UECL Quarter-Final: Crystal Palace vs. Fiorentina – Probable Line-ups and Broadcast Information

Fiorentina will face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the first leg of their Conference League quarter-final on Thursday evening, but will be without Italy international Moise Kean.

Crystal Palace enters this match as favorites to lift the Conference League trophy, yet they must first overcome two-time finalists Fiorentina, who finished just one point behind the South London club in the league phase. Fiorentina secured their quarter-final spot by defeating Rakow Czestochowa with a 4-2 aggregate score in the round of 16. The hosts, Crystal Palace, advanced past AEK Larnaca after a goalless draw at home in the opening leg of their tie.

For Fiorentina, Moise Kean, Manor Solomon, and Fabiano Parisi are all unavailable for the match. Kean's absence is not expected to be long-term, and he may be back in contention to play against Lazio in Serie A over the weekend. Roberto Piccoli is anticipated to start in Kean's place.

Rolando Mandragora is available for selection after recovering from an injury spell, though he is likely to begin the match among the substitutes.

Pre-match reports suggest that Crystal Palace could finally see Jean-Philippe Mateta return to their starting line-up. Mateta has been sidelined with a knee injury, which notably caused his potential January transfer move to Milan to fall through and has kept him out of action since.

Former Lazio midfielder Daichi Kamada might also feature in Crystal Palace’s starting XI.

The match is scheduled to kick off at 20:00 BST.

Crystal Palace vs. Fiorentina: Probable Line-ups

Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Canvas; Johnson, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Pino; Mateta.

Fiorentina (4-1-4-1): De Gea; Dodo, Pongracic, Ranieri, Gosens; Fagioli; Harrison, Fabbian, Ndour, Gudmundsson; Piccoli.

Where to Watch Crystal Palace vs. Fiorentina

In the UK, tonight’s game will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 3 and available for streaming online via Discovery+. Supporters in the USA can tune in to watch the match on Paramount+.