Crystal Palace v Leicester City: match preview

Crystal Palace had won this fixture at a canter back in the spring, rattling up their biggest ever Premier League victory en route to top-flight survival as Leicester wilted and left Claude Puel under pressure. Now it is Roy Hodgson suddenly in the spotlight. Palace had been playing well but missing out up to last week, but their capitulations at Brighton and West Ham have cast a grimmer shadow on an underwhelming campaign so far. They have not won without Wilfried Zaha since September 2016, and face Manchester City next. These are worrying times. Dominic Fifield

Saturday 3pm

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