Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has admitted Marc Guéhi will have his pick of clubs to join next summer as he appeared to rule out a January sale of the in-demand centre back.

Crystal Palace host Brentford on Saturday afternoon after both clubs reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup in resounding fashion earlier this week. BBC Sport examines some of the key themes ahead of their meeting at Selhurst Park.

My only complaint is the U.S. team didn’t talk to us because Chris was struggling with his calf for many weeks,” Glasner said on Friday.

Oliver Glasner has called on football’s governing bodies to prioritise player welfare when scheduling matches as Crystal Palace face an increasingly congested schedule. After beating Liverpool to qualify for the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, Palace face the unenviable prospect of playing five matches in ten days in the lead-up to Christmas.

The Bees are considered underdogs here despite the disparate form of both clubs. It's fair to say that the hosts should be on upset alert. Palace 1-1 Brentford.

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FPL Heisenberg: Crystal Palace have been incredible under Glasner and now is the time to bring their assets in. They have three home games in their next four games and they do not face a top-six team in any of their next six gameweeks.

Palace had hoped to move the contest at the Emirates. Speaking on Friday, Oliver Glasner said he was “really upset” by the schedule, pointing out that it would be dangerous for his players to hold so many matches in such a short space of time.

Crystal Palace owner Steve Parish believes the club would have taken a "significant risk" by going through with Marc Guehi's proposed transfer to Liverpool. The England international was on the cusp of moving to the Reds on transfer deadline day,

Andrews addressed the media on Friday ahead of Brentford's visit to FA Cup holders Crystal Palace this weekend.