Placed 11th in the standings, Palace have 19 points from 14 games. They will look to build on that form when the season resumes.
Premier League side Crystal Palace and Turkish giants Trabzonspor will be playing their second mid-season friendly on Wednesday. They both were held to a draw in their opening friendly, hence this game will be an opportunity for one of the teams to get their first win of the mid-season. However, a victory will not be the priority for both clubs since there are bigger things for them to worry about. They will be keen to use this as an opportunity to get their players’ fitness and match sharpness levels back on track.
Crystal Palace vs Trabzonspor | Key details |
Date | December 7 |
Kickoff time in India | 9:30 pm |
Kickoff time in England | 4 pm |
Kickoff time in Turkey | 7 pm |
Crystal Palace have performed decently well in the Premier League so far this season. Placed 11th in the standings, Palace have 19 points from 14 games. They will look to build on that form when the season resumes. Palace were held to a goalless draw by Botafogo at the weekend. Meanwhile, the reigning Turkish champions are struggling for form in their domestic league, as they are currently placed seventh in the standings with 23 points from 13 games. However, they are only six points shy of leaders Fenerbahce. They were held to a 1-1 draw against Championship side Hull City in their first friendly match.
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The mid-season break is more about getting the players’ fitness and sharpness to the level required rather than results. Hence, both sets of managers are expected to make a lot of rotation to the squad to give plenty of opportunities to the fringe players. Crystal Palace have named Nathan Ferguson, James McArthur and Chris Richards in their squad. Their fitness situation is unclear at this moment, hence it will be difficult to estimate the number of minutes they will get on the pitch. As for Trabzonspor, there are no fresh injury concerns, hence they are believed to make use of their entire squad to give everyone adequate game time.
Crystal Palace possible line-up: Butland, Clyne, Tomkins, Guehi, Mitchell, Doucoure, Hughes, Schlupp, Olise, Zaha, Mateta
Trabzonspor possible line-up: Cakir, Peres, Hugo, Turkmen, Bosluk, Siopis, Hamsik, Omur, Trezeguet, Unuvar, Bozok
Crystal Palace
Opponents | Score |
Botafogo | 0-0 |
Nottingham | 1-0 (L) |
Newcastle | 1-0 (L) |
West Ham | 1-2 (W) |
Southampton | 1-0 (W) |
Trabzonspor
Opponents | Score |
Hull | 1-1 |
Ankaragucu | 1-1 |
Konyaspor | 2-2 |
Ferencvaros | 1-0 (W) |
Crvena zvezda | 2-1 (L) |
The club friendly between Crystal Palace and Trabzonspor will take place on Wednesday at 9:30 pm IST.
The club friendly between Crystal Palace and Trabzonspor can be seen on Palace TV and A Spor. Visit the official websites to get more details on the live telecast.