The 25-year-old was set to be included in Southagte?s provisional squad for the delayed Euro 2020 competition before he suffered an achilles injury prior to the penultimate game of the 2020-21 season.

Richards returned to the Eagles starting 11 for the first time since the end of March after he missed three games due to a knee injury picked up away at Nottingham Forest.

West Ham pulled two back during the game, but Palace secured all three points in the second half, with Mateta grabbing his brace.

Rak-Sakyi played the first half for the U21s in their 4-2 Premier League International Cup win over Everton on April 16.

The 28-year-old had only just returned from ankle surgery for the Eagles in the 5-2 win over West Ham on Sunday.

The attacking duo were instrumental in Palace?s 5-2 win over West Ham on Sunday afternoon at Selhurst Park.

Eze and Olise were starting together in the Premier League for just the sixth time this season.

The 20-year-old has featured in every game for the Eagles since coming to South London in January from Championship side Blackburn.

The Eagles added a third when Will Hughes? cross towards the back post saw Emerson turn the ball into his own net.

The club now expects official work to start this summer.

Nathaniel Clyne played at centre-back in the 1-0 win at Liverpool.

The attacking duo are yet to feature for Oliver Glasner since the Austrian boss replaced Roy Hodgson in February.

The Eagles played their game in hand over former league leaders Sunderland and moved two points clear at the top thanks to Elise Hughes? first-half strike.

Mateta, 26, has found the back of the net four times since Glasner arrived at Selhurst Park.

Eberechi Eze scored the only goal as the Eagles emerged from Anfield with maximum points and opened up an eight-point gap over the bottom three.

Before picking up his injury, Guehi had been a regular for England, appearing in Gareth Southgate?s team throughout 2023 and looked to be a definite selection for his 2024 European Championship squad this summer.

Richard Cawley and Edmund Brack look at all the goings on at Millwall, Crystal Palace, AFC Wimbledon and Charlton in the past week.

Palace picked up a point at The Etihad in December during Roy Hodgson?s reign - coming from two goals down to draw 2-2

Franca has made 12 appearances in all competitions this season.

The 23-year-old joined the Dons on loan in the January window after cutting short a loan move to League One Port Vale and has been a constant fixture in the side during his stint at Plough Lane.

This will be the first time Olise has featured in a matchday squad under Glasner.

Rich and Ed look at the weekend results and talking points from our clubs over the week.

The South Londoners are just five points above the bottom three after Everton and Luton both picked up three points on Saturday.

The South Londoners will take on PSV in this year?s final.

Mateta kept his cool and slotted past Stefan Ortega to net his fourth goal under Glasner to put Palace ahead.