Crystal Palace require a win to have a chance of making the top eight
Christantus Uche scored his first goal for the club last Thursday
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Crystal Palace are the favourites to win the Conference League, but are ninth in the league phase standings and need a victory on matchday six to potentially finish in the top eight.
A win could allow them to avoid a knockout-phase play-off and give Oliver Glasner the chance to rest his players.
Rotation has become increasingly important for the Austrian and, with a trip to Leeds as soon as Saturday evening, more changes are likely when KuPS come to Selhurst Park on Thursday.
The Finns need a result to prolong their European hopes. but Palace summer signing Christantus Uche might have something to say on a rare start.
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Team news
Eagles wing-back Daniel Munoz faces a lengthy spell out after undergoing knee surgery, while Daichi Kamada is a doubt with a hamstring issue.
Ismaila Sarr has departed to play for Senegal at AFCON and Glasner may select a similar team that started last Thursday's 3-0 win at Shelbourne.
That would mean starts for Borna Sosa and Christantus Uche, while for KuPS, Samuel Pasanen is their only injury concern with an unspecified issue.
The stats
Palace have recorded three wins from five League phase fixtures, including a 3-0 win over Shelbourne last Thursday.
That has left them ninth in the table on nine points, three points clear of KuPS, who are 25th and a point outside the top 24.
KuPS are out of season after winning the Veikkausliiga and have lost 1-0 to Jagiellonia and drawn 0-0 with Lausanne in their last two Conference League games.
Palace have failed to win their last three at home, while just one of KuPS's last seven have finished with both teams scoring.
Palace forward Uche opened the scoring against Shels, his first goal for the club.
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Prediction
It has taken time for Glasner to trust his squad players, but rotation has become a necessity as the season has progressed, and the Austrian will be keen not to risk further injuries to key players.
Sosa and Justin Devenny are likely to occupy the wide berths and Uche should start in place of Jean-Philippe Mateta, with the Frenchman expected to come back in at Leeds.
A lack of minutes may have cost Uche a spot in Nigeria's AFCON squad, but he remains available for Glasner, who has used him sparingly since arriving on loan from Getafe in September.
The 22-year-old, whose deal includes an option to buy, can play across the front but is likely to lead the line against KuPS, as he did when scoring his first Palace goal in the win over Shels.
Mateta's status as first choice is secure, but Uche can prove himself an able deputy with a first goal at Selhurst Park.
