Crystal Palace √ liverpool
sat 09 dec 2023 12:30 kick-off
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palace √ liverpool sat 09 dec | 12:30
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Will Hughes is a modern midfielder brought up in the ‘old-school’. Now, as an experienced leader in the Palace dressing room, he tells Will Robinson about the balancing act between tough love and support, welcoming Academy prospects to training and setting a culture in the dressing room…
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Crystal palace f.c. Sam JOHNSTONE (GK) Joel WARD Tyrick MITCHELL Rob HOLDING James TOMKINS Marc GUÉHI Michael OLISE Jefferson LERMA Jordan AYEW Ebere EZE Matheus FRANÇA Jean-Philippe MATETA Jeffrey SCHLUPP Joachim ANDERSEN Nathaniel CLYNE Will HUGHES Odsonne EDOUARD Malcolm EBIOWEI Chris RICHARDS Cheick DOUCOURÉ Naouirou AHAMADA Dean HENDERSON (GK) Remi MATTHEWS (GK) Nathan FERGUSON Joe WHITWORTH (GK) Jaïro RIEDEWALD Jesurun RAK-SAKYI David OZOH Ademola OLA-ADEBOMI
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