Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson believes his side are capable of getting a result against Everton at Goodison Park.
Despite not picking up a win in 2020 in all competitions and with their only January signing, Cenk Tosun, unavailable due to not being allowed to play against his parent club, the manager insists his team have not run out of confidence.
Hodgson said: "I’m pretty sure the calmness you feel, disappears the day before a game because you anticipate all the things that can come.
"I believe we have done our work this week and that our team is capable of going to get a result and he feels the same way about his team.
"We all know in football winning streaks come to an end and losing streaks too. We haven’t lost confidence, but we will meet a confident Everton team backed up by incredible support.
"It’s the same spice I feel every weekend. I think when your managing and coaching you just tend to think in terms of what team am I able to put onto the field this week.
"Do we look in the sort of form to cause problems to our performance."
Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti expects a tight test against Hodgson's boys but hopes his players can pick up the points needed to go as high as seventh in the league.
"Now we have to be focused. It is an opportunity to climb the table [against Palace]. We have to close this period and prepare for the end of this season. The games are really difficult," Ancelotti said.
"I expect a difficult game. Palace have their own quality and a manager with lots of experience. With the support of our stadium I think we can have three points."
Lowdown
Everton are 9th in the Premier League at the moment picking up just one defeat in their last five league matches.
Crystal Palace, meanwhile, are 14th, above rivals Brighton and Hove Albion, three points behind their hosts and six above the relegation zone.
When and where?
The match will be played at Goodison Park on Saturday February 8.
What time is kick off?
Kick off is at 12:30pm.
Is it on TV?
Yes, it will be on BT Sport 1 from 12pm.
What's your prediction?
Production editor for football.london Robert Warlow has predicted an Everton win so we'll go with a 2-0 win for the Toffees.
You can check his betting preview here.
What are the odds?
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Team news
Palace loanee Cenk Tosun is ineligible to face his parent club while Martin Kelly misses out because of a calf injury.
Everton midfielder Fabian Delph will serve his one-match ban this weekend after he was sent off at Watford last weekend.
Midfielder Andre Gomes could feature later this month after recovering swiftly from a serious ankle injury.
