Everton boss Sean Dyche says he's heard from Crystal Palace assistant manager Ray Lewington about Roy Hodgson's health.
Before their clash, Palace manager Hodgson was admitted to hospital after falling ill on Thursday.
Dyche said: “I certainly wish him well. I sent a message and briefly spoke to Ray Lewington on a message and I believe things are OK at the minute but we wish him well and we want that before anything.
"A great guy, someone I respect greatly, and we are hoping that he recovers. When the game comes around we have to look beyond that; it's an important game and the points are important to us but bigger than the game is certainly his health and I hope he is well and he comes through it with no problems."
On facing Palace, he said: "The mentality has to be right for us, if anything is not right their end it is nothing to do with us and if it unbalances their situation that's helpful. But, equally, can you turn it the other way and say will they be galvanised by the situation? Who knows? There is an awareness of the opposition but I've always kept the straightforward thinking that the game has to be about us, particularly at Goodison, whatever format, we choose to make it about us.
"You can't do it all the time, if you are playing Man City you are probably going to give up some possession but usually at Goodison we want to take the game on and we have to have that mentality. The players are aware, the coverage in football is so vast they are all aware of the situation, so we focus on what we are doing."
