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, Pongračić, 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: Benitez, Matthews, Clyne, Sosa, Riad, Cardines, Rodney, Lerma, Hughes, Devenny, Johnson and Strand Larsen.
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.
Stats for Fiorentina v Crystal Palace
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.
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