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Glasner Plans Dual Line-Ups Amid Injury Concerns

12/18/2025

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Glasner Prioritizes Welfare

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner will use two starting line-ups for upcoming matches to prioritise player welfare.
Palace will host Finnish side KuPS in the Europa Conference League on December 20.
The Premier League rescheduled the Leeds match to December 23 to accommodate an EFL Cup quarter-final against Arsenal.
Daichi Kamada will be sidelined for up to 10 weeks due to a hamstring injury.

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Palace Aims for Victory

Crystal Palace will face Leeds United in a Premier League match on December 20, 2025.
Palace sits 5th with a strong defensive record and has conceded 15 goals while keeping seven clean sheets.
They are unbeaten in their last four away games.
Leeds United sits 17th, has conceded 30 goals and only two clean sheets.
Jean-Philippe Mateta is expected to exploit Leeds' weaknesses in the fixture.

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Glasner Prioritizes Welfare

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner will use two starting line-ups for upcoming matches to prioritise player welfare.
Palace will host Finnish side KuPS in the Europa Conference League on December 20.
The Premier League rescheduled the Leeds match to December 23 to accommodate an EFL Cup quarter-final against Arsenal.
Daichi Kamada will be sidelined for up to 10 weeks due to a hamstring injury.

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