Crystal Palace team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
Crystal Palace play at home to Lech Poznan on Thu 17 Sep, 21:00. 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. Edward Nketiah is expected back first, around Sun 20 Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Nketiah | FWD | Sun 20 Sep |
| Ismaila Sarr | MID | Sun 20 Sep |
| Dean Henderson | GK | Sun 11 Oct |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | FWD | Sun 11 Oct |
| Axel Disasi | DEF | Sun 25 Oct |
| Chadi Riad | DEF | Mon 7 Jun |
Crystal Palace predicted line-up — home to Lech Poznan
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 8 of the eleven are 90% or better to start. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Richards | DEF | 99% | 89 |
| Walter Benitez | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Adam Wharton | MID | 99% | 83 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | DEF | 99% | 78 |
| Daichi Kamada | MID | 94% | 82 |
| Quinten Timber | MID | 94% | 80 |
| Honest Ahanor | DEF | 92% | 84 |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | FWD | 92% | 74 |
| Yéremi Pino | MID | 89% | 75 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | DEF | 86% | 68 |
| Anan Khalaili | DEF | 86% | 50 |
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 Nottingham Forest at 36% to win; the hardest looks away to Leeds United at 21%. 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 1 | Thu 17 Sep, 21:00 | vs Lech Poznan | ||||
| PL 5 | Sun 20 Sep, 15:00 | at Leeds United | 21% | 54% | 1.08 | 16% |
| PL 6 | Sun 11 Oct, 15:00 | vs Nottingham Forest | 36% | 35% | 1.25 | 29% |
| UEL 2 | Thu 15 Oct, 18:45 | at Lyon | ||||
| PL 7 | Sun 18 Oct, 15:00 | at Brighton & Hove Albion | 22% | 54% | 1.16 | 14% |
Best Crystal Palace picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
Adam Wharton is Crystal Palace's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 3.5 points, 0.3 clear of Chris Richards. 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 | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| Chris Richards | DEF | 5.0 | 3.2 |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | FWD | 6.0 | 3.2 |
| Quinten Timber | MID | 5.0 | 3.2 |
| Yéremi Pino | MID | 5.5 | 3.1 |
| Daichi Kamada | MID | 5.0 | 3.0 |
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.
- Mitchell (DEF, 4.5) — 30% chance of a price rise tonight
- Kamada (MID, 5.0) — 9% chance of a price rise tonight
- Yeremy (MID, 5.5) — 7% chance of a price rise tonight
- Khalaili (DEF, 5.0) — 6% chance of a price rise tonight
- Strand Larsen (FWD, 6.0) — 4% chance of a price rise tonight
- Guessand (MID, 5.5) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Chadi Riad (DEF, 4.4) — 96% chance of a price fall tonight
- Canvot (DEF, 4.9) — 74% chance of a price fall tonight
- Lerma (MID, 4.9) — 70% chance of a price fall tonight
- Doucouré (MID, 4.9) — 70% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Crystal Palace?
Edward Nketiah, Ismaila Sarr, Dean Henderson, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Axel Disasi, Chadi Riad are currently unavailable. Edward Nketiah is expected back around Sun 20 Sep.
What is Crystal Palace's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Chris Richards, Walter Benitez, Adam Wharton, Tyrick Mitchell, 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.