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Team news: Five Palace changes as Butland makes league debut

Roy Hodgson has made five changes to the Crystal Palace team which kicked-off against Southampton midweek, handing Jack Butland his Eagles league debut against Aston Villa.

First Team

Butland's last appearance came against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup, however he has not yet played Premier League football for the club. Indeed, today marks his top-flight return after three years.

With Butland stepping in between the sticks, Vicente Guaita drops to the bench. The south Londoners' four other changes are: Gary Cahill for Scott Dann, Jeffrey Schlupp for Jairo Riedewald, James McCarthy for Luka Milivojevic and Andros Townsend for Jordan Ayew.