Palace: Butland, Mitchell, Kelly, Guéhi, Ward, Schlupp, Milivojević, Gallagher, Olise, Eze, Mateta.

Subs: Guaita, Andersen, Clyne, Adaramola, Hughes, Ayew, Rak-Sakyi, Benteke, Edouard.

Hartlepool: Killip, Sterry, Ferguson, Liddle, Odusina, Shelton, Bogle, Molyneux, Byrne, Crawford, Morris.

Subs: Boyes, Cullen, Holohan, Smith, Ogle, Fletcher, Olomola, Grey, White.

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£8million for Mateta looks about £7million too much.

You got there just before me. Non-existent ball control, always in the wrong place, useless in the air, etc.

Olise could have had a hat-trick and despite a good goal and assist probably should have done more with the space he's had. Certainly is some talent though. Eze also slowly finding his way into the game, but has been fouled quite a lot. Hartlepool struggling to produce much going forward. Hopefully we get a third early on and we can give the youth players on the bench a kick. Vieira seems to have planned this one well to leave Olise in acres of space which if 'pool don't address could end with us getting a few more.

On the downside, Luka has been poor again, almost giving the ball away in dangerous positions on two occasions. Schlupp looks lost in the middle again. Mateta's first touch has been awful. Ward still can't pass.

FFS two misses from point blank range, unforgivable !

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