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title: "Palace braced for free agent departures, Hodgson praises Eagles striker and more: Crystal Palace news round-up"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
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published: "2018-05-05T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-05-05T07:30:00Z"
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# Palace braced for free agent departures, Hodgson praises Eagles striker and more: Crystal Palace news round-up

The news cycle surrounding Crystal Palace never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Crystal Palace predicted XI: Stoke City (A)](https://readcrystalpalace.com/2018/05/04/crystal-palace-predicted-xi-stoke-city-a/)

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Crystal Palace go into this weekend's match with Stoke City with their Premier League status all but secured.

With only two games remaining (Stoke … [Read More](https://readcrystalpalace.com/2018/05/04/crystal-palace-predicted-xi-stoke-city-a/)

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### [Key Battles: Crystal Palace vs Stoke City](https://readcrystalpalace.com/2018/05/04/key-battles-crystal-palace-vs-stoke-city/)

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Crystal Palace travel to Stoke this weekend, where the Potters will be desperate for the points.

Three points for Roy Hodgson's men would seal … [Read More](https://readcrystalpalace.com/2018/05/04/key-battles-crystal-palace-vs-stoke-city/)

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### [Crystal Palace braced to lose out of contract players](https://readcrystalpalace.com/2018/05/04/crystal-palace-braced-to-lose-out-of-contract-players/)

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Roy Hodgson will hold contract talks with a number of players number week as they prepare for next season, reports the Guardian.

Yohan Cabaye and … [Read More](https://readcrystalpalace.com/2018/05/04/crystal-palace-braced-to-lose-out-of-contract-players/)

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### [Roy Hodgson say Benteke will be on fire next season](https://readcrystalpalace.com/2018/05/04/roy-hodgson-say-benteke-will-be-on-fire-next-season/)

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Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson claims forward Christian Benteke will be on fire for Palace next season, as the London club are on course to stay … [Read More](https://readcrystalpalace.com/2018/05/04/roy-hodgson-say-benteke-will-be-on-fire-next-season/)

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