Mark Scott
Match of the Day commentator

Roy Hodgson feels Palace have been better than their results suggest, and while they're without a win in eight league matches the last four of those fixtures were against Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and Manchester United.

Scoring has been their big problem, so on paper Burnley should make for welcome guests.

Sean Dyche said he expected "questions would be asked" following Monday's defeat by Newcastle, and their defensive deterioration is likely to be a major line of enquiry.

Last season they had the best record outside of the top five; this time around only Fulham have shipped more than the 27 conceded by the Clarets - it took until the end of March for them to let in that many last term.

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How can more English youngsters find their way to the top of the game?

Shaun, Bristol: Just seen today's EPL line ups. So few English or even British players in the starting line ups. It can't be right. We dominate international U17s to U21s and reached WC semi. Homegrown players are much better than the clubs give credit.

Huddersfield Town head coach David Wagner: "Back-to-back wins in the Premier League are so difficult to achieve for clubs like us.

"We know this is something very big - we have done this only twice in the last season and now we have the opportunity to do it again, at home, against a very good opponent."

Brighton & Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton on the form of Glenn Murray: "It is unusual for somebody of Glenn's age to be as regularly fit as he is, and of course scoring goals at the highest levels.

"He has a great desire to want to continue playing and at the best level he can, and also scoring goals. But it's one thing saying that and another actually doing it. So we're very thankful that he is actually doing it."

Juho Hankela: Spent an obscene amount of time deciding whether to captain Sterling or Aguero for this gameweek. Just this once I actually made the correct decision.

Guy Mowbray
Match of the Day commentator

As November began with Newcastle still winless and prophecies of relegation doom were sounded, Rafa Benitez remained sanguine., external

Pointing to last term's early struggles of Everton, Bournemouth and Crystal Palace, he more than once stated: "I am 100% convinced we will stay up."

Three wins out of three later, that confident message has spread, with the task now to keep the momentum against another team with an experienced manager who prefers to play the long game.

Manuel Pellegrini was also a picture of patience amid West Ham's losing start, and has now serenely played down any hype about the "pressure" of this particular finely-balanced game.

Keep calm and carry on, gentlemen.

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Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson on his side's poor home form: "We have had chances at home, and created more chances than we have away. But we have missed most of them.

"We aren't conceding that many, but we do need to score more goals. We are conscious of that and with the great home support we get, the faith and belief from them, I will always believe home games give us a good chance to get wins."

Burnley manager Sean Dyche: "No-one will ever put as much pressure on you as yourself. There's always pressure, that's the game that we're in.

"The belief has been strong here for a number of years. A lot of our performances this season have been very close. Last year we were on the right side of it."

Robbie, York: Am I crazy to think that Newcastle's three wins on the trot was nothing more than a parting gift from Rafa before he moves onto a bigger club in Jan? Plastering over the obvious cracks in our club isn't helping to be honest. It needs to be gutted and replaced with players and staff that care for the badge. Playing in the championship next year wouldn't be the worse thing. Get Moyesy in and build it up from scratch.

Huddersfield's season has started to light up following a three-game unbeaten run. They jumped from the bottom to 16th and could move four points clear of the relegation zone with victory today.

They are still in a vulnerable position though and will need to be at their best - especially as in-form Glenn Murray will be waiting for his opportunity on the Brighton bench.

The visitors, who are currently sat in 12th place and look in a comfortable position above the drop zone, are without a win in three games.

A disappointing loss to Cardiff was backed up by a satisfactory draw against Leicester last weekend so they will want nothing less than three points today.

Victory for Brighton could push them up into 10th place should Leicester lose to Watford at home today.

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The bad news for Bournemouth now we know who is lining up at the Etihad is that Raheem Sterling is in the City team - because to say Cherries boss Eddie Howe must be sick of the sight of him is something of an understatement.

Sterling bagged two goals against the south coast side in a League Cup tie while playing for Liverpool in December 2014 but it is his Premier League record against them for City that gives him the chance to make history today.

He scored his first career hat-trick in the first-half of a 5-1 win for City in October 2015, notched home and away in 2016-17, nicked a 97th-minute winner against them in August 2017 and also found the target again against them last December.

If he scores today, the England winger will become the first player in Premier League history to score in each of his first six games against a particular club.

Newcastle make just the one change from the side that beat Burnley 2-1 on Monday, as Javier Manquillo replaces Ciaran Clark in defence.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Fernandez, Schar, Manquillo, Ritchie, Ki, Diame, Kenedy, Perez, Rondon.

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West Ham make four changes to the side that were beaten 4-0 at home by Manchester City last weekend.

Aaron Cresswell, Robert Snodgrass, Mark Noble and Javier Hernandez all come in as Arthur Masuaku, Pedro Obiang, Grady Diangana and Michail Antonio drop out.

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Balbuena, Diop, Cresswell, Felipe Anderson, Noble, Rice, Snodgrass, Hernandez, Arnautovic.

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Russell Boorman: Dear Pep. In the future, please think of fantasy football managers before deciding on your team. Thanks very much

LM: Thanks Pep. Ruined my fantasy captain choice

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Claude Puel makes a couple of tweaks to the Leicester side that started their last Premier League outing at Brighton.

Wilfred Ndidi comes in to replace Vicente Iborra while Jamie Vardy starts up front in place of Shinji Okazaki.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Morgan, Evans, Chilwell, Mendy, Ndidi, Gray, Maddison, Albrighton, Vardy

Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Iheanacho,Okazaki, Iborra, Diabate, Fuchs

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Watford manager Javi Gracia has also made two changes to the team that started their 3-0 defeat to Liverpool a week ago.

Jose Holebas returns at left-back in place of Adam Masina and Isaac Success takes the place of Troy Deeney up top.

Watford XI: Foster, Kiko, Cathcart, Mariappa, Holebas, Hughes, Capoue, Doucoure, Deulofeu, Pereyra, Success

Subs: Gomes, Deeney, Masina, Sema, Chalobah, Gray, Kabasele

Glenn Murray has scored 40% of all Brighton’s Premier League goals (19/48) – the highest ratio of any player at a club in the history of the competition.

He's only on the bench today though. Will Brighton need him to come on and score a winner? They will hope to have it wrapped up before then.

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David Wagner makes just one change to the Huddersfield side that beat Wolves last time out.

Mathias Jorgensen replaces Tommy Smith in defence, while Terence Kongolo also starts despite suffering a leg problem in the win at Molineux.

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Zanka, Schindler, Kongolo, Hadergjonaj, Mooy, Hogg, Billing, Durm, Pritchard, Mounie

Subs: Hamer, Smith, Kachunga, Sobhi, Mbenza, Williams, Depoitre

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Veteran striker Glenn Murray has to settle for a place among the Brighton substitutes at the Kirklees Stadium.

The 35-year-old’s omission is one of three changes by manager Chris Hughton, with Yves Bissouma, Florin Andone and Solly March all handed recalls.

Anthony Knockaert and Beram Kayal also drop to the bench.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo, March, Propper, Bissouma, Izquierdo, Gross, Andone

Subs: Steele, Bong, Kayal, Locadia, Knockaert, Balogun, Murray

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Roy Hodgson names an unchanged side to the one which claimed a valuable point at Old Trafford last Saturday.

Luka Milivojevic captains the side, while talismanic forward Wilfried Zaha leads the line.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, van Aanholt; Kouyate, McArthur, Milivojevic, Meyer; Townsend, Zaha.

Subs: Guaita, Ward, Schlupp, Kelly, Puncheon, Ayew, Sorloth.

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Sean Dyche makes two changes to the side which lost to Newcastle on Monday as Johann Berg Gudmundsson returns from illness to replace Robbie Brady and Jeff Hendrick comes in for Sam Vokes.

James Tarkowski also makes his return from injury, he is named on the bench alongside Brady and Vokes.

Burnley XI: Hart; Lowton, Long, Mee, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Cork, Defour, Lennon; Hendrick, Wood.

Subs: Heaton, Tarkowski, Bardsley, Brady, Westwood, Vokes, Barnes.

Man City’s Raheem Sterling has had a hand in nine goals in five Premier League appearances against Bournemouth (7 goals, 2 assists), averaging a goal or assist every 48 minutes.

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Manchester City make five changes to the side that drew 2-2 with Lyon in the Champions League on Tuesday.

In comes Danilo for Kyle Walker at right-back, Nicolas Otamendi replaces John Stones in defence, and out go David Silva, Riyad Mahrez and Sergio Aguero further up the pitch. Those three are replaced by Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus, who all return from minor injuries.

Man City XI: Ederson, Danilo, Otamendi, Laporte, Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Sane.

Subs: Walker, Kompany, Delph, Silva, Mahrez, Foden, Muric.

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Bournemouth make three changes to the side that lost 2-1 at home to Arsenal on Sunday.

In come Andrew Surman, Lewis Cook and Tyrone Mings as Dan Gosling, David Brooks and the suspended Jefferson Lerma drop out.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Francis, Steve Cook, Ake, Mings, Daniels, King, Surman, Lewis Cook, Fraser, Wilson.

Subs: Boruc, Gosling, Mousset, Defoe, Stanislas, Brooks, Rico.

Brighton striker Glenn Murray has to settle for a place on the bench against Huddersfield but Jamie Vardy is in the side for Leicester, who host Watford.

There are two changes for Burnley, who welcome back James Tarkowski to the bench, while Crystal Palace are unchanged.

Sergio Aguero and David Silva are left out for Man City and Lewis Cook is one of three changes for Bournemouth.

Newcastle have made one change and West Ham have made four.

Full team news to come.