Crystal Palace vs Newcastle: Confirmed Lineups – Hodgson Missing 6 Players, January Signing Could Make Debut

Crystal Palace welcome Newcastle United to Selhurt Park on Sunday in the Premier League.

The home side will be without Bakary Sakko for the rest of the season after he suffered a fractured ankle and damaged ligaments.

Eagles manager Roy Hodgson will be without six players in total a Jeffrey Schlupp (knee), Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Scott Dann, Jason Puncheon and Connor Wickham are all sidelined.

Deadline-day transfer Alexander Sorloth has made the squad but will not start.

Fellow January signing Erdal Rakip who joined on loan from Benfica has meanwhile, not been included in the squad.

The midfielder of Turkish origin has yet to make the match day squad since joining.

Newcastle meanwhile are without winter signing Islam Slimani who has a thigh strain.

Kenedy starts again and Dubravka is among the subs for the visitors.

Rafa Benitez has named no strikers on the bench, Joselu is out with a virus.

Mbemba is not in the squad, he does not have an injury so it could be a tactical move.

Palace have only won one of their last six games against the Magpies at home. In fact the visitors have won 10 of their last 14 games against the home in all competitions – losing just twice.

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Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Confirmed Lineups

Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Fosu-Mensah, Tomkins, Kelly, Van Aanholt, Townsend, Milivojevic, Cabaye, McArthur, Zaha, Benteke,

Subs: Henry, Ward, Riedewald, Sakho, Souare, Lee, Sorloth

Newcastle: Darlow, Yedlin, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett, Ritchie, Shelvey, Diame, Kenedy, Perez, Gayle

Subs: Dubrawka, Manquillo, Lejuene, Hayden, Merino Atsu, Murphey