Crystal Palace will be aiming to pick up their first victory under the tutelage of new manager Patrick Vieira when they host Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League this afternoon.

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The Eagles have collected two points from a possible nine so far this season and are set to face a tricky task when the current league leaders arrive at Selhurst Park for the early kick-off.

Palace's day's work will be made even harder after Vieira ruled versatile midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp out of action after he picked up an injury while on international duty.

"The only one who came back with an injury was Jeffrey Schlupp. He felt his hamstring, so he won't be involved in the game tomorrow. Everybody else came back fit," the Frenchman revealed in Friday's press conference.

"(Eberechi) Eze and Nathan (Ferguson) are progressing, and it will still take a while for them to get back and training with the team."

Patrick Vieira will be frustrated

Schlupp has started three of Palace's four games in all competitions so far this season, so Vieira will likely be frustrated to be without the 28-year-old for the visit of in-form Spurs.

After the Eagles failed to replace winger Andros Townsend over the summer, the Ghana international has been fielded out wide in the early stages of the campaign, and his latest injury setback will leave Vieira short of options on the flanks.

Talismanic star Wilfried Zaha is currently the only natural winger in Palace's first team squad, and Schlupp's enforced absence is likely to mean that Jordan Ayew is selected in his less favoured wide position.

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