Crystal Palace today have Gary Cahill back into the squad as they try to delay Manchester City’s title coronation.
Palace host City in today’s lunchtime kick-off and Pep Guardiola’s side know that a victory could set them up to be crowned champions this weekend, if Manchester United then lose at home to Liverpool on Sunday.
Palace have had a two-week gap between fixtures going into Monday night’s defeat to Leicester, a game which Cahill missed with a minor problem.
In that fixture, Scott Dann made his first Premier League start since the 3-0 defeat to Burnley in mid-February and he keeps his place with Cahill not fit to feature from the off.
Jeffrey Schlupp is yet to start a game since returning from a hamstring injury and remains on the bench
Mamadou Sakho, Nathan Ferguson and Connor Wickham all remain out.
Confirmed teams
Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Kouyate, Dann, Mitchell, Riedewald, Milivojevic, Eze, Townsend, Benteke, ZahaSubs: Butland, Van Aanholt, Ayew, Mateta, Schlupp, McCarthy, Batshuayi, Cahill, Kelly
Manchester City XI: Ederson, Joao Cancelo, Laporte, Ake, Mendy, Torres, Rodri, Fernandinho, Sterling, Aguero, JesusSubs: Walker, Dias, Gundogan, Zinchenko, Steffen, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden
