Roy Hodgson expressed his admiration at the job Scott Parker has done recently at Fulham, commending the Cottagers for their form and warning of the test Palace should expect today.
He started by saying he has every confidence in his Palace XI to handle the task, but made clear that he and the team are expecting a challenging afternoon.
"It’s another very important fixture for us against a team playing very, very well at the moment," Hodgson said. "It’ll be a hard task but I have every confidence the team we’ve chosen will be capable of doing it.