Trevoh Chalobah might make his Crystal Palace debut when the Eagles go to Goodison Park on Saturday (3pm BST) in a gathering of two groups nonetheless searching for their first wins of the 2024-25 Premier League season.
Centre-back Chalobah was injured throughout his first coaching session after signing on mortgage from Chelsea for the remainder of the marketing campaign.
“That is our first full coaching week with this group,” supervisor Oliver Glasner mentioned. “It’s the primary week in September. I’ve skilled loads in soccer however by no means having the primary full coaching week together with your squad on the finish of September.”
Conserving a straight face with @TrevohChalobah 🤦♂️#CPFC // pic.twitter.com/WqcUOkjOxy
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) September 25, 2024
Palace accidents
USA worldwide Chris Richards is Palace’s solely new harm absentee with a hamstring downside the 24-year-old sustained in the course of the week.
Midfielder Cheick Doucoure and defender Chadi Riad stay out, whereas ahead Matheus Franca has returned to coaching however won’t function.
“Franca gained’t be within the squad as a result of it was his first full week with us,” mentioned Glasner. “After nearly six months, it will be unfair to him to be within the squad – however he feels properly and he has no issues.”
Palace outcomes
Palace are but to go forward within the prime flight however have drawn three of their first 5 video games to face two factors above the Toffees.
A goalless stalemate at house to Manchester United final Saturday adopted a 2-2 draw at house to Leicester Metropolis and a 1-1 draw at Chelsea.
Our squad photograph again at Selhurst Park 🦅
One membership. Crystal Palace.#CPFC // @cpfc_w pic.twitter.com/vXwQs4XUzH
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) September 26, 2024
They’ve additionally gained 2-1 at Queens Park Rangers and overwhelmed Norwich Metropolis 4-0 at house to succeed in the fourth spherical of the Carabao Cup.
Everton vs Crystal Palace
Everton have taken the lead of their final three Premier League matches however solely earned their first level with a 1-1 draw at Leicester on Saturday.
“We all know what we are able to anticipate from the sport,” mentioned Glasner. “They’ve a transparent fashion of how they play: direct, very bodily. [Dominic] Calvert-Lewin is a goal participant, fast wingers going right into a one-v-one conditions, crosses from all over the place off the pitch.
“They’re very threatening… that is how they scored many targets. They’d a 2-0 lead towards Bournemouth, that they had a 2-0 lead towards Aston Villa, that they had the lead at Leicester, however they by no means introduced the lead over the ending line.
“We all know they’ve lots of energy of their attacking fashion. In addition they have some weaknesses of their defence to present you some areas. We now have to neutralise their strengths however we even have to make use of our probabilities and alternatives to attain targets.”
