Crystal Palace

• They have lost five of their last six league games, drawing the other and failing to score in half of those matches.
• Crystal Palace have lost 13 of their 19 home league matches since the beginning of 2016 (W4, D2).
• Manager Sam Allardyce has yet to register a league win in four attempts (D1, L3).
• The Eagles are 15 points worse off than at this stage last season.
• Christian Benteke has outscored Romelu Lukaku 5-4 in the seven league matches they have faced each other, but has finished on the winning team only once (D3, L3).

Jonathan Pearce
BBC Radio 5 live commentator

Everton were brilliant against Manchester City. Romelu Lukaku keeps scoring and has a good record against Palace. Teenager Tom Davies was scintillating.

Ronald Koeman's kids can be a growing force. Their energy will be difficult for Palace to contain.

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Head-to-head

• The home side has only won on three occasions in 15 Premier League meetings between the sides. There have been eight away wins.
• Everton have not lost to Palace at Selhurst Park in the league since October 1994, winning three and drawing two.
• The Eagles have not scored in their last three home games against the Toffees.

Jonathan Pearce
BBC Radio 5 live commentator

Forget the midweek FA Cup win over Bolton, Crystal Palace are in dire trouble.

The arrival of Sam Allardyce hasn't brought a new manager 'bounce effect'. One league win in 15 is alarming. Twenty seven points from their last 38 league games is clear relegation form.

Their run-in is sinister too, facing the top five clubs in their final nine matches.

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Palace make two changes from their last league outing, which ended in a 3-0 loss at West Ham. In come Loic Remy and new signing Jeffrey Schlupp, with Andros Townsend and Joe Ledley making way.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey, Tomkins, Delaney, Dann, Ward, Puncheon, McArthur, Cabaye, Schlupp, Remy, Christian Benteke. Subs: Speroni, Flamini, Townsend, Lee, Ledley, KaiKai, Kelly.    

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Everton are unsurprisingly unchanged from the 4-0 win over Manchester City, meaning recent signing Morgan Schneiderlin must again be content with a place on the bench.

Everton XI: Robles, Holgate, Ashley Williams, Funes Mori, Coleman, Davies, Barry, Barkley, Baines, Mirallas, Lukaku. Subs: Schneiderlin, Jagielka, McCarthy, Valencia, Oviedo, Stekelenburg, Lookman.    

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Afternoon, 

Fair to say it was a bit brisk in the south-east last night with temperatures plunging to around minus six and accounting for games at Crawley, Southend, Charlton and Leyton Orient.

But I'm pleased to say the undersoil heating at Selhurst Park has manfully coped with the parky conditions and we have a game to look forward to in around 30 minutes from now. 

And it's a glorious, sun-dappled day to boot. Corking conditions for some footy.

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