Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson admits they face Manchester City today undermanned

Hodgson they're missing a "spine" of their team.

“Tyrick Mitchell is OK which is good," Hodgson said at his pre-match press conference. “Mitchell is the only one really who is back.

“[Dean] Henderson has trained this week – it is probably too early to play. We may have been obliged to ask him to play but the medical department would like him to have more time I think. The same with Ebere Eze.

“We are already missing important players in terms of [Jordan] Ayew who is suspended, the goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, we are missing Jefferson Lerma of course and missing Odsonne Edouard.

“So that is the spine of a team we had to play large parts of the game against Liverpool without, and that will be the same again tomorrow."