Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has expressed his delight with the fitness level of Jeffrey Schlupp ahead of their Premier League clash against Leicester City on Monday.

Schlupp made a return from injury as a second-half substitute in their 4-1 defeat to Chelsea.

He set up his club's lone goal in the defeat at Selhurst Park.

"We’ve got a lot of players back, good news,” Hodgson said in his pre-match press conference on Thursday.

“Schlupp, [Mamadou] Sakho and [James] Tomkins are training. As big a group for a long time. [James] McArthur isn’t back yet, [Gary] Cahill has a minor problem but we’re hoping he’ll be back in time for Monday."

“[Connor] Wickham and [Nathan] Ferguson are out training but not with the squad yet."

"I think that's about it. I mean, to be honest, we’ve had so many in the past in the treatment room, it seems quite strange that I can name them now so quickly off the top of my head."

Schlupp has made 20 league appearances and scored two goals for Palace so far this season.