Speaking to BT Sport ahead of Palace's lunchtime kick-off with Brighton, Roy Hodgson explained why Luka Milivojevic will start the game on the bench.
The midfielder missed out against Newcastle United last Saturday due to sickness, and Hodgson has now revealed that the Serbian skipper is still suffering from the effects of that illness.
The manager said: "He's trained all week but unfortunately yesterday he had a bit of a setback, he suffered quite badly from this virus he picked up after the break and last week before the Newcastle game there was no chance of him being fit for that game.