Palace v Burnley Pre-Match Press Conference – LIVE UPDATES

Live updates from the very first pre-match press conference for new Palace boss Oliver Glasner ahead of the game between Palace and Burnley at Selhurst this weekend.

 

LIVE UPDATES

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1.59pm – Well, that’s it for us this afternoon. Look our for our match preview which will go live later on today. See you all at Selhurst tomorrow afternoon, and don’t forget to bring your scarf!

 

1.56pm – Early team news sees Ebere Eze and Marc Guehi miss out against Burnley. Burnley midfielder Aaron Ramsey misses the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury agianst Arsenal last weekend. Mike Tresor is available after missing the last four games, Jordan Beyer could also return. 

 

1.54pm – Here are some Palace facts ahead of the game;

  • Palace’s tally of 25 points is their second lowest after 25 matches of a Premier League campaign since returning to the top flight in 2013. They had 19 points at this stage in 2016-17 but won seven of their remaining 13 league fixtures under Sam Allardyce to finish 14th.
  • Palace have lost just one of their last 10 Premier League home games against promoted sides, a 3-0 defeat by Fulham last season. The Eagles have won three of four such games this season.
  • They have suffered six Premier League defeats at Selhurst Park this season, one more than in 2022-23.
  • It’s 14 Premier League matches without a clean sheet for Palace since a 2-0 win at Burnley on 4 November.
  • Oliver Glasner is the first manager to make his Premier League debut against Burnley. He is attempting to become only the second Palace manager to win his first Premier League game in charge, emulating Alan Pardew against Tottenham in January 2015.
  • Injured pair Eberechi Eze have scored a combined 11 of the team’s 28 goals this season, equating to 39%.

 

1.52pm – Here are your head-to-head statistics ahead of the game tomorrow;

  • There have been 15 Premier League matches between Palace and Burnley, with each team winning six. The Eagles have outscored the Clarets 19-18.
  • Burnley’s total of six Premier League wins versus Palace is their highest tally against any side other than Everton (7).
  • The Clarets have won five of their nine top-flight away meetings against the Eagles and were unbeaten on their past three visits to Selhurst Park.

 

1.50pm – There is a fan campaign for the game tomorrow which is ‘Bring Your Scarf To Palace‘ with the aim of giving a warm welcome to Oliver Glasner and his new coaching staff and to show them what Palace is all about. So grab your scarf before you make your way to SE25 and let’s get behind the team, be loud, be proud, be Palace!

 

1.45pm – Great to hear from Glasner today. A little early in his tenure to be making real judgement on things so interested to see how things progress over the coming weeks. There is a real ait of excitement ahead of tomorrow, even after the new Eze or Guehi are both likely to miss out against Burnley. 

 

1.40pm – If you missed the appointment of the backroom staff, here is who will be supporting Glasner in addition to Dean Kiely and Paddy McCarthy who are both retained from Roy Hodgson’s staff;

Ronald Brunmayr (Assistant coach) – Was part of Glasner’s coaching staff at Eintracht Frankfurt. Managed FC Blau-Weiss Linz to the 2020-21 second-tier title in Austria.

Michael Angerschmid (Assistant coach) – Was an assistant coach to Glasner at LASK, Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt. Made over 400 appearances for SV Ried as a player.

Emanuel Pogatetz (Assistant coach) – Moves to Palace from Austria Vienna’s ‘Young Violets’ where he was a coach. Capped 61 times by Austria, and made 110 appearances in the Premier League as a player.

Michael Berktold (Fitness and Conditioning coach) – Worked under Glasner at both LASK and Wolfsburg. Was most recently at Red Bull Salzburg.

 

1.35pm – “We will not have Eze or Olise for tomorrow, we will be same squad that was at Everton – nobody coming back but nobody else out either. Eze was with us for the last two training sessions and looked good. When he is ready he will be with us in the squad. So it is good news that he trained with us.” – Oliver Glasner

 

1.33pm“When you have bad times you need support in those times. I am sure fans will support the team immediately in this next game. I really am convinced that they will be supporting us until the end of the season.” – Oliver Glasner

 

1.32pm“When we [owners] talk tomorrow it will be different than when we talk in three weeks and when the season ends. We can talk a lot but that is not important now. It is important to work together to reach this vision and reach these goals. The sporting director gives me big confidence that we can reach our vision.” – Oliver Glasner

 

1.30pm“The short-term goal is to get ourselves – myself and my staff – known. It is important what we want to do in terms of playing football – how we can improve and finish the season with as many points as possible. We can see what can happen in the future but I am a guy who lives in the present, working with this squad and preparing them to play games.” – Oliver Glasner

 

1.25pm“I’m no magician, I am not David Copperfield. The players are listening and are great characters. We have had more meetings than training sessions on the pitch, but the important thing is the game tomorrow and to get the three points at Selhurst Park.” – Oliver Glasner

 

1.20pm – Glasner says that there is a short term goal, get to know the players and get across what we want to do, how we want to play so that we can end with as many points as possible, starting tomorrow. Goes on to say that we will have to see what happens in the summer in respect of transfers. 

 

1.15pm – Glasner tells the press that is happy to be at the club, and that the Premier League is the biggest in the world, with the best players , best managers, and best surroundings. He is very happy to be here. 

 

1.10pm – While we wait for updates from the news conference, a reminder that our match preview will go live this afternoon. We do have our chat with the opposition which has just gone live so find out what Jimmy the Claret told us this week ahead of their trip to South London. 

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1.05pm – The excitement is building ahead of Oliver Glasner’s first game in charge of the Eagles. He is about to speak to the press. The Austrian was appointed on Monday and has had three days training with the squad. Looking forward to hear what he says today.

 

1.00pm – Hello and welcome to our live blog where we will share comments and reaction from the very first news conference for Oliver Glasner ahead of the visit of Burnley on Saturday.

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