Crystal Palace v KuPS: Official line-ups for Eagles’ league phase conclusion
A victory would propel Palace into the knockout stage.
Crystal Palace will take on Finnish champions KuPS in the Conference League as they aim to secure a position in the upper eight of the league phase standings.
The Eagles sit just one point away from the top eight and automatic advancement to the last 16. Nevertheless, with both Mainz and Samsunspor squaring off against each other, a win would be sufficient for Palace to avoid a two-legged confrontation in the play-off round.
Given that this match occurs merely 48 hours ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Leeds United, Palace manager Oliver Glasner is likely to implement some rotation following last weekend’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.
101GreatGoals has all the details on the team line-up.
Crystal Palace team news
Palace will be without Daichi Kamada due to a hamstring injury he sustained against City.
Daniel Munoz (knee) remains sidelined, along with Cheick Doucoure, Chadi Riad (both knee injuries), Rio Cardines (groin), and Caleb Kporha (back).
Glasner has opted for 11 alterations to the starting XI from the match against City.
Centre-back George King, wing-back Dean Benamar, and winger Joel Drakes-Thomas will all make their senior debuts.
Walter Benitez takes over from Dean Henderson in goal, while Jefferson Lerma will captain Palace for the first time.
Crystal Palace: Benitez, Canvot, Lerma, King, Benamar, Rodney, Devenny, Sosa, Drake-Thomas, Esse, Uche.
Substitutes: Henderson (GK), Matthews (GK), Guéhi, Richards, Lacroix, Mitchell, Hughes, Wharton, Pino, Casey, Nketiah, Mateta.
KuPS team news
KuPS: Kreidl, Hamalainen, Cisse, Miettinen, Antwi, Ruoppi, Arifi, Oksanen, Savolainen, Parzyszek, Pennanen.
Substitutes: Armah, Golubickas, Hakala, Konate, Lotjonen, Luyeye-Lutumba, Pitkanen, Ricardo, Sadiku, Toure, Voutilainen.
How to watch Crystal Palace v KuPS
Crystal Palace v KuPS kicks off at 8pm UK time. It will be available on TNT Sports 1.
The match can be streamed on Discovery Plus. Sky customers who have a TNT package can also access the game through Sky Go.
Published: 2025-12-18 18:47:00
source: www.101greatgoals.com
