The FA Cup third round gets underway at Selhurst Park on Thursday night as Crystal Palace play host to fellow Premier League outfit Everton.
Both the Eagles and the Toffees will be hoping to better their efforts from last season's competition as they were eliminated in the third round to Southampton and Manchester United respectively.
The Eagles were trailing inside the first two minutes courtesy of a strike from Keane Lewis-Potter, but two goals from Michael Olise and a strike from Eberechi Eze helped the hosts claim three much-needed points to ease the pressure on manager Roy Hodgson.
Not only have 14th-placed Palace moved six points clear of the relegation zone, but they managed to gain three points on five of the six teams below them in the table, although 18th-placed Luton Town still possess a game in hand.
Before preparing for their next Premier League fixture at Arsenal on January 20, Palace will shift their focus to the FA Cup, a competition in which they have experienced mixed success in recent seasons as they have been eliminated from the third round in four of the last six years, but reached the semi-finals in 2021-22.
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