Palace to expect the unexpected against Saints
Oliver Glasner is unsure what to expect from new Southampton boss Ivan Juric when Crystal Palace hosts the Premier League's bottom club.
Palace sits 16th in the league, three points clear of the relegation zone, after a goalless draw at Bournemouth last time out.
Southampton, meanwhile, is rock bottom with six points, having lost 1-0 at home to West Ham United in Juric's first match at the helm.
Should it lose in south London, it will have made the joint-second worst start to a season in Premier League history through 19 games. Sunderland only had six points at that stage of 2005-2006, while Sheffield United took just five in 2020-2021.
Glasner, however, is wary of the threat posed by a side under new management, having followed Juric's time in Italy closely.
"I know him from Italy, and he did very well there," Glasner said. "I think he was always playing with a back three, and Southampton also played with the back three.
"But also, to be honest, I don't know at the moment his style of play, and I also think it's not possible to implement your style of play when you've started two or three days before.
"Two days is just recovery, not really a lot of impact on the players. Of course we will watch the Southampton game from today, but I didn't see it before now.
"Of course, my staff have already watched many games from Southampton, and I'm pretty sure they will also have watched today's game. Now I have a three-hour trip home, and it can easily be that one of the analysts is sitting next to me and showing me some clips."
Southampton drew 0-0 at Fulham prior to Juric taking the reins, then produced an impressive performance against West Ham, only to lose to a Jarrod Bowen goal.
Speaking after that game, Juric said: "I think the guys did lots of good things today. They've worked hard in these few days, and I think they're getting better, they are improving.
"From watching the Fulham game and today, I think our team can compete.
"There are lots of things to improve, lots of details we can do better, but in these two games I have seen that my team can compete; we are not too far off other teams."