Cheikhou Kouyate and Wilfried Zaha remain absent due to international duty, but after Ghana's group stage elimination, Jordan Ayew will make the matchday squad on Sunday. James Tomkins and James McArthur miss out, though are Patrick Vieira's only injury concerns. Vieira could name an unchanged XI from the Brighton stalemate, which would see Jack Butland keep his place between the sticks. Fabinho took a heavy knock against Arsenal and will need to be assessed ahead of Sunday's trip to Selhurst Park. Joel Matip came off at half-time against Arsenal in midweek so Ibrahima Konate may take over from the start here. Harvey Elliott is back in training, but is unlikely to feature this side of the international break, while Nat Phillips, Divock Origi and Thiago are all absent. Alex Oxlade Chamberlain missed Thursday's 2-0 win over former club Arsenal but has trained since and could make the squad here. Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita remain at AFCON after their respective nations all progressed to the next round of the competition.