Crystal Palace picked up a much-needed first Premier League win under Sam Allardyce last time out when they knocked off Bournemouth 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium thanks to goals from Scott Dann and Christian Benteke.
Next up for Allardyce is a trip to his former club Sunderland in a true relegation six-pointer.
Sunderland are rock bottom in the Premier League with 16 points, five adrift of safety while Palace sit two places and three points above the Black Cats knowing that if they beat their relegation rivals they could jump out of the relegation zone entirely.
In the reverse fixture at the Stadium of Light back in September, Sunderland took a 2-0 lead after an hour but the Eagles battled back valiantly with a 94th-minute Benteke goal completing the comeback and earning Palace all three points.
Will Allardyce make any changes for this one? Here is our predicted Palace XI.
