Roy Hodgson says the return of Wilfried Zaha and Jeffrey Schlupp to the matchday squad gives Palace a lift before facing Tottenham Hotspur, despite only starting from the bench.
“It should give them a lift,” he told Sky Sports in his pre-match interview. “It certainly gives everyone around the club a lift.
“No doubt Wilf has been fundamental in our creation of goals and goal chances, and Jeff as well has been. He needs a good spell now Jeff, because this season so far has been stop start.”
Hodgson explained why both start on the substitutes bench.