Crystal Palace XI vs Bournemouth – Predicted lineup and team news
Crystal Palace XI vs Bournemouth – Predicted lineup and team news Crystal Palace travel to the Vitality Stadium on Sunday, looking to balance domestic duties with their pursuit of European silverware. The Eagles enter this weekend with a significant advantage in late-game drama. They boast the joint-best points differential (+6) in the league for goals in the 90th minute or later.
However, their recent away form has been a cause for concern. Palace have lost seven of their last 13 Premier League away games under Oliver Glasner. That said, they have kept five clean sheets in their last eight visits to Bournemouth.
Crystal Palace team news Oliver Glasner remains without long-term absentees Evann Guessand, Eddie Nketiah, and Cheick Doucouré. The manager may heavily rotate his starting eleven ahead of the Shakhtar Donetsk second leg. Star striker Jean-Philippe Mateta could be rested and replaced by Jørgen Strand Larsen.
Mateta completed a hat-trick in the reverse fixture but may be preserved for Europe. Daniel Muñoz has been a revelation since his February debut for the club. He leads all Premier League defenders with 19 goal involvements during that period.
Adam Wharton is also expected to feature prominently in the midfield engine room. Wharton has the highest proportion of line-breaking passes (18. 7%) of any player this season.