishing, perhaps the game would have ended differently - though the absence of options in the midfield engine room was also a contributing factor.
Coupled with Glasner's hesitancy to turn to the academy players sitting on the bench, Palace will enter the Fulham match with Doucoure and Kamada as their only options without disrupting the settled backline.
Does that mean we need to grade these results against healthy oppositions on a curve? Perhaps. Yet, asterisks and caveats are not entirely useful for a team in desperate need of points.
Wolves 2-2 Crystal Palace - the fans' verdictpublished at 11:36 4 November 2024
11:36 4 November 2024
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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Wolves and Crystal Palace.
Here are some of your comments:
Wolves fans:
Gabriel: Gary O’Neil was obviously just trying not to lose. When we went behind and started acting like we wanted to win, we went ahead. Then we went back to trying not to lose and unsurprisingly conceded yet again. I love Gary but, unfortunately, I think his time is up. Contrary to what he said, this match absolutely was a must-win game.
Jason: Shockingly naive defending from corners, Sa showing why he lost his place. There is some real class and ability in the side, but also some really poor play. Ait-Nouri seemingly is incapable of learning and consistently holds on to the ball too long. Sarabia wants a minute or two whenever he gets the ball and is incapable of using his right foot.
Nick: People keep saying we are playing well. Some people say we are unlucky. Others say it was just a bad run of fixtures. But the fact remains the same no matter the excuse - we are bottom. It doesn't matter what outsiders think as we are bottom. It doesn't matter what pundits think as we are bottom. Name a manager who has lost more but still has a job?
Steve: Very poor performance defensively. What else is there to say? Where's the heart and the pride?
Crystal Palace fans:
Bob: We missed so many chances and should have easily wrapped up the game, but our strikers missed numerous chances and it was left up to two defenders to get the goals for a valuable point. Our forwards need to be more clinical if we're going to survive in the Premier League.
Glen: Overall it was a very enjoyable watch. We worked very hard in the first half and proved we can play. The issue was not taking our chances. Sarr played well but missed a few sitters. The team is starting to take shape and now believing in themselves. Good to see youth on the bench but when are we going to start blooding them in?
Rob: Too many recent signings have failed to make an impact and therefore do not fill the gaps left by those we sold. Even when on top, the team lacks cohesion and too many drift around in marked positions without the commitment to find space for themselves or get stuck in to make it happen.
Gavin: Palace totally dominated the game, but the number of goal chances missed was staggering. Sarr, on his own, missed four sitters. We still have not solved the issue of Nketiah and the manager needs to address this quickly. It was pleasing to see Palace come back after being 2-1 down. Lots of good performances and a point is better than nothing.
Gossip: Eagles eye Ligue 1 strikerpublished at 07:57 4 November 2024
07:57 4 November 2024
Reims and Ivory Coast forward Oumar Diakite, 20, will be the top target for Crystal Palace, if contract talks stall with their 27-year-old striker Jean-Philippe Mateta. (Sun), external
Wolves 2-2 Crystal Palace - Guehi salvages point for Eaglespublished at 20:26 2 November 2024
20:26 2 November 2024
Jess Anderson BBC Sport journalist
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Crystal Palace arrived at Molineux on a high following their first Premier League win of the season over Tottenham last weekend and victory over Aston Villa in the EFL Cup in midweek.
Trevoh Chalobah's opener was deserved after the Eagles had enjoyed the better of the chances in the first half and when the game opened up in the second.
But the visitors were missing key players in Eberechi Eze and Adam Wharton and, up against a Wolves side battling for their first win of the season, Palace fell behind.
Marc Guehi's equaliser, tapped in at the back post, was just reward for all their chances and, were it not for what was deemed to be a foul on Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa, Jean-Philippe Mateta would have won the game for Palace in the 96th minute.
As it happened, his low drive was ruled out and Oliver Glasner had to settle for a share of the spoils.
Palace can take confidence from a positive week of results but must keep getting points on the board to distance themselves from the relegation zone.
'I'm really proud'published at 19:56 2 November 2024
19:56 2 November 2024
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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has spoken to Sky Sports after today's draw: "I'm really proud of the team and the players for how they performed today. It was the third game in six days. We should have taken the lead before half-time. We had two great chances after making it 1-0. You could see the players were tired, the squad is very tight at the moment. I'm really proud of how we performed today.
"After the set play, we knew Wolves would struggle with them so we scored two from them. If we have so many chances in an away game, five or six clear ones, then you should decide it. You could see the players were very tired after a very intense week."
On the disallowed goal: "I could see it, yes. It's a 50/50 decision. We can see how the referee whistled in the game. He continued many duels, he didn't call for a foul. I think if the referee allowed it then the VAR wouldn't have taken it back. The one is the hand from Dawson. This is a decision where VAR has to intervene because it's a clear red card. We can't influence it but we can decide the chances we have in the moment."
On injuries in his squad: "Everyone knows what to do and how we want to play. it's a great group and we have to use the international break for two or three players coming back. Eze and Wharton can create chances but the players today created a lot of chances."
On last season's form: "It makes no sense to talk about that. We are so far away from it. We've got players settling into how we play. I think Trevoh Chalobah played more this week than he did in the last eight months. We need the injured players back but they will come back."
'We should have done a bit better'published at 19:47 2 November 2024
19:47 2 November 2024
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Crystal Palace defender Trevoh Chalobah speaking after today's draw: "It was a hard week for us, three games in a week but the boys dug in. We should have done a bit better today but it's better than a loss. We had plenty of chances to kill the game. Obviously my mistake, which I will learn from, and we go again next week."
On his goal: "I saw that the gap was there and I saw that the keeper was on the side so I just tried to keep it low.
"It's been a tough start for us but I thought we have played well in most of the games we have played this season just without the end product and the goals."
Wolves 2-2 Crystal Palace - send us your thoughtspublished at 19:23 2 November 2024
Sutton's predictions: Wolves v Crystal Palacepublished at 11:11 2 November 2024
11:11 2 November 2024
Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, against a variety of guests.
For week 10 he takes on The Piano TV series winner Brad Kella.
Sutton's prediction: 1-0
Southampton are finding out just how brutal the Premier League is, and the same applies for Wolves.
Like Saints, they are winless but they have been playing pretty well and maybe Matheus Cunha's stoppage-time equaliser for them against Brighton will be the moment they turn their season around.
I don't think Wolves will lose this game, but the question is will they win it? I worry about them conceding goals and Crystal Palace are likely to have a bit more confidence going forward after their win over Tottenham on Sunday, when Eberechi Eze played really well.
So, what do I go for here? It is going to be close, but I am going to say Gary O'Neil's side will finally win, and keep a clean sheet too.
Brad's prediction: 0-2
I'm not sure about this. Wolves need a win but I really don’t see them getting it. I just have a feeling for Palace.
Arsenal face fixture clash for Palace cup tiepublished at 17:35 1 November 2024
17:35 1 November 2024
Alex Howell BBC Sport football news reporter
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Arsenal have a potential fixture clash involving their men's Carabao Cup quarter-final with Crystal Palace and the women's Champions League game with Bayern Munich.
The women's team are scheduled to play Bayern at home on Wednesday, 18 December.
Mikel Arteta's side have been drawn at home against Crystal Palace in the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup and the match is due to take place that same midweek.
Crystal Palace play Brighton on Sunday, 15 December - a match that had been scheduled to be broadcast on television. That presents a problem as if the cup match was moved to Tuesday, it would only give Palace 48 hours of recovery.
The cup fixture is also unable to be moved to the Thursday as Palace and Arsenal are scheduled to play each other on Saturday, 21 December in the Premier League at Selhurst Park.
Arsenal's neighbours Tottenham have also been drawn at home in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, which presents another problem for schedulers.
Spurs and Arsenal do not play home matches at the same time, with agreements needing to be made on who gets the pick when situations like this arise in cup competitions.
Arsenal announced in the summer that the women's team would play three Champions League matches at Emirates Stadium if the team qualified for the group stage and games in the knockout stage would take place there too if the team progressed in the competition.
The BBC has contacted the English Football League, Arsenal and Crystal Palace and the schedule clash is being discussed.
Glasner on Wharton surgery, an injury crisis and building a 'winning streak'published at 15:06 1 November 2024
15:06 1 November 2024
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Wolves (17:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Glasner confirmed midfielder Adam Wharton will undergo surgery on his persistent groin issue: "He tried [to train] today but there’s too much pain and it makes no sense. He’s really struggled the last weeks and months and so now we took the decision he will have surgery, and we hope to have him back after, let’s say, four weeks."
Right-back Joel Ward will miss the trip to Wolves but his injury is "not serious" and he should be fit to face Fulham while midfielder Jefferson Lerma is out "at least until the international break".
He gave positive updates on midfielder Cheick Doucoure, who has been out with a long-term achilles problem, and defender Chris Richards who has been out with a hamstring issue: "Cheick Doucoure will be back in the squad maybe earlier than we expected. Next week Chris Richards should train with us if everything goes the right way, and that’s the positive news."
He is remaining positive despite the injury crisis: "We're still a strong squad. We could also win at Villa because it was 1-1 when Adam and Ebs left the pitch, and we could win it. This gives us confidence in every single player, and so we go to Wolverhampton to win this game."
More on building on the midweek Carabao Cup win over Aston Villa: "We don't complain about injuries, we don't complain about that playing during the week. The easiest way would have been to lose the first game in the EFL Cup against Norwich City [in the second round], but we want to play this cup. The players did really great at Villa and so we want to continue this winning streak."