Richarlison a ‘major doubt’ for Palace clash

Hopefully we can get 'er done without him.

Step up Lookman!

And for the love of it all, bring Mina back really, really slowly!

Particularly the part where Silva criticises the media for not giving Everton any credit for beating Man Utd.

Did he do that? Thank GOD!

I heard it again on our satellite radio shows over here today. Some female English pundit was on, and went on and on about how awful Man U were against us. Never a word about how well we played. Not even a "throw away" comment like, "But all credit to Everton."

Nothing.

I'm glad Marco said something. Good for him.

If Man City, the rs, Spurs, any one of them, had as good a game as we did against Man U they'd be waxing lyrical about their performance.

Jesus, imagine if Wolves played as well as we did against Man U?! They'd have orgasms!

A good time to give starting chances to one or two bench warmers especially Lookman who certainly has the skill but has yet to really turn it on.

As Christy has mentioned with Walcott possibly being out too, this is the ideal opportunity for Ademola Lookman to show us many things. Having said all that, I don't think Mola is as effective playing on the right, he seems better suited to the left side.

They are a peculiar side Palace in that they tend to play better away from home, or so the results would indicate, but I see no reason why we can't carry on as we have been doing, Fulham performance being an exception.

Jamie, think you might be a bit harsh on Mina, okay he has been a bit injury prone, but apart from one calamitous performance he has not that been that bad in my eyes.

DK, Jamie wasn't being harsh on Mina. He just doesn't want to see him pull that damn thing again.

Agree with the squad not being up to the Europa League and giving Lookman a chance. Hopefully he has improved his all round game, like Richarlison has. A real bonus if he has. But Silva is more likely to play Walcott.

I can see Schneiderlin and Walcott starting as we need the win to stand any chance of a top 7 finish and he won't experiment. Again, just my opinion.

The team has looked it’s most settled since Richarlison has been moved right and Bernard left with either Gomes or Schneiderlin complimenting Gueye and letting a Sigurdsson does what Sigurdsson does.

I think the discipline goes completely out of the window when you start putting Davies next to Gueye as he wanders about too much and without having the skill or body strength of Gomes he struggles, that’s where Silva got it spot on against United going with Schneiderlin because he simply sat next to Gueye and basically never gave Pogba a kick.

I can’t see where Davies really fits into this team right now.

Same for Lookman, if he can’t produce something more when he does play then it’s hard to see him forging a long term career here.

Mike Gaynes has it right. I like Mina. Quite a bit in fact.

I wasn't being harsh. I literally want them to be very slow and prudent bringing him back so he doesn't end up hurt again.

I would love to see Lookman start but can't see it happening. I think Silva believes rightly or wrongly that Walcott is more consistent and works harder. Or perhaps it's a suggestion from Brands to get Walcott in the shop window and add a few mill to his price tag when he departs this summer? I doubt it.

If Walcott is not available (recovering from a virus it seems), I could see Tosun in and DCL wide right – but I hope I'm wrong.

Maybe we should use this as an opportunity to play one of the young lads – Bowler or Gordon have looked exciting

This could be a game for them to feel relaxed and play with confidence as Palace have little to go for and Zaha is the only threat they have. No decent games on tap today !!!!

Lookman is a special talent. Whatever his weaknesses are, he needs the chance to work on them in a game. Our success lately has been based on really hard work, including by the front four, swarming, pressing and tracking back to make us very difficult to play against. I suspect this is where Silva doesn’t trust him. None of us know what happens in training, if he’s tried to work on this with Lookman and he hasn’t responded too well, then you can understand Silva not wanting to pick him. As fans we see the flair Lookman has and want it to be given the freedom to show itself, but the manager’s neck is on the line and he may not feel Lookman contributes enough out of possession.

Either way, Lookman now needs to be given a chance to show what he can do. He may respond better to a match situation than training, and Silva will always be blamed for the situation if Lookman is never picked. Pick him, and if we all see a difference between Lookman and the rest of the team out of possession then at least we’ll understand why he’s not had a chance, but as it stands, it’s a bone of contention between the player, fans and manager.

PS. David, part of the problem is that Lookman wants to leave if he’s not playing.