Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has hinted he's considering retirement.
Hodgson, who is out of contract in the summer along with several players, has repeatedly insisted he would discuss his future when the time was right.
Ahead of this weekend's encounter, the 73-year-old said: "I am in the same situation as the others. Basically I think we all have our own ideas of what our plans are, but we are more than happy to wait a little bit longer before announcing those plans."
Ex-Chelsea defender Gary Cahill is one of numerous members of the squad at Selhurst Park who will be able to leave on a free, but Hodgson does not believe those out of contract are on trial during the next five weeks.
"I think football clubs should make decisions on players over a body of work and a period of time. It is a big mistake to leave a decision over whether the player has had a good or bad game during the last two or three games of the season," he said.
"We know our players, we know what they can do.
"Unfortunately for the club there are a number of them who are coming to the end of their contracts so there is a lot of negotiating that has got to be done between the club, the players and the players' agents.
"That is going on at this moment in time and luckily it has not had any affect on us in the last few games."