Seventeen months have passed since Leicester City’s last visit to Selhurst Park. Both teams have had vastly differing journeys in the intervening season, with altered squads and changes in leadership – but both fixtures were capped with a Jean-Philippe Mateta goal in stoppage time.

If the first outing evoked joy and relief in equal measure, this was primarily the latter.

With Crystal Palace searching for their first league victory this season, the question at full-time was whether fans would praise the manner of the two-goal comeback or lament the mistakes that led to the team’s deficit. Perhaps both. Yet, it’s marginally preferable to be the maker of your own downfall via errors rather than being wholly outplayed at this stage.

As a club that has long been guilty of dropping the anchor to close out a victory away from home, the players know how difficult it is to break any team down.

Glasner’s formation change and attacking switches at both wing-back positions were successful gambles.

As a squad that needs more than a single international break to develop cohesion and iron out issues, especially given the number of players away with their countries, the Carabao Cup on Tuesday is a vital opportunity to do just that.

As the second Championship opposition in three weeks, QPR may be the lesser side on paper, but there is every indication that the club will again field a strong side.

Even with Manchester United on the horizon for Saturday, players – whether new or old – need minutes to build vital chemistry.

In this instance, focusing on the league would be the opposite of what Palace need to do.

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