Crystal Palace Reveal Squad Against Newcastle – Roy Hodgson Missing 5 Players, Could Give New Transfers Debut

Erdal Rakip

Crystal Palace take on Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday at Selhurst Park.

The Eagles will be without Bakary Sako for the rest of the season after he suffered a fractured ankle and damaged ligaments.

Palace boss Roy Hodgson will be without six players in total a Jeffrey Schlupp (knee), Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Scott Dann, Jason Puncheon and Connor Wickham are all sidelined.

Deadline-day transfer Alexander Sorloth is expected to make his debut against Newcastle after making the squad.

Fellow January signing Erdal Rakip who joined on loan from Benfica may also get his debut after not feature in the 1-1 draw against West Ham, mid-week.

The 21-year-old midfielder of Turkish origin is available but it remains to be seen whether he will feature.

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Palace have only won one of their last six games against the Magpies at home. In fact the visitors have won 10 of their last 14 games against the Eagles in all competitions.

Roy Hodgson could however, become the third manager to beat Newcastle in the Premier League with four of more different teams alongside Sam Allardyce (5) and Mark Hughes (4) if they win today.

Hodgson has already beaten Newcastle with Blackburn, Fulham and West Brom.

Crystal Palace squad
Hennessey, Van Aanholt, Tomkins, Fosu-Mensah, Kelly, Milivojevic, Townsend, Zaha, McArthur, Benteke, Sorloth, Speroni, Ward, Sakho, Souare, Riedewald, Cabaye, Lee, Rakip