Crystal Palace hope Mamadou Sakho will win his fitness race to face Tottenham on Sunday.
Sakho returned to training this week after missing last Saturday’s 2-2 draw with West Ham with a calf injury.
Having the central defender back would be a major boost for Palace as they prepare to face a Tottenham attack that ripped apart Real Madrid in the Champions League last night.
Sakho, who moved to Selhurst Park for £26million in the August transfer window, will be key to stopping Harry Kane and Dele Alli.
Palace were buoyed by their 97th-minute equaliser against West Ham but they remain bottom of the Premier League — four points adrift of safety — and are targeting a result against Tottenham to give them a boost ahead of the upcoming international break.
James McArthur could also return to the Palace side following an ankle injury but Patrick van Aanholt is set for a spell out after he was forced off with a hamstring injury after just 11 minutes against West Ham.
In Pictures | Crystal Palace vs West Ham | 28/10/2017
Christian Benteke is not ready to return from his knee injury, so Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend will lead the line at Wembley on Sunday.
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