Hodgson updates on the team's fitne

Roy Hodgson has revealed that his squad is largely fit for Crystal Palace's game with Manchester City tomorrow, however he has 'a couple of players' to assess in the morning.

The Palace manager explained further, saying: "There are a couple of players we’re assessing in morning largely due to today’s [training] session. The two players who are missing are Mamadou Sakho and Connor Wickham, otherwise we’re okay."

Updating on Sakho specifically, Hodgson expressed his desire for the centre-back to make a full recovery shortly.

He said: "I hope it [his return] is going to be soon. He’s been out since February if we ignore a couple of games he was able to play. It’s high time we get him back and…