Victory against Leicester City would hoist Crystal Palace to 38 points and the verge of top-flight safety. Claude Puel’s side will arrive at Selhurst Park having won only twice in 10 league games stretching back to January, without Kasper Schmeichel, and with the manager’s job beyond this season in doubt. Yet Roy Hodgson is still preaching caution in a bid to ward off any complacency. Palace, much improved, have lost only once to a side outside the top eight since September and must determine whether the time is apt to recall Christian Benteke. Dominic Fifield

Saturday 3pm

Venue Selhurst Park

Last season Crystal Palace 2 Leicester 2

Referee Mike Dean

This season G23 Y88 R2 3.91 cards/game

Odds H 5-4 A 3-1 D 5-2

CRYSTAL PALACE

Subs from Speroni, Cavalieri, Kelly, Wan-Bissaka, Souaré, Jach, Riedewald, Fosu-Mensah, Schlupp, Delaney, Rakip, Lee, McArthur, Wickham, Sørloth

Doubtful Schlupp (match fitness), Wickham (match fitness)

Injured Puncheon (knee, Aug), Sako (ankle, Sep), Dann (knee, Oct)

Suspended None

Discipline Y67 R0

Form LWLDWD

Leading scorer Milivojevic 10

LEICESTER

Subs from Jakupovic, Gray, Diabaté, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs, Benalouane, Choudhury

Doubtful None

Injured Amartey (hamstring), Iborra (hamstring), Okazaki (ankle), Schmeichel (ankle, all May), James (achilles, Aug)

Suspended None

Discipline Y45 R4

Form DWWLLD

Leading scorer Vardy 17