Tottenham Hotspur v Palace

Wembley Stadium, Sunday 12.00pm

Mamadou Sakho

Team news

French centre half Mamadou Sakho should return to the side after missing the 2-2 draw with West Ham due to a minor calf injury. Midfielder James McArthur is also set for a comeback after recovering from his ankle knock.

Patrick van Aanholt is a doubt after being substituted against the Hammers with a hamstring strain, while Lee Chung-yong (hamstring) is still missing after his injury against Bristol City. Christian Benteke and Connor Wickham (both knee) remained sidelined.

Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris (groin) and defender Toby Alderweireld (hamstring) are both out of the match, along with injured duo Erik Lamela (hip) and Victor Wanyama (knee).

Tottenham squad: Vorm, Gazzaniga, Rose, Davies, Walker-Peters, Vertonghen, Sanchez, Foyth, Trippier, Aurier, Dier, Winks, Sissoko, Georgiou, Dembele, Alli, Eriksen, Son, Llorente, Kane.

Palace squad: Speroni, Hennessey, Ward, Kelly, Fosu-Mensah, Dann, Sakho, Delaney, Riedwald, Tomkins, Van Aanholt, Souare, Schlupp, Mutch, Milivojevic, McArthur, Puncheon, Cabaye, Ladapo, Kaikai, Loftus-Cheek, Zaha, Townsend, Sako.

Quotes

Roy Hodgson

"[On a potential hangover from Tottenham's midweek game] It's a question for Mauricio [Pochettino] really, not for me. I think they have a big enough squad, young enough squad, they are very professional and well coached and well managed.

"So therefore I’ll be very lucky if they play poorly on Sunday, or playing nowhere near the standard we expect of them, I’ll be very surprised.

"But I'm happy for them to surprise me in that way if they want to, but I think it’s going to be a game against the Spurs team I’ve been watching and admiring since the start of the season because they do things in the right way."

Mauricio Pochettino

"For us, it's so important to reduce the gap. The game against Manchester United was very painful -- to lose the way we lost. Now, after that victory against Real Madrid, it's [important] to be focused on the game against Crystal Palace. It has the same value as the Real Madrid game, the game against Crystal Palace.

"We must be focused, we must use the result to lift us and build confidence. But understand we must work hard to get another good result on Sunday. It's always difficult to play Wednesday to Sunday. The effort was massive [against Madrid].

"We must be ready for a very tough game, Crystal Palace have a very good team. It's true the challenge now is to be focused, a massive opportunity to forget the Real Madrid game. Crystal Palace is another final for us. After defeat against Man United, it's so important to win again in the Premier League."

Tottenham Hotspur - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
3rd	10	6	2	2	20

Full league table

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
26/04/2017	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 1	Tottenham Hotspur
20/08/2016	League	Tottenham Hotspur	1 - 0	Crystal Palace
21/02/2016	FA Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	0 - 1	Crystal Palace
23/01/2016	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 3	Tottenham Hotspur
20/09/2015	League	Tottenham Hotspur	1 - 0	Crystal Palace

All time results

Last meeting

Palace 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Wednesday April 26 2017

Palace: Hennessey, Sakho (Delaney, 57), Ward, Schlupp, Kelly, Townsend, Puncheon, Zaha, Milivojevic, McArthur (Cabaye, 64), Benteke (Campbell, 81)

Subs not used: Speroni, Flamini, van Aanholt, Sako

Bookings: Ward, Milivojevic, Zaha

Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Dier, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Davies, Dembele (Son, 45), Wanyama (Sissoko, 45), Walker, Kane, Eriksen, Alli (Trippier, 89)

Subs not used: Mbida, Wimmer, Pau, Janssen

Goals: Eriksen (78)

Bookings: Walker, Wanyama, Eriksen, Kane