Overview
- Kick-off is 8pm GMT at Selhurst Park, live on TNT Sports 1 with streaming via discovery+.
- Oliver Glasner said Chadi Riad is in the squad after a long knee layoff but stated he will not get minutes.
- Palace are without Cheick Doucouré and Eddie Nketiah, while AZ have absences and Alexandre Penetra is suspended.
- Palace beat Liverpool in the EFL Cup and Brentford in the league, as AZ arrive on five straight wins despite a 4-0 group loss at AEK and a poor recent European away record.
- Bookmakers rate Palace favourites and previews expect a tight, low-scoring game, with predicted line-ups published by multiple outlets.