PREM: Crystal Palace v Burnley preview

Crystal Palace v Burnley preview

Crystal Palace will be hoping to end their wait for a first home win of the season when they host Burnley on Saturday.

Palace have taken just two points from six matches at Selhurst Park this season and are winless in their last eight games in the league.

They have, though, shown some encouraging signs in recent weeks as they have drawn with Manchester United and Arsenal and lost narrowly to Tottenham.

"I think the performances the team have given have been perfectly satisfactory," said manager Roy Hodgson.

"We've been in the games and had our chances to win them. 'Getting what you deserve' has no part in football, you get what you get."

Burnley's difficult season continued with a 2-1 home defeat by Newcastle on Monday, leaving them one point off the bottom of the table and without a victory in six games.

But manager Sean Dyche remains convinced his team are on the right track.

He said: "The lads have been terrific, the last couple of weeks especially, the level of training, the level of commitment.

"You're looking in their eyes on the training pitch and you think, 'They're ready to go'. The way the players are going about it is the right way to change results.

"No one will ever put as much pressure on you as you put on yourself. It is balanced out with frustration but then equally those two things are balanced out when I see a group of players committed as they are and delivering performances that I think are improving, that gives you a real belief in what you do."

Christian Benteke remains out for Palace with a knee injury but Connor Wickham and Scott Dann are available to return.

Burnley defenders James Tarkowski and Ben Gibson both took part in a training game on Tuesday following hernia operations and are in contention for the game at Selhurst Park.