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Benteke and Ayew start as Sakho and Townsend make bench v Bournemouth

Crystal Palace kick-off with just one change to their starting lineup after 105 days without a competitive match.

Manager Roy Hodgson fields Luka Milivojevic in place of James McCarthy tonight against AFC Bournemouth, his only tweak to the starting XI which defeated Watford in March.

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However, after the Premier League's three-month suspension, Hodgson's bench looks significantly different as teams can utilise five substitutes per game with nine players as options.

Development defenders Tyrick Mitchell and Nikola Tavares earn their place - both having been first-team substitutes before - while promising forward Brandon Pierrick returns to the matchday squad after making his senior debut in January.