0:00:05 > 0:00:08Yes, we're out of the studio this week and on the road
0:00:08 > 0:00:09at a Premier League club.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12They have turned things around after a tricky start and are now
0:00:12 > 0:00:14hoping for a sixth successive season in the top flight.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Yes, footy fans, I am talking Crystal Palace.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Let's do this.
0:00:17 > 0:00:25MATCH OF THE DAY THEME MUSIC.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Good morning and welcome to a very special Kickabout,
0:00:44 > 0:00:47coming to you from Selhurst Park, the home of Crystal Palace.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51It is fair to say that it wasn't an easy start to the season
0:00:51 > 0:00:54for the Eagles last year, as they became the first team in 129
0:00:54 > 0:00:57years of the football league to lose their first-ever matches
0:00:57 > 0:00:59without scoring a goal, leaving them bottom without a point.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00Ouch!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04It was a run that saw Frank de Boer sacked after only four league games
0:01:04 > 0:01:06and replaced by Roy Hodgson, who has since turned it around
0:01:06 > 0:01:08and pushed Palace back up the table.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I am here with a Palace-packed special, so here's what's coming up.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16We go behind the scenes at Selhurst Park and look
0:01:16 > 0:01:19ahead to this weekend's Premier League fixtures.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Superstar Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye answers questions
0:01:21 > 0:01:29from these young super fans.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32And find out who won this week's Top Tekkers,
0:01:32 > 0:01:36between these two top players.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Loads to look forward to, but first, let's check out the stories making
0:01:39 > 0:01:46the headlines in the footy world this week.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Swansea City reached the FA Cup quarterfinals
0:01:48 > 0:01:50for the first time since 1964, after beating Sheffield Wednesday
0:01:50 > 0:01:542-0 at the Liberty Stadium on Tuesday night.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57With goals from Jordan Ayew and Nathan Dyer.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00While Spurs survived a scare against Rochdale in their replay,
0:02:00 > 0:02:02as they hammered the league one opposition 6-1, with Llorente
0:02:02 > 0:02:10scoring a 12 minute hat-trick in the early second half.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15MSV Duisburg goalkeeper Mark Flekken suffered a nightmare blunder this
0:02:15 > 0:02:19week when he turned his back on play and conceded a goal.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22The keeper thought his team had scored, so headed for a quick
0:02:22 > 0:02:25drink before the restart, but the effort was disallowed
0:02:25 > 0:02:32and the opposition counter-attacked to leave him red-faced.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38It was goals galore for the England women on Thursday night as they beat
0:02:38 > 0:02:41France 4-1 in the She Believes Cup.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Goals from Toni Duggan, Jill Scott and Jodie Taylor helped
0:02:44 > 0:02:47to give Phil Neville the perfect start to his reign as head coach.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Their next game is against Germany on Sunday, so good
0:02:49 > 0:02:55luck to the Lionesses.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Now, we couldn't have a Palace special without featuring some very
0:02:57 > 0:03:00special Palace superfans.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Harry and Bella are joining me.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02How are you doing, guys?
0:03:02 > 0:03:03Good.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Good.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Brilliant.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08I hear you are massive fans of the Eagles, is that right?
0:03:08 > 0:03:09Yep.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12What is it you love so much about this amazing club?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I love the atmosphere that the fans create and all the mascots,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17with the American bald eagle flying across the pitch.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19I love the food, the food is great here.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20The food, the food.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21I love that.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Now we're here at Selhurst Park, do you think you could show me
0:03:24 > 0:03:26around and tell me a bit more?
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Yeah.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28Let's do it, come on.
0:03:28 > 0:03:34Our club is more than 110 years old.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39It was founded all the way back in 1905.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Crystal Palace is actually named after a big glass building
0:03:41 > 0:03:42built nearby in 1854.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44It was actually burned down, but the name stuck.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Our club badge shows an eagle holding a ball.
0:03:46 > 0:03:54This is why we have the nickname Eagles.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Before every home match, our club mascot, Kayla,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00an American bald eagle, flies from one end of
0:04:00 > 0:04:06the stadium to the other.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09This is our fifth season in the Premier League in a row.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11And we hope that Roy Hodgson will keep us up again.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14We have got to the FA Cup Final twice, once
0:04:14 > 0:04:16in 1990 and once in 2016.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Jesse Lingard!
0:04:17 > 0:04:22We got beaten both times.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25In 2016, Man United beat us in the FA Cup final.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29We were gutted.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I was there, and the atmosphere was amazing.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Our keeper Julian Speroni has played for us for over 14 years,
0:04:35 > 0:04:40and he's made over 400 appearances.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43We play in red and blue, but it hasn't always been that way.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48We used to play in black and white, inspired by Real Madrid.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Our most expensive player is Christian Benteke.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51He was signed from Liverpool for 32 million.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Last season, he scored 15 goals in the Premier League.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Benteke heads it down and in!
0:04:57 > 0:04:59In the past, we have shared Selhurst Park
0:04:59 > 0:05:01with Charlton and Wimbledon.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05We even have our own supermarket built into it.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Our stadium holds 26,000 fans.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10It can get pretty noisy in here on match day.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15We sit here.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17This is the main stand.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20One of our favourite chants is, we support the Palace,
0:05:20 > 0:05:21the Palace, the Palace.
0:05:21 > 0:05:27And that's the way we like it!
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Thanks, guys, what a history!
0:05:29 > 0:05:32And some top facts there.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Now, sticking with superfans, you guys at home have been sending
0:05:35 > 0:05:38in some fantastic footy photos again this week, so let's check them out.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39in some fantastic footy photos again this week, so let's check them out.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Here is Lewis with our very own Ben Shires at half-time
0:05:42 > 0:05:44just before his team, the mighty Wigan Athletic,
0:05:44 > 0:05:45beat Manchester City in the FA Cup.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50What a game that must have been for you!
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Look at Ben's bedroom.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56He is a season ticket holder at QPR, plays for Taplow United
0:05:56 > 0:06:00and as you can tell from this picture, is a huge footy fan.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Check out Georgia's FA Cup sign that she held up
0:06:03 > 0:06:04during Sheffield United's game against Preston.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06And guess what, Billy Sharp gave her his shirt.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Nice one, guys.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Georgia plays for Handsworth Girls under nines and wears
0:06:11 > 0:06:16the number ten shirt, just like her Sheffield United idol.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18And finally, Ben won player of the week for scoring
0:06:18 > 0:06:20during his first ever match.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25What a debut!
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Fantastic photos as usual, please do keep sending them in,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30as we love featuring you on the show.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Just head to the Kickabout website for all the details as to how
0:06:33 > 0:06:34you can get involved.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37As you can see, we have made it to Palace's first-team training
0:06:37 > 0:06:40ground, as I have a very special treat lined up for you two.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41Ready?
0:06:41 > 0:06:42Yeah.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Let's go.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Bella, Harry, meet Yohan Cabaye.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Hi!
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Right, it's freezing out there, you've just finished training.
0:06:53 > 0:07:01Let's go inside.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05What were you like as a player at our age and did you always
0:07:05 > 0:07:09know you wanted to be a professional footballer?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12At your age, I was in France.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16I was watching every game on TV.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18My dad also was involved with football, not
0:07:18 > 0:07:19professional, but amateur.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24So I was with him every weekend.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26As I was growing up, yeah, I was thinking,
0:07:26 > 0:07:34of course to play football and to be a footballer.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42What is it like to play in front of a loud crowd?
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Very good.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44I enjoy it.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47It's massive help for us, it's like 12 men on the pitch,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Their support is brilliant, has been brilliant
0:07:49 > 0:07:50since my first day.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53We just need to give them back what they give to us.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Do you have an idol?
0:07:56 > 0:08:00The French player, for me, was Zinedine Zidane.
0:08:00 > 0:08:08For me, the best player at his time and best French player at all.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Zidane!
0:08:13 > 0:08:15It's three!
0:08:15 > 0:08:20And they're into the quarterfinals of the World Cup!
0:08:20 > 0:08:23What has been the highlight of your time at Palace so far?
0:08:23 > 0:08:24I would say the FA Cup.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27The FA Cup campaign, and the semi and also
0:08:27 > 0:08:30the final at Wembley, that was unbelievable.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33The atmosphere, everything, and we were close to the trophy,
0:08:33 > 0:08:40so it was, yeah, a very good time for me, the best time at the club.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Here's Puncheon.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49That was well collected.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51And brilliantly finished!
0:08:51 > 0:08:54It was Jason Puncheon's time to make a massive mark in the cup
0:08:54 > 0:09:00final for Crystal Palace.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03You take a lot of penalties.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Do you enjoy taking them or is it really nerve-racking?
0:09:05 > 0:09:06I would say both.
0:09:06 > 0:09:13Yes, I enjoy to take them, because it's a good
0:09:13 > 0:09:15opportunity to score, but also, it's a game
0:09:15 > 0:09:23between you and a keeper and when you take a lot
0:09:25 > 0:09:27of penalties, they learn you, so you have to be creative
0:09:27 > 0:09:33and change the way you take them.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36If you were not playing football, what would you like to do as a job?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38I just wanted to be an architect.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41I know it's weird, but yeah.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Creative.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48I love houses.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Who is the toughest player you have played against?
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Yaya Toure.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56He is a fantastic footballer.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59He plays less now, but I remember a couple of seasons ago,
0:09:59 > 0:10:07he was amazing and really hard to play against.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Yohan Cabaye, it's been amazing having you on Kickabout.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Thanks very much.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Brilliant.
0:10:16 > 0:10:24Harry and Bella, you're going to be putting me out of a job.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28And Yohan, what a top guy he was.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29Thanks for that, you lot.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33Looking ahead to this weekend, there are some exciting fixtures.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Yohan and his team-mates have a huge game Monday night.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37They face Manchester United here at Selhurst Park.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40But past records don't bode well for Eagles fans.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42As Palace haven't won any of their 17 Premier League
0:10:42 > 0:10:45meetings against the Reds.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47So Bella and Harry, you will need to cheer your team
0:10:47 > 0:10:49on loudly for that one.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55Elsewhere, the late kick-off today sees Liverpool host Newcastle,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58and you've got to fancy Klopp's men as favourites for this one.
0:10:58 > 0:11:06As they are unbeaten in 21 home league games against the Magpies.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Whilst on Sunday, there is a huge game between leaders Man City
0:11:09 > 0:11:10and current champions Chelsea.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Konte's men won this fixture 3-1 last season,
0:11:12 > 0:11:14and City have only won one of their last four home
0:11:14 > 0:11:15games against the Blues.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18So plenty of brilliant games to look forward to this weekend,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21and that last fixture was the focus of this week's Top Tekkers vote.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23We asked you to choose between these two players,
0:11:23 > 0:11:28so let's find out who came out on top.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29Oh, what a goal!
0:11:29 > 0:11:37Absolutely brilliant from David Silva!
0:11:39 > 0:11:40This is Silva!
0:11:40 > 0:11:44David Silva is fine.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46It's Silva, can he chip past that?
0:11:46 > 0:11:47Of course he can.
0:11:47 > 0:11:484-0.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50In towards Silva, 2-0.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Silva to make it three, and he has!
0:11:52 > 0:11:57This is Silva.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00It's six.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Silva is charging forward, David Silva, great first touch.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Even better second touch.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09David Silva.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Silva's floating around, what a goal!
0:12:11 > 0:12:19Absolutely brilliant from David Silva!
0:12:20 > 0:12:22What a player and what a set of goals.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23Nice choice, you guys.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Looking ahead to our next Top Tekkers vote, we want
0:12:26 > 0:12:28you to choose between these two.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Anthony Martial.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Martial, brilliant goal!
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Or Roberto Firmino.
0:12:35 > 0:12:41And Firmino puts Liverpool 1-0 up.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Tough choice, but there can only be one winner.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Make sure you head online to vote for your favourite.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49While you are there, why not check out how to send
0:12:49 > 0:12:51in videos of you showing off your footy skills.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54It's really easy to get involved, and who knows, you could star
0:12:54 > 0:13:02on the show very soon, just like this lot.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Check this out for an outrageous goal from James for FC
0:13:04 > 0:13:05Bluestar under nines.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06What a strike!
0:13:06 > 0:13:08No wonder he's off celebrating.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12And some proper teamwork here.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Anna throws the ball to Lucas, who passes to Jasper
0:13:14 > 0:13:21and then a cheeky backheel into the goal to finish.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22Huddersfield fan Charlie here showing some serious
0:13:22 > 0:13:24accuracy, kicking the ball through his trampoline.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Oh, and he has even threw himself!
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Look at this for a volley from Joseph.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34He shoots, he scores.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Theo is a big Arsenal fan and spent most of his half term break
0:13:38 > 0:13:39mastering the neck stall.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Worth the practice, Theo.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47Great skills.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49And finally, here is Poppy scoring for Cambridge
0:13:49 > 0:13:54Girls Development Centre.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57And then manning a penalty across a corner for the under-11s.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02Double trouble for the opposition there, Poppy.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04You never disappoint with your skills.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Thanks, you lot.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Now, I've had an amazing time here at Selhurst Park.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Superfans to show us around, a top-notch superstar
0:14:12 > 0:14:14interview and a look inside this amazing stadium.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16For all you Eagle fans out there, good luck
0:14:16 > 0:14:19for the rest of the season.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Until next time, see you.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Townsend, he may fancy this himself.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26He does!
0:14:26 > 0:14:28And there goes Townsend with a cracker!
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Back to Benteke!
0:14:29 > 0:14:33It's 2-1 to Crystal Palace!
0:14:33 > 0:14:34Zaha.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Zaha goes on.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37Oh, what a strike.
0:14:37 > 0:14:45That is a thumper from Wilf Zaha!