Not since the early 1990s have Crystal Palace had three players in an England squad. Had things turned out differently, they could easily have had four.
‘I don't think he would be far away from the starting line-up if he was available now,’ former Eagles manager Alan Pardew told Sportsmail.
The ‘he’ in question is Wilfried Zaha who could line up for Ivory Coast against England and club-mates Marc Guehi, Tyrick Mitchell and Conor Gallagher on Tuesday, having twice worn the Three Lions at senior level himself.
Born in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan and arriving in England aged four Zaha once told Sportsmail ‘football has changed my family’s life’ having, at earlier stages, had ‘nothing’ and grown to become a Premier League star.