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Jack Rosser

Crystal Palace XI vs Norwich: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injuries for Premier League clash

Crystal Palace continue to limp through the festive fixture list as Roy Hodgson battles with a prolonged injury crisis.

The Eagles were without seven first-team players in Saturday's draw at Southampton, while Martin Kelly - who is covering for Joel Ward at right-back - was also playing through a strain and Cheikhou Kouyate could only make the bench given a groin problem.

Palace face a trip to play a Norwich City side who have not won at home since September's win over champions Manchester City, though did manage a draw - and were very unlucky not to win - against Jose Mourinho's Tottenham over Christmas.

Given Hodgson's situation, his starting XI effectively picks itself. Gary Cahill, Joel Ward and Christian Benteke, among some others, have returned to training alone this week but remain a way off.

The only relief for the Palace manager is that, by the time the full-time whistle goes at Carrow Road, he will be able to switch his focus to the open transfer window and look to bolster his ranks.

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Crystal Palace predicted XI (4-3-3): Guaita; Kelly, Tomkins, Sakho, Riedewald; Milivojevic, McArthur, McCarthy; Meyer, Zaha, Ayew

Predict the gameweek 21 results above!

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