Hopefully the noise around Wilf won’t be too distracting. But it usually is. Brentford are a decent team. 1-1.

I think we will win but it will be tight so just the one goal in it.

2-2 They are a good side Brentford. I thought last year they tried to kick Wilf off the park and their Norwegian player in the middle was lucky not to see red. Again poor officiating let us down….

Brentford are quite accomplished, they have scored in every game they have played this season and I expect them to get something from this game.
It would not surprise me if the final score was 1-1.

I'm going for an uncharacteristically optimistic 2/3-1 Palace.

It's an odd and unfamiliar feeling I have these days of us being the 'old heads' in the PL but I am somewhat hopeful our top-level experience will dominate against Brentford's plucky little side that can! They may well nick a goal however I am hoping we will do the same... more so.

I am hoping for a bit of a reaction with some venom after the weekend however well aware this does not always turn out to be the case.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

Not a bad suggestion at all HBPalace!

For my two cents on that formation:

VG

Clyne, Ward, Guehi, Andersen, Schlupp

Doucoure Hughes

Olise Mateta Eze

I do however expect the '5 at the back' to be played against the 'bigger' sides so we may well see the 4-3-3 tonight. On that presumption, and that if 'no Wilf' my personal preference would be:

VG

Clyne Guehi Andersen (Not sure really, perhaps Ward? or Clyne with Ward other side??, maybe Jeff?)

Doucoure, Hughes

Eze

Olise, Mateta, Ayew/Malcolm (I'm a big fan) but probably Edouard (boo)

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!