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Leicester corner, delivered toward Evans, but comes to nothing as it drops out. Here comes the second phase, building from the back again, are the Foxes.

It seems as though Zaha will be drifting leftwards to attack James Justin and try and exploit the space in behind the attacking right-back.

Here we go.

Can Palace avenge their last home performance, a 7-0 drubbing by Liverpool?

Five minutes to kick off. The players are out.

10 minutes to kick off.

Roy Hodgson, meanwhile, explains his changes with 'fresh legs' of his squad players.

Brendan Rodgers has labelled his changes as 'natural', with James Maddison missing out because of knee niggle, and Jamie Vardy's groin problem keeps him benched. Wes Fofana is also out with a knee injury, with the Foxes keeping him fresh for their next game at Newcastle.

Roy Hodgson will make it to his 45th year in football management next week. Exceptional.

The movement of Ayoze Perez off the right wing could be key for the Foxes, as too Dennis Praet in the number 10 hole, with the Belgian expected to roam and orchestrate the attacking transition, sliding the ball wide toward either Barnes or Perez, or knocking it into Iheanacho's feet and asking for the give-and-go. Justin and Luke Thomas will be instructed to bomb forwards on the overlap with Barnes and Perez drifting infield, so the full-backs will in turn become wing-backs to maintain the width.

For Leicester, they should expect Palace to sit off them and look for the counter attacks. In this way, the Foxes will be out of their comfort zones in the sense that they'll be on the front foot; looking to dominate possession and break down the Eagles' stubborn double block of four.

Tactically, we expect more direct play from Palace, soaking up the pressure, before looking long toward Benteke, with the Belgian expected to win the flick-on and support Wilfred Zaha, who will operate in front of, behind, and around the target man - with the hope that he can run the show for the Eagles. Natural midfielder Cheikou Kouyate continues as centre-back, with natural central defender Jairo Riedewald in central midfield instead of the Senegalese - an odd positional reversal that Roy Hodgson has seemed to deploy often this term, with mixed results.

Palace however resort to the same core of the team that fell to a 3-0 defeat at Villa Park but there are a few tweaks - Scott Dann is dropped for James Tomkins at centre-back, along with Ebere Eze and James McArthur dropping out of the engine room to be replaced by Andros Townsend and Jairo Riedewald. Jeff Schlupp will switch to the left wing to accommodate Townsend, whilst Joel Ward and Patrick van Aanholt are replaced by Nathaniel Clyne and Tyrick Mitchell at full-back.

A sensational eight changes for Leicester today - only Kasper Schmeichel, James Justin, Jonny Evans and Harvey Barnes keep their places; with the second-string side being given a chance to impress with the big names being rested on the bench or at home. Jamie Vardy, the hero from that 2-2 draw with United, is on the bench, as too is Caglar Soyuncu, back from injury finally, as too are Wilfred Ndidi and Youri Tielemans.

Meanwhile the visitors have shaken the side up after their 2-2 draw with Manchester United: Schmeichel, Justin, Amartey, Evans, Thomas, Choudhury, Mendy, Perez, Praet, Barnes, Iheanacho.

The home side are back in their 4-4-2: Guaita, Clyne, Kouyate, Tomkins, Mitchell, Townsend, Milivojevic, Riedewald, Schlupp, Benteke, Zaha.