When installed as Sunderland manager last January, Sam Allardyce’s astute buys helped the Black Cats beat the drop.
The likes of Jan Kirchhoff, Wahbi Khazri and Lamine Kone steadied the ship at the Stadium of Light under Allardyce and guided them to safety.
Now at Crystal Palace, Allardyce has an equally difficult task on his hands to steer the Eagles clear of the drop.
So far this month, he’s only brought in one player, Jeffrey Schlupp in a £12m deal from reigning Premier League champions Leicester City but he has his eyes set on a number of targets.
How could Crystal Palace line-up after the January transfer window? Here’s how we project the Eagles’ matchday 18 to look like if Allardyce secures all of his top transfer targets this month.
