Palace XI: Hennessey; Ward, Dann (c), Tomkins, Kelly; McArthur, Cabaye, Puncheon,; Zaha, Townsend; Benteke.

Subs: Speroni, Delaney, Flamini, Sako, Lee, Mutch, Wickham.

Manchester City XI: Bravo; Sagna, Kompany (c), Otamendi, Kolarov; Fernandinho, Toure; Sterling, De Bruyne, Nolito; Aguero.

Subs: Caballero, Zabaleta, Fernando, Navas, Sane, Silva, Iheanacho.

For optimal viewing experience, begin watching at half-time.

Expect another heroic failure not a pasting for Palace, as per the big boys. 0-1 or 1-2 with a late goal for us with the inevitable Toure goal for them. COYP !!!

“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

Oh. FFS.

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Our subs bench is the pits, man.

Big chest and massive boobs

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Positive mental attitude and if we start from ko could mean a good result ..... and we are due one.
I don't think that we've played bad footy but any slip has been punished.
COYP !

We move in the direction of our thoughts.
Just think a little.

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...and Neil Shipperley has!