Crystal Palace vs Man City
Venue: Selhurst Stadium
Kick off: 4pm
Manchester City will look to bounce back as they travel to Crystal Palace for tricky FA Cup fourth round tie at the Selhurst Stadium.
Crystal Palace will be without forwards Wilfried Zaha and Bakary Sako against Manchester City despite their Africa Cup of Nations campaigns coming to a premature end.
Striker Fraizer Campbell and goalkeeper Steve Mandanda are back into full training, but Scott Dann (hamstring) and Julian Speroni (knee) are doubts.
The Eagles are currently struggling to save relegation and are currently in the bottom three following Swansea’s win over Liverpool last weekend.
Manager Sam Allardyce wants his side to convert their chances in front of goal, something they have failed to do on a regular basis this season.
Meanwhile, City will be looking to bounce back from their disappointing draw against Tottenham, where they made all the chances but failed to score with any of them.
Two clangers by Hugo Lloris gifted them two goals but poor defensive organisation at the back saw them squander the lead.
Guardiola was incensed following the referee’s decision to not award them a penalty when Raheem Sterling was pushed by Kyle Walker in the box last weekend.
However, their failure to convert their chances has been their Achilles’ heel this season, which has led them to fifth in the table, Vincent Kompany is fit for the game but all eyes will be on new signing Gabriel Jesus, who caught the eye with a cameo performance against Spurs.
Crystal Palace Possible XI: Hennessey, Tomkins, Kelly, Delaney, Ward, Cabaye, Puncheon, Townsend, McArthur, Remy, Benteke.
Manchester City Possible XI: Caballero, Zabaleta, Otamendi, Kolarov, Clichy, Fernando, Toure, Sterling, De Bruyne, Jesus, Aguero.