Crystal Palace vs Sunderland predicted line-ups
EFL Cup · Tue 15 Dec
Crystal Palace3-4-2-1 · Home
Sunderland4-2-3-1 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1Formation· Coach: R. Hodgson

Sunderland
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: R. Le Bris
- 22R. Roefs
- 17Reinildo
- 13L. O'Nien
- 15O. Alderete
- 5A. Alese
- 32T. Hume
- 29Jules Ahoka
- 28E. Le Fée
- 11C. Rigg
- 27N. Sadiki
- 10N. Angulo
- 11D. McNeil
- 18D. Kamada
- 20A. Wharton
- 30Óscar Mingueza
- 3T. Mitchell
- 28C. Doucouré
- 19W. Hughes
- 6J. Canvot
- 26C. Richards
- 25A. Khalaili
- 44W. Benítez
Bench
- 24D. Osorio
- 10Yeremy Pino
- 22J. Strand Larsen
- 1L. Benetton
- 31R. Matthews
- 21H. Ahanor
- 7D. Benamar
Out
- J. Larsen · Ankle Injury
- Q. Timber · Hamstring Injury
- B. Chilwell · Injury
- T. Tomiyasu · Calf Injury
- A. Disasi · Red Card
- J. Lerma · Off the roster
- E. Guessand · Off the roster
- Z. Gozo · Off the roster
Bench
- 34G. Xhaka
- 39M. Fofana
- 57Timur Tuterov
- 21S. Moore
- 48Jenson Jones
- 6B. Kindon
- 3A. Lightfoot
Out
- N. Mukiele · Concussion
- K. Danso · Red Card
- W. Isidor · Injury
- T. Meunier · Muscle Injury
- B. Brobbey · Muscle Injury
- D. Ballard · Muscle Bruise
- R. Mandava · Red Card
- C. Talbi · Off the roster
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Crystal Palace vs Sunderland line-ups published?
Clubs in the EFL Cup release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.





