The Eagles will face France's RC Lens and Portugal's F.C. Famalicão on Tuesday evening in two 45 minute-length fixtures this evening.
And Manager Pierre Sage has selected a strong Palace XI to get things underway. Cheick Doucouré makes his first start of pre-season, next to Will Hughes in the midfield engine room.
Academy defender Charlie Walker-Smith will form a three-man central defence with Jaydee Canvot and Borna Sosa.
In attack both Brennan Johnson and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi are expected to support Eddie Nketiah.
World Cup returnees Chris Richards and Daichi Kamada are on the bench.
Palace XI to face Lens: Benítez (GK), Sosa, Walker-Smith, Canvot, Mitchell, Hughes, Doucouré, Cardines, Johnson, Rak-Sakyi, Nketiah.
Subs: Whitworth (GK), Benetton (GK), Tomiyasu (T), Richards, Kamada.
How to watch
Through Palace TV+, you’ll also be able to watch the Eagles’ three matches in the Como Cup this week, as well as our pre-season finale in Germany against Europa League finalists SC Freiburg in August, the week before the new Premier League season commences.
Our 26/27 pre-season bundle – which costs just £19.99 – grants access to all of the matches live and on-demand (the full 90 minutes), wherever you are in the world, until Wednesday, 19th August 2026.
The pre-season bundle pass is a one-off payment, which does not auto-renew. Please note: this pass only enables access to the live broadcasts and on-demand repeats of the pre-season matches, and not other premium Palace TV content.