Roy Hodgson today confirmed that Christian Benteke is available for selection against Everton, after the Belgium international played 45 minutes for Crystal Palace Under-23s on Monday.
The Palace manager briefly touched on his squad's improving fitness, and was positive about the general state of affairs following the club's summer arrivals.
He said: "Christian Benteke has been training all of this week so that’s someone I could count on of course for the game. One or two others have started to make an appearance but it’s a very brief appearance - not much beyond the warmup and any non-contact passing work.