Francesco Guidolin reveals why he did not want Emmanuel Adebayor at Swansea

Substitute Modou Barrow also came close to scoring his first ever Premier League goal, cutting inside after Palace double-teamed him on the wing before firing just over from 25 yards. Even a draw would be a good result at the moment. A 1-0 to Crystal Palace would be what I am thinking here and I am going to back Palace to get the win.

“We have to face reality, that is where we are and there is a bit of pressure on us and we need to deal with it”.

“I was a kid learning my lessons in football, and I had a chance to play for a club like Arsenal where I became one of the best strikers in Europe, so there were lots of good memories for me”, he said.

With 10 minutes to go, Hennessey produced a very good save from a Sigurdsson free-kick, definitely redeeming himself from conceding the opening goal, where many will say that he could have done better.

“It’s a two-edged sword, I don’t want to put our heads in the sand and dress it up”.

Star man Yannick Bolasie will be absent through injury along with James McArthur, Joe Ledley, Bakary Sako and Jason Puncheon, while Connor Wickham is suspended.

Two: None of these sides’ five Premier League meetings has yielded any more than two goals.

Francesco Guidolin acknowledged Crystal Palace as a good team, praising new signing Emmanuel Adebayor.

The Eagles, comparatively, have failed to build on a promising start to the campaign – having been fifth at Christmas, a seven-game winless run including five consecutive defeats has seen the South Londoners drop to 12th.