Crystal Palace (H); Saturday 8th December, 15:00

jay_in_cpt

Grey, oh my he's let himself go in a big way... ;porkpie ;burger ;pizza ;cider ;sbrew ;icecream ;cake

Lukerz

Tricky game today. Zaha can win you a game single-handedly. They need the points but play well on the break, so it will suit them if we attack. I would bring Zaba & Balbuena back in for Antonio & Ogbonna. Lucas starts up front with Hernandez.

We obviously want the win but think it may be too far for us with Arnie missing. A point isn’t the end of the world with the games we still have coming.

2-2

Yeoldhammer

Home game against bottom opposition we should be targeting a win.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

I think it’s obvious we’ll be targeting a win.

But this is a trickier game than our last couple, IMO.

BubblesNeverDies

Wilfried Zaha has failed to score in his last nine league appearances.

Well, we just know what's going to happen then, don't we.

;nonono

Lukerz

Very few teams outside the top 6 win 3 games on the bounce. I hope we can & would be disappointed if we don’t, but this is a tricky game.

We do have a decent record against them though.

Hamstew

I just can't see how we can win 3 on the bounce.

SuzanneClaret

Home win.

;deadhorse ;deadhorse ;deadhorse

them good a propa ;biggrin

Hamstew

I also don't have the time to keep starting match threads.

ASLEFshrugged

We won three on the bounce December 2016, 1-0 Burnley (h), 1-0 Hull (h), 4-1 Swansea (a). They were 13th, 19th and 18th when we played them back then, Newcastle were 13th, Cardiff were 16th, Palace are 15th. Similar...

Expat_Hammer

BubblesNeverDies said:

Wilfried Zaha has failed to score in his last nine league appearances.

Well, we just know what's going to happen then, don't we.

;nonono

Yep, none in 10 ;thumbsup

Lukerz

Official side is...

Fabianski
Zabaleta - Balbuena - Diop - Masuaku
Noble - Rice
Snodgrass - Anderson
Lucas - Hernandez

Adrian, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Obiang, Antonio, Diangana, Carroll

steve

;hmm rather see cressie in ,but after Cardiff who am I to say anything ;biggrin

Cuz1

Chance for Perez to step up to the mark today full start time to claim is place

Hammerwombat

That’s a fairly robust bench ;ok

Giant_Hammer

Expat_Hammer said:

BubblesNeverDies said:

Wilfried Zaha has failed to score in his last nine league appearances.

Well, we just know what's going to happen then, don't we.

;nonono

Yep, none in 10 ;thumbsup

He'll be chucking himself all over the penalty area then.

puddleglumhammers

Decent line-up and real balance and threat in the subs today.

Cuz1

Not a good start

Hammerwombat

;doh ;hmm ;angry

Hamstew

Shock

OldCastleSwift

West Ham, that

Hamstew

I cant

Yeoldhammer

boring game. Thought both teams would be up for this, doesn't even seem like a London derby.

OldCastleSwift

When do we play Fulham?

Lukerz

Palace smash the crossbar

Lukerz

No spark from us. Always a big ask to win 3 on the bounce. Basically a dull 0-0 game but some terrible defending sees them 1-0 up.

thornburyiron

Another drab first half. Need another one of Pelle's talks at half time plus some substitutions because we don't look like scoring.

jay_in_cpt

Its crying out for Andy to come on, no threat in the box with headers, Javier & Lucas are too similar in ways...Poor 1st half, Rice tho class again.

SuzanneClaret

This is so frustrating

BubblesNeverDies

Jay
Rice tho class again. ;ok

Except for when he played McArthur onside. ;weep