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Fiorentina v Crystal Palace: Confirmed line-ups for Conference League clash

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The hosts have belief they can turn things around.

Crystal Palace are in full control of their Conference League quarter-final tie with Fiorentina as they visit Florence for the second leg.

Palace's 3-0 win in the first leg at Selhurst Park has put them on the cusp of a first European semi-final.

But Oliver Glasner's side were this week warned by Fiorentina's Rolando Mandragora that the Serie A side, who have twice reached the final and progressed to the semi-final last season, “believe in the miracle†of a potential turnaround.

101GreatGoals has the full team news from the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

Fiorentina team news

Defender Dodo is suspended for Fiorentina.

Fiorentina: De Gea, PongraÄić, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Gosens, Mandragora, Fagioli, Gudmundsson, Harrison, Solomon, Piccol.

Fiorentina substitutes: Leonardelli, Christensen, Fazzini, Kospo, Ndour, Kouadio, Braschi, Balbo, Deli, Puzzoli, Fabbian.

Crystal Palace team news

Palace make four changes from the side that started the 2-1 win over Newcastle United last time out.

Adam Wharton and Daichi Kamada replace Will Hughes and Jefferson Lerma in midfield, while Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta return to the starting XI in place of Brennan Johnson and Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, Muñoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Pino, Mateta.

Crystal Palace substitutes: Benítez, Matthews, Clyne, Sosa, Riad, Cardines, Rodney, Lerma, Hughes, Devenny, Johnson, Strand Larsen.

Fiorentina v Crystal Palace: Confirmed line-ups for Conference League clash

Where to watch Fiorentina v Crystal Palace: TV and online streams

Fiorentina v Crystal Palace kicks off at 8:00pm UK time. It will be broadcast on TNT Sports 3 and can be streamed via HBO Max. Sky subscribers with a TNT package can stream the game via Sky Go.

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  • Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last four home games in all competitions since losing to Jagiellonia Bialystok in the second leg of the playoff round.
  • La Viola have failed to score only once at home in the Conference League this season.
  • On the other hand, Palace have lost just one game away from home in the competition, a 2-1 defeat to Strasbourg in the League Phase.
  • And Palace have scored in each of their away games in the competition proper, having drawn 0-0 with Fredrikstad in the final round of qualifying.
  • Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta has three goals in his last two games, having failed to score in any of his previous seven appearances.