Sunderland won 3-1 at Crystal Palace in November last year. Since then, though, hardy Black Cats fans have not had much to cheer about following their team on the road. Just two away wins in almost a year, and none of those have come in this season.

Big Al or Big Sam? Not easy, but if one of them was to succeed Roy Hodgson, who would you go for?

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This game is a tough one to call. Could be a dull goalless draw, could be goals galore. 

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Crystal Palace have been excellent on the road - picking up four wins - but not so good at Selhurst Park, losing three games and winning just two. 

In fairness, they have had to entertain Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United, but Alan Pardew is still expecting a tough game tonight.

"I never fancy my chances against a Sam Allardyce team," he said. "I know they have what they are trying to achieve in place and he has a team that knows how to play Premier League games - he's going to go and try and win the game."

Fancy some pre-match raving? South London is clearly the place to be tonight. 

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Both have expressed an interest in the England job before, but who would be your pick, Alan Pardew or Sam Allardyce? 1-0 to Allardyce so far...

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Crystal Palaceforward Marouane Chamakh is on the bench having recovered from a hamstring problem. 

Connor Wickham is up front and replaces Bakary Sako in the starting XI.

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Sunderland defender John O'Shea returns to the starting line-up having missed the last two games with a groin problem. Midfielder Lee Cattermole also takes his place in the XI having recovered from injury.

Patrick van Aanholt, Jermain Defoe and Seb Larsson also return to the starting line-up.

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If the FA had PowerPoint facilities back in 2006, Big Sam could have been England manager ages ago.

On the shortlist to succeed Sven Goran Eriksson just over a decade ago, Allardyce put together "a real knock-your-socks-off" PowerPoint presentation for his interview.

"There was nothing missing. Nobody but nobody was going to beat it," he said in his recent autobiography. "But then Brian Barwick, the chief executive, told me there were no PowerPoint facilities at the interview venue, so I had to print off hard copies for the panel.

"So much for the progressive FA.3

If one was chosen to become the next England boss, who would you go for?

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Life is pretty good for Alan Pardew at the moment.

Once hounded by sections of the Newcastle United fans, the 54-year-old's transformation of Crystal Palace's fortunes has seen his stock rise so much that he has even been talked up as the next England manager in recent weeks.

Of the five English managers in the Premier League, Pardew is the highest placed, with Crystal Palace currently 10th. The lowest? Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce in 19th. 

Allardyce is a little over a month into his time at the Black Cats, but the pressure will be on him to start turning things around sooner rather than later.

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Pop 5 live on now for a bit of The Monday Night Club. Mark Chapman presents football discussion and build-up to Crystal Palace v Sunderland, with commentary on the game from 20:00.

Right, the news conference is winding down so time to switch our attention from Madrid to London for the big one - Crystal Palace versus Sunderland.

If there are any other big lines to come from Perez I'll be sure to drop them in here.

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Florentino Perez has also batted away rumours, external that Carlo Ancelotti was being lined up for a sensational return in the summer, although did say "you never know what happens in six months".

Florentino Perez is still speaking, taking questions from the floor now.

He says he understands fans' frustrations at Saturday's defeat, but asks for their support.

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Florentino Perez adds that Rafael Benitez as "the chosen one" to bring success to the club.

Erm, remember the last time someone was named "the Chosen One"...

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Florentino Perez has no shortage confidence in Rafa Benitez to bring success to Real Madrid.

"His job has only just started," he says. "Let him keep working, he will achieve his objectives.”

"We have complete faith and confidence in Rafa," says Perez. 

As expected, Benitez is staying then.

Florentino Perez takes his place at the front of the gathered media and starts talking in Spanish.