Andy King is a doubt with a hamstring strain which caused him to miss the Newcastle game but apart from that everyone else is fit and available. So here is what I would go with Schmeichel Simpson Huth Morgan Fuchs Mahrez Kante Drinkwater Albrighton Okazaki Vardy Subs- Schwarzer, Wasilewski, Amartey, Inler, Gray, Schlupp, Ulloa
Stick with the same team, why change a winning formula etc. etc. I would be happy with a draw TBH - while Palace haven't won in the league this year, they have scored in every one and are on a high due to the FA cup.
Umming and arring on whether to bring Schlupp in. I thought Albrighton had a poor game on Monday (although he had an exceptional 10 minute spell in the first half).
.. think we'll start with the tried and trusted then mix it up if and when necessary ...working well so far ...
Leave out DD!!!!!! Can't quite see Schlupp having the same impact in central midfield as DD. He and Kante get up to support the attack and back to support the defence all day long. That isn't Schlupp's game. Prefer to keep him wide and out of mischief. Let's hope we don't give the ball away as much against Palace as we did against Newcastle .... we could be vulnerable to breakaways from Bolasie and Zaha if we do. I think our wide men will have their work cut out helping the fullbacks, and we don't want to be conceding too many free kicks around the box with Cabaye on the pitch. So much to worry about and it's only bl00dy Wednesday night!
You guys need to stop fearing everyone so much. Its what got you into this position so why change now. They haven't won in the league this year for a reason.
Agreed, if Bolasie and Zaha were as much of a threat that they were when they came to us, then i'd be worried. They were being touted like us as a "shock europa" team when we played them, Pardew for England, now they have slipped off the edge, and although form doesn't win matches, they should be more afraid of us. Keep the team the same for me, no need to change.
I agree ... but years and years of under acheivement (and that's being kind ) tends to give you that mindset ..
Could be wrong but I think you guys had 19 points this time last season ......,hard to wrap my head around what's actually happened ....Leicester 3- Palace 1 . P.S That Okazaki guy is super , may sound stupid but if I could grab one player from your team he 's the one .
That's not stupid at all, Shinji Okazaki is pivotal to how we play. People might go on about Mahrez, Kante, and Vardy as the superstars but in reality they work fantastically as a unit. Vardy wouldn't be able to play the way he does without Okazaki beside him.
Crystal Palace- Hennessey, Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare, Zaha, Cabaye, Jedinak, Ledley, Bolasie, Adebayor Subs- Speroni, Kelly, Mutch, Sako, Puncheon, Campbell, Gayle Leicester- Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Mahrez, Kante, Drinkwater, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy Subs- Schwarzer, Wasilewski, Amartey, Inler, Schlupp, Gray, Ulloa
We are top of the league and just scored so what do our supporters chant? We are staying up, we are staying up!
