Pre Match Crystal Palace vs Leicester City 15/04/17

FIF · Apr 13, 2017

What an interesting match this is going to be.

We still need points to secure our League status but we have possibly the biggest game in our history just 3 days later.

So who are we going to play? I'd rather we didn't go in for half measures. It didn't work against Everton and I can't see it working against a weaker but still dangerous Palace.

Do we play Huth or do we play whoever our CB partnership for Tuesday will be so that they can at least have match time together or will that tire Benny?

For me it's full steam ahead:

Kasper

Simpson
Benny
Huth
Fuchs

Albrighton
Amartey
Ndidi
Gray

Vardy
Slimani

If Craig wants to rest people I say rest the lot and play:

Zieler

Simpson (or an academy/reserve RB)
Benny
Amartey
Chilwell

Kapustka
Mendy
King
Gray

Musa
Slimani

pork pie fox · Apr 13, 2017

No half measures this time, for me. We should full on reserves. I don't care if the tea lady plays up front.

Feriol · Apr 13, 2017

Kasper
Was, Benny, Amartey, Chilwell
King,
Kaputska, Musa
Gray
Slimani, Ulloa

A diamond in midfield.

SwedeFox · Apr 13, 2017

pork pie fox said:
No half measures this time, for me. We should full on reserves. I don't care if the tea lady plays up front.

Yes. Imagine, a couple of months ago we looked like we were certain to go down. Now we can afford to play our reserves. Time to take advantage of that.

big_mac4824 · Apr 13, 2017

Same side that played everton

FIF · Apr 13, 2017

I'm worried that we are underestimating our run-in. Palace are either the easiest or second easiest fixture we have left. If we do an Everton here and lose we could find ourselves dropping down to 14th or 15th again. If we then go and beat Atletico we've got 2 away fixtures at the Arse and West Brom which are possibly 0 points - though one would hope 6. That'll put us back in the relegation battle. We'll obviously be concentrating on our Semi final match up with Real yet we have Watford, Man City and Spurs which on the face of it could yield just 3 points with only the final match of the season to play.

We need to secure 3 points against a Palace team below us but playing well and I'm not sure anyone is thinking that way.

homer · Apr 13, 2017

pork pie fox said:
No half measures this time, for me. We should full on reserves. I don't care if the tea lady plays up front.

Yep - apart from Huth, as he can't play next week

Jeff · Apr 13, 2017

FIF said:
Palace are either the easiest or second easiest fixture we have left.

They've won five of their last six games.

FIF · Apr 13, 2017

Jeff said:
They've won five of their last six games.

I know. as have we. And they're below us in the league unlike all our other opponents between now and the final game of the season.

Arsenal, Brom, Man city away and Spurs at home are all more difficult asks. only Watford at home may be easier and then we hopefully will have the first leg of the CL SF to distract us.

We need to be aware that our run-in has no gimmes and take Palace seriously.

Jeff · Apr 13, 2017

I would say the home games against Bournemouth and Watford should be easier than Palace away. Maybe the game at West Brom too.
So Palace isn't one of the two easiest games we have to play. Maybe the third easiest, assuming they play like relegation candidates, not like they've been playing recently.

FIF · Apr 13, 2017

Jeff said:
I would say the home games against Bournemouth and Watford should be easier than Palace away. Maybe the game at West Brom too.
So Palace isn't one of the two easiest games we have to play. Maybe the third easiest, assuming they play like relegation candidates, not like they've been playing recently.

So maybe it's 1 of the three easiest instead of 1 of the 2 easiest. I'll let you have that as it's clearly a big difference. If we are looking at the last 6 games as form for them then you must be doing the same for us. If you're looking at the season for them then do the same for us. Either way they should be 1 of the 2 or 3 easiest games of the season.

Lako42 · Apr 13, 2017

Only one game counts and it's not this shitter

Jeff · Apr 13, 2017

FIF said:
So maybe it's 1 of the three easiest instead of 1 of the 2 easiest. I'll let you have that as it's clearly a big difference. If we are looking at the last 6 games as form for them then you must be doing the same for us. If you're looking at the season for them then do the same for us. Either way they should be 1 of the 2 or 3 easiest games of the season.

It doesn't matter what our current form is, if you're looking at the relative difficulty of the teams we're playing.

But if we base it entirely on current form, Palace would be the second most difficult game we have left this season, after Tottenham. But Palace is away, and Tottenham is at home. We know how much better our home for is than our away form. This is not going to be an easy game at all.

Miles Away · Apr 13, 2017

Selhurst a shit hole. Send the u-12's

Brown Nose · Apr 13, 2017

I think Arsenal and Manchester City away are pretty easy fixtures at the moment.

big_mac4824 · Apr 13, 2017

Lako42 said:
Only one game counts and it's not this shitter

I'm afraid they all do I still think 33 points will be enough

Jeff · Apr 13, 2017

big_mac4824 said:
I still think 33 points will be enough

I would be amazed if 33 points is enough to stay up.

homer · Apr 13, 2017

Jeff said:
I would be amazed if 33 points is enough to stay up.

It won't even be close

ThaiSweetChilli · Apr 13, 2017

33 points to stay up? Don't be ridiculous. We need another two wins and a draw IMO.

Our team this weekend IMO:

Kasper

Amartey
Huth
Was
Chilwell

Gray
King
Drinkwater
Mahrez

Okazaki
Slimani

Miles Away · Apr 13, 2017

ThaiSweetChilli said:
33 points to stay up? Don't be ridiculous. We need another two wins and a draw IMO.

You think it'll take 43 points to stay up? That's as unlikely as 33.

One more win sees us home I reckon.

P		Pld	Pts
1	Leicester	44	94
2	Leeds Utd	44	90
3	Ipswich	43	89
4	Southampton	44	84
5	West Brom	44	72
6	Norwich City	44	72
7	Hull City	43	66
8	Coventry City	42	63
9	Middlesbro	44	63
10	Preston	44	63
11	Cardiff City	44	62
12	Bristol City	44	59
13	Sunderland	44	56
14	Swansea City	44	56
15	Watford	44	53
16	Millwall	44	53
17	Stoke City	44	50
18	QPR	44	50
19	Blackburn	44	49
20	Plymouth	44	48
21	Sheffield W	44	47
22	Birmingham	44	46
23	Huddersfield	44	44
24	Rotherham Utd	44	24

Pre Match Crystal Palace vs Leicester City 15/04/17

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Administrator

Well-Known Member

Administrator

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Administrator

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Administrator

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Championship