Crystal Palace vs Middlesbrough - prediction, team news, lineups

After Crystal Palace won for the archetypal clip this play connected the weekend, they volition anticipation to beforehand past visitors Middlesbrough astatine Selhurst Park connected Tuesday successful the EFL Cup's 3rd round.

The Eagles bushed Fulham 3-2 successful the Premier League connected Saturday, and they are present acceptable to face Middlesbrough, who beat Doncaster Rovers 3-1 successful the 2nd round of the EFL Cup on August 25.

Match preview

As 1 of 9 top-flight teams competing successful Europe this term, Palace were exempt from playing the earlier rounds of the EFL Cup, which they reached the quarter-finals of successful 2025-26.

They were beaten connected penalties by finalists Arsenal successful that season, and that was successful information their 2nd consecutive quality successful the last 8 of the competition.

Boss Pierre Sage volition consciousness importantly little unit heading into Tuesday's clash considering helium oversaw a melodramatic turnaround against Fulham, with his broadside overcoming 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to assertion their archetypal points of the league campaign.

His broadside reside successful 13th place, and they person inactive conceded 8 goals, portion they person failed to people much than 1 extremity successful 5 of their past 7 competitory games.

Palace's lone clash astatine Selhurst Park this play was their 4-1 decision against Manchester City connected August 28, but portion that was their 2nd consecutive nonaccomplishment astatine the stadium, they won 5 and drew 4 of their anterior 9 outings astatine home.

Middlesbrough's commencement to 2026-27 has been positive, with the nine winning five, drafting 1 and losing 1 of their 7 matches.

The visitors person scored 12 times truthful far, portion they person conceded six goals and kept 2 cleanable sheets.

Their astir caller effect was a 1-0 occurrence implicit Queens Park Rangers connected Saturday successful the Championship, and they are presently 2nd successful the part with 10 points from a imaginable 15.

Boro person not faced Palace since they won 1-0 successful October 2018 successful the EFL Cup, but they were beaten successful their anterior 3 contests with the Eagles.

Manager Kim Hellberg has taken complaint of 4 distant fixtures this season, winning twice, losing erstwhile and settling for a stalemate once.

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Team News

Crystal Palace are definite to marque a fig of changes from the squad that bushed Fulham, with the likes of Adam Wharton successful midfield and Chris Richards astatine the backmost apt to driblet out.

Will Hughes is an enactment to regenerate Wharton, and helium whitethorn play adjacent to Cheick Doucoure, while Takehiro Tomiyasu could beryllium thrown into the backline.

Sage whitethorn person made a alteration up beforehand irrespective of Eddie Nketiah's injury, but his lack makes the enactment of Jorgen Strand Larsen straightforward.

Middlesbrough volition not privation to hazard injury, truthful expect a akin lineup to the broadside that bushed Doncaster Rovers, with Luke Ayling and Alfie Jones acceptable to diagnostic successful defence.

Leo Castledine led his team's onslaught successful that EFL Cup round, and helium could beryllium supported by the likes of Kyle Joseph and Myles Peart-Harris.

Crystal Palace imaginable starting lineup:

Benitez; Tomiyasu, Disasi, Canvot; Khalaili, Doucoure, Hughes, Chilwell; Osorio, Mingueza; Strand Larsen

Middlesbrough imaginable starting lineup:

Brynn; Arfsten, Ayling, Jones, Borges; Morris, Barron; Peart-Harris, Hamilton, Joseph; Castledine

We say: Crystal Palace 1-2 Middlesbrough

There whitethorn beryllium an accidental for Middlesbrough to origin an upset, particularly arsenic the hosts person proven susceptible defensively.

Palace boast a beardown grounds against their opponents, but they are yet to amusement they person capable firepower to consistently nutrient successful the last third.

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