Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Martyn Smith]

Selhurst Park, Tue 25 Feb, 19:30

[Martyn Smith]

Our last three PL away games have been won, drawn and lost, in that order. Will we go back to the top of that cycle? I think so. 1-2

[Martyn Smith]

Handy hint by the way for those travelling from Brum/north generally by train. Get the Northern Line to London Bridge then a fast train to Norwood Junction. It's not much further a walk to the away end than Selhurst and it saves spending a lifetime on the crawler from Victoria

[Demitri_C]

We dont have a great record there. We got spanked 5-0 there last season and it was a pretty dreadful amd cant be arsed performance. Was very embarrassing. The fans who went did themselves proud to make it a party atmosphere despite that

Hopefully  we put that right Tuesday  night

[Brazilian Villain]

2-1 to us with the away fans applauding the drumming skills of the locals.

[Martyn Smith]

We dont have a great record there. We got spanked 5-0 there last season and it was a pretty dreadful amd cant be arsed performance. Was very embarrassing. The fans who went did themselves proud to make it a party atmosphere despite that

Hopefully  we put that right Tuesday  night

I think a big asterisk needs to be put up against that match. The game almost didn't seem to matter. We practically put out a reserve side

[brontebilly]

Any chance of Kamara or Onana being back in the squad? McGinn and Tielemans have a lot of minutes played of late, hard to expect another 90mins + out of both of them. Assume Cash and Mings will be out. Rogers and Watkins looked very tired last night so might be best from the bench.

Martinez
Garcia, Disasi, Konsa, Digne
McGinn, Tielemans
Bailey, Asensio, Rashford
Malen

[Martyn Smith]

2-1 to us with the away fans applauding the drumming skills of the locals.

Palace fans include some of the biggest twats in football. Namely those from the ultras who don't watch the game but take it upon themselves to conduct the singing. Utter spoons

[Martyn Smith]

Any chance of Kamara or Onana being back in the squad? McGinn and Tielemans have a lot of minutes played of late, hard to expect another 90mins + out of both of them. Assume Cash and Mings will be out. Rogers and Watkins looked very tired last night so might be best from the bench.

Martinez
Garcia, Disasi, Konsa, Digne
McGinn, Tielemans
Bailey, Asensio, Rashford
Malen

Rogers looked more than tired for me. I haven't heard an update but I wonder if he'll even be a sub

[eamonn]

Go a goal up and their fans will start moaning and transmit it to the players. Their home form is wank.

[Toronto Villa]

We rarely ever play well down there and in a season where our away form has been shit, it won’t be any easier. But we have to get something and stay in touch with 5th. Disasi and Konsa at CB, Digne back at LB with Cash at RB. Start Rashford and Malen. Need to keep Mateta and Eze quiet and we have a chance to win.

Optimistically 2-1 us. Rashford with his first, SJM the other. He needs a goal. Someone for them because inevitably there will be someone scoring for them.

[The Edge]

2-1 to us with the away fans applauding the drumming skills of the locals.

Palace fans include some of the biggest twats in football. Namely those from the ultras who don't watch the game but take it upon themselves to conduct the singing. Utter spoons

That tosser with the drum needs hitting over the head with it so his head goes right through it cartoon style.

[RamboandBruno]

I can recall two wins here, the 1-0 when Benteke got the winner in about 2014 perhaps, and then when we had a new manager bounce and the false dawns of all false dawns under Stevie G. If there are any others I can’t remember them.

With that overall record, our away record this season, the amount of games we are playing, it all points to a loss.

But feck that load of old nonsense.

2-1 us (Rashford, Tielemans)

Martinez
Garcia
Konsa
Disasi
Digne
McGinn
Tielemans
Malen
Rashford
Ascensio
Bailey

[Smirker]

We're winning 4-0.

FTF.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Palace are ine of those sides we never seem to play well against, like Watford and Manure.