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Matthew Howarth
BBC Sport journalist

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Goals from Jamie Vardy and Stephy Mavididi were not enough for Leicester to claim their first Premier League win of the season, but there were positives for Steve Cooper's side at Selhurst Park.

The Foxes created some excellent chances in the first half and should have taken the lead before Vardy's opener, but former Palace forward Jordan Ayew failed to make proper contact with a looping Mavididi cross towards the far post.

Mavididi himself should have capitalised on an error from Marc Guehi to double the visitors' lead, but he made amends with Leicester's second of the game just 23 seconds after the restart.

Cooper's team worked incredibly hard to keep Palace at bay in the second half, and they will feel aggrieved at the decision to allow Jean-Philippe Mateta's first of the afternoon to stand after a lengthy video assistant referee check.

Had the Frenchman been ruled offside from Tyrick Mitchell's cross, Cooper's team may well have held on for a confidence-boosting victory.

As it was, Mateta's last-gasp penalty denied them the three points and extended their winless start to four matches.

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Steve Cooper spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Leicester's draw with Crystal Palace: "There was loads of good in the game - in the first half we were miles the better team, I really liked us.

"We just needed to manage those moments after going 2-0 up, which we didn't quite do.

"There's definitely loads of good in the game, but if I'm being honest it feels like a loss.

"Sometimes a point away from home ends up being really important, it might not feel like it at the moment but it might be."

On Crystal Palace's first goal: "I really want to see the image that says that was definitely onside, because at the moment we have a few questions to ask of the Premier League."

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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, against a variety of guests.

For week four, he takes on Femi Koleoso and Ife Ogunjobi from jazz band Ezra Collective, the 2023 Mercury Music Prize winners.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Crystal Palace have made a slow start to the season and, in fact, I would even call it disappointing, but their wait for a first win of the new campaign won't go on much longer.

They should be a little bit too streetwise for Leicester, and I am finding it difficult to back the Foxes at the moment. It looks to me like they have got a long battle ahead of them to stay up.

Femi's prediction: 3-1

Palace to win and Eberechi Eze to score.

Ife's prediction: 1-1

I feel like Leicester will get something here.

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Earlier, we asked you who has made the most Premier League appearances for Leicester City.

The correct answer is 2015-16 title winner Jamie Vardy, who has played 310 times for the Foxes in the top flight.

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Leicester City and Crystal Palace will both be looking for their first Premier League wins of the season when they come head to head at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

Former Foxes academy graduate Ian Baraclough believes the international break would have given Steve Cooper's side the chance to "reset" before "two absolutely key games".

Speaking on BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling podcast, he said: "Leicester have played three Premier League games now. One point is probably not what they were hoping for, but the break gives time for everyone to assess where they are at.

"It is a reset period and they will be wanting to go for the next block of games before the October international break. These games are going to be massive - that starts with Crystal Palace away and then Everton at home.

"They are two absolutely key games which, even at this early stage in the season, Leicester will be looking to get at least three points from."

On Steve Cooper utilising his "senior players" this season, Baraclough added: "He knows that Jamie Vardy, Conor Coady and Jannik Vestergaard will be massive around the group on a day-to-day basis.

"Cooper knows his senior players are key - they are massive. The way that the dressing room dynamics are driven, they are almost his lieutenants.

"He will rely on them, lean on them and make sure that his messages are getting across to the group through them.

"They will be really key throughout this season, especially when things aren't quite going so well. They will be the positive drivers throughout the squad. He has already spoken about the way they are and how they drive the group on."

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Leicester City boss Steve Cooper has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace (kick-off 15:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• There are no fresh injury concerns coming out of the international break but "some are still recovering" from their games and travel.

• He said "it is a bit frustrating" that striker Odsonne Edouard is not eligible to play against his parent-club Palace but it is in the terms of his loan deal.

• On the club being cleared of PSR charges: "It’s obviously a positive thing. Personally, even before joining, the club were pretty calm about the situation. It is good that the supporters have clarity and so does the game."

• He said the staff and players "were ready to stand up and fight for the club" if the outcome had not been positive.

• He said "we are still building our identity" but the squad show "real commitment and togetherness" in training and on the pitch.

• On players returning from international duty and preparing for the weekend: "It is no disadvantage as every Premier League team will lose a lot of players and they come back staggered. We are no different and we are just adapting."

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