Overview
- Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner says his players feel fresh and he is not planning wholesale changes for Sunday, though he will switch up to six if fitness risks arise.
- Eddie Nketiah will not return this season, with Glasner setting pre-season as the target for the striker’s full training and match fitness.
- Record signing Jorgen Strand Larsen is available after suspension, while Jean-Philippe Mateta and Evann Guessand will undergo medical checks before selection.
- Newcastle travel without several key players, with Sven Botman, Fabian Schär, Bruno Guimarães and Emil Krafth listed as absentees.
- Following Thursday’s 3-0 first-leg win over Fiorentina in the Conference League, Palace now juggle their first European quarter-final and a league meeting with Newcastle, who sit three points ahead.