After Sunday's heavy defeat by Brighton, Crystal Palace fan Ollie Thomas says a change in formation should be the first priority to turn the club's fortunes around this season.

"Unless we can fix the defensive issues, I think we'll be in a relegation battle," he said.

"An easy start, for me, is to ditch the three at the back and go three in midfield to shore that up.

"Our back five is undercooked and the recruitment in the summer wasn't good enough. They are so exposed. Why we are exposing our weakest part of the pitch in every single game is totally beyond me."