Crystal Palace will hope to resume their league campaign well after the second international break when they welcome champions Manchester City at Selhurst Park on Saturday evening.
Currently, Roy Hodgson’s men are sixth in the table, just two points behind second-placed Cityzens.
So, this is the type of game where the Eagles can prove that they are here to stay in the top-half of the table, and not just be relegation-survivors.
However, it won’t be easy against a potentially rampant Manchester City side, who are expected to fire on all cylinders after a disappointing loss at home to Wolves 10 days ago.
In terms of team news, Palace will be without Mamadou Sakho as he continues his recovery. Luka Milivojevic will be back from suspension and start this game. Other than that, Hodgson has an almost fully fit squad to chose his XI from.
Here’s how we think he would line up on Saturday:
