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***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 11:46 am
by nottsblue
Friday night football it is then
We saw last week how we are going to play and it isn’t that different a template to what we saw under Pep
Any old win will do for this one for me
1-0 Haaland
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 12:10 pm
by salford city
Read from Enzo that the players 'nearly' understand how he wants us to play. Not inspired by that. Hoping the transfer talk about outgoing transfers disrupts Palace. Difficult place to go but we should be able to call on Guehi as a cb to steady us.
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 1:44 pm
by patrickblue
salford city wrote:Read from Enzo that the players 'nearly' understand how he wants us to play. Not inspired by that. Hoping the transfer talk about outgoing transfers disrupts Palace. Difficult place to go but we should be able to call on Guehi as a cb to steady us.
In fairness, Pep used to say it took a season for players to understand how he wanted us to play.
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 5:46 pm
by PeterParker
Guehi again in the middle

Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 5:46 pm
by CTID Hants
Tonight’s team to face Crystal Palace!
XI | Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias (C), Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Anderson, Guéhi, Foden, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland
SUBS | Rulli, Kovačić, Aït-Nouri, Reis, Echeverri, Bouaddi, McAidoo, Braithwaite
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 5:48 pm
by john@staustell
Cherki for Rico is an excellent swap

Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 5:49 pm
by PeterParker
Three days before the transfer window ends and that is our bench, btw.
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 5:54 pm
by stevefromdonny
COME ON CITY
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 6:06 pm
by salford city
Still keen on Dias as both captain and cb it would seem. Wonder how much Guehi at DM is allowing that. No Nunes at all hadn't seen he was injured.
Surely we see Bou at some stage tonight and maybe the lesser spotted Claudio.
Maybe bring Wharton back on the bus.
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 6:09 pm
by stupot
PeterParker wrote:Guehi again in the middle

O, I reckon it's back 4 of Khus, Guehi, Dias, Gvardial. Nico in midfield
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 6:14 pm
by nottsblue
stupot wrote:PeterParker wrote:Guehi again in the middle

O, I reckon it's back 4 of Khus, Guehi, Dias, Gvardial. Nico in midfield
Agreed
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 6:15 pm
by nottsblue
CTID Hants wrote:Tonight’s team to face Crystal Palace!
XI | Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias (C), Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Anderson, Guéhi, Foden, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland
SUBS | Rulli, Kovačić, Aït-Nouri, Reis, Echeverri, Bouaddi, McAidoo, Braithwaite
Bench looks fucking horrible
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 6:19 pm
by CTID Hants
nottsblue wrote:CTID Hants wrote:Tonight’s team to face Crystal Palace!
XI | Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias (C), Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Anderson, Guéhi, Foden, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland
SUBS | Rulli, Kovačić, Aït-Nouri, Reis, Echeverri, Bouaddi, McAidoo, Braithwaite
Bench looks fucking horrible
Very Kindergartenesque
You never know, in a few years time, we could be looking at legends in the making.
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 6:31 pm
by Dubciteh
I think Guehi does play in midfield but im praying it is O Reilly. We got away with it last week.
No Grealish on the bench must mean hes off
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 6:44 pm
by john@staustell
CTID Hants wrote:nottsblue wrote:CTID Hants wrote:Tonight’s team to face Crystal Palace!
XI | Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias (C), Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Anderson, Guéhi, Foden, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland
SUBS | Rulli, Kovačić, Aït-Nouri, Reis, Echeverri, Bouaddi, McAidoo, Braithwaite
Bench looks fucking horrible
Very Kindergartenesque
You never know, in a few years time, we could be looking at legends in the making.
I'd expect the first 7 to be able to play and I don't know much about Braithwaite
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

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Fri Aug 28, 2026 6:48 pm
by Harry Dowd scored
Dubciteh wrote:I think Guehi does play in midfield but im praying it is O Reilly. We got away with it last week.
No Grealish on the bench must mean hes off
Good
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 6:51 pm
by Harry Dowd scored
stupot wrote:PeterParker wrote:Guehi again in the middle

O, I reckon it's back 4 of Khus, Guehi, Dias, Gvardial. Nico in midfield
Should be enough to beat this Palace side
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 6:56 pm
by Beefymcfc
Come on City!
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 7:06 pm
by CTID Hants
They're targeting Dias already
Re: ***Palace v City Official Match Thread***

Posted:
Fri Aug 28, 2026 7:06 pm
by TrueBlue4610
CTID Hants wrote:They're targeting Dias already
Done their homework, obviously...