Crystal Palace team news — injury news, predicted line up and fixtures
Crystal Palace play at home to Hoffenheim on Thu 5 Nov, 18:45. 6 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Crystal Palace injury news and expected return dates
6 players are currently unavailable for Crystal Palace. Jørgen Strand Larsen is expected back first, around Thu 5 Nov and Chadi Riad is the longest absentee, around Mon 7 Jun. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | FWD | Thu 5 Nov |
| Quinten Timber | MID | Thu 5 Nov |
| Ismaila Sarr | MID | Sat 21 Nov |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | DEF | Sat 21 Nov |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | FWD | Wed 2 Dec |
| Chadi Riad | DEF | Mon 7 Jun |
Crystal Palace predicted line-up — home to Hoffenheim
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 10, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 8 of the eleven are 90% or better to start, and Anan Khalaili, Dwight McNeil, Oscar Mingueza are the least certain. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Henderson | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | DEF | 98% | 84 |
| Chris Richards | DEF | 98% | 87 |
| Adam Wharton | MID | 98% | 84 |
| Daichi Kamada | MID | 97% | 82 |
| Yéremi Pino | MID | 94% | 73 |
| Jaydee Canvot | DEF | 94% | 83 |
| Axel Disasi | DEF | 90% | 81 |
| Anan Khalaili | DEF | 63% | 50 |
| Dwight McNeil | MID | 63% | 54 |
| Oscar Mingueza | DEF | 39% | 26 |
Premier League predicted lineups for every club →
Crystal Palace fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Crystal Palace win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Crystal Palace to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Hull City at 57% to win; the hardest looks at home to Liverpool at 20%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEL 4 | Thu 5 Nov, 18:45 | vs Hoffenheim | ||||
| PL 10 | Sun 8 Nov, 15:00 | vs Liverpool | 20% | 58% | 1.13 | 13% |
| PL 11 | Sat 21 Nov, 16:00 | at Coventry City | 40% | 32% | 1.46 | 28% |
| UEL 5 | Thu 26 Nov, 21:00 | vs Real Sociedad | ||||
| PL 12 | Sun 29 Nov, 15:05 | vs Hull City | 57% | 19% | 1.86 | 37% |
FPL fixture difficulty: every club's next five gameweeks →
Best Crystal Palace picks in FPL for Gameweek 10
Adam Wharton is Crystal Palace's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 3.4 points, 0.1 clear of Daichi Kamada. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wharton | MID | 5.4 | 3.4 |
| Daichi Kamada | MID | 5.0 | 3.3 |
| Chris Richards | DEF | 4.9 | 3.2 |
| Axel Disasi | DEF | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| Yéremi Pino | MID | 5.5 | 3.1 |
| Dean Henderson | GK | 4.9 | 2.8 |
Crystal Palace price changes tonight
Our projection for which Crystal Palace players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- Kamada (MID, 5.0) — 18% chance of a price rise tonight
- Khalaili (DEF, 5.0) — 4% chance of a price rise tonight
- Yeremy (MID, 5.5) — 3% chance of a price rise tonight
- Lerma (MID, 4.8) — 2% chance of a price rise tonight
- Benitez (GKP, 4.5) — 0% chance of a price rise tonight
- Guessand (MID, 5.4) — 96% chance of a price fall tonight
- Doucouré (MID, 4.8) — 77% chance of a price fall tonight
- Mingueza (DEF, 4.3) — 73% chance of a price fall tonight
- Strand Larsen (FWD, 6.0) — 70% chance of a price fall tonight
- Wharton (MID, 5.4) — 68% chance of a price fall tonight
All FPL price changes tonight →
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Crystal Palace?
Jørgen Strand Larsen, Quinten Timber, Ismaila Sarr, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Chadi Riad are currently unavailable. Jørgen Strand Larsen is expected back around Thu 5 Nov.
What is Crystal Palace's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Dean Henderson, Tyrick Mitchell, Chris Richards, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.