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Team News as Eagles eye top eight
A win would see Palace into the last 16.
Crystal Palace face Finnish champions KuPS in the Conference League as they look to clinch a place in the top eight of the league phase table.
The Eagles are a point outside the top eight and automatic qualification to the last 16. However, with two of the teams above them, Mainz and Samsunspor, facing each other, a win would be enough to ensure Palace do not have contest a two-legged tie in the play-off round.
With the game taking place exactly 48 hours before Saturday’s Premier League meeting with Leeds United, Palace manager Oliver Glasner will likely rotate following last Saturday’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City.
101GreatGoals has the full team news.
Crystal Palace team news
Palace are without Daichi Kamada due to the hamstring injury he suffered against City.
Daniel Munoz (knee) remains unavailable, along with Cheick Doucoure, Chadi Riad (both knee), Rio Cardines (groin) and Caleb Kporha (back).
Glasner has made 11 changes to the starting XI from the City game.
Centre-back George King, wing-back Dean Benamar and winger Joel Drakes-Thomas all make their senior debuts.
Walter Benitez replaces Dean Henderson in goal, while Jefferson Lerma captains 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 broadcast on TNT Sports 1.
It can be streamed via Discovery Plus. Sky customers with a TNT package can also stream the game via Sky Go.
