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Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has taken a dig at Swansea City ahead of tonight's Carabao Cup second round match.

Hodgson is angry the Swans insisted on playing the game tonight instead of tomorrow - just two days after their Sunday defeat at Watford in the Premier League.

And he's also expressed his unhappiness at not being allowed to name Jordan Ayew in his side.

Ayew joined Palace on a season-long loan earlier this month but will by unavailable against his parent club due to the terms of the loan agreement.

“I think we will have to use our squad,” said the ex-England manager.

“Swansea have very kindly insisted on the game being played on Tuesday despite us playing on Sunday.

“They have also insisted that we can’t play a player [Ayew] that we have paid money to loan. That’s another player we can’t use.

“So we won’t have too much option unless we are prepared to play Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday and I don’t think there will be too many Premier League teams looking forward to playing their first teams in those situations.”

Swansea City have since issued this strongly worded statement in response to Hodgson's "untrue" comments.

You can follow the match here.

Swansea City are also expected to make some changes.

Jay Fulton is also doubtful for the Graham Potter’s side, after suffering a broken hand during the clash against Bristol City last time out.

Club captain Leroy Fer will not be risked as he continues his recovery from a six-month absence due to a ruptured Achilles, with top goal scorer Oli McBurnie also unlikely to start.

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt is close to a return, but will not feature with Steven Benda likely to make his debut between the sticks, with Wilfried Bony also ruled out after only returning to full training recently.

Declan John could make his debut after a deadline-day switch from Rangers, with Jefferson Montero and Daniel James both vying for starting spots out wide.

Courtney Baker-Richardson could start for the Swans, after being an unused substitute against Bristol City.