Even though Michael Olise could not resist the pull of Bayern Munich, Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi staying put, Jean-Philippe Mateta carrying his goalscoring exploits over to the Olympics and Adam Wharton strutting his stuff in midfield would seemingly be the recipe for Premier League success for Crystal Palace.

However, the Eagles have lost their way and then some since the start of the 2024-25 campaign, being condemned to opening losses to Brentford and West Ham United before banishing some demons in a 4-0 EFL Cup trouncing of Norwich City.

The high from that crushing of the Canaries was evident at Stamford Bridge two weekends ago, where against a Chelsea side who had just hit Wolverhampton Wanderers for six, Oliver Glasner's troops stole a point as Eberechi Eze cancelled out Nicolas Jackson's opener in a 1-1 draw.