Nine Palace players, including Christian Benteke and Andros Townsend, are representing their countries in the coming days.
Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew may be welcoming this international break. It gives both himself and his squad time to reflect on a poor run – which culminated in the last gasp 3-2 defeat at Burnley on Saturday – and try and formulate ways to climb the table.
Pardew will also hope that his key men achieve some success and avoid any injury problems while away on international duty. For Palace supporters hoping to catch their stars on the television, this is how you can do it.
Two Eagles regulars could come up against each other when England host Scotland in the intriguing clash at Wembley on Friday evening.
England’s Andros Townsend during training
Andros Townsend has been included in the England squad by Gareth Southgate – despite some Palace fans feeling Wilfried Zaha may have been more worthy of a call-up – while James McArthur is likely to be a key part of Scotland’s midfield.
To find out which of the two come out on top, switch on ITV1 at 7.45pm on Friday.
Scotland’s James McArthur scores their first goal
Also on Friday evening, France host Sweden at the Stade de France. Though Steve Mandanda is unlikely to start barring an injury to Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris, the Palace goalkeeper is part of the French squad for the match, which kicks off at 7.45pm and is live on Sky Sports 1.
A trio of Eagles are in the Wales squad for their match with Serbia on Saturday, with Wayne Hennessey, Joe Ledley and Jonathan Williams – currently on loan at Ipswich – all vying for a place in the starting XI.
Wales’ Joe Ledley and Gareth Bale
Chris Coleman’s side currently sit third in Group D but will leapfrog their opponents with a win at the Cardiff City Stadium – to see if they manage it, tune in to Sky Sports 1 on Saturday at 7.45pm.
On Sunday evening, Christian Benteke and his Belgian teammates host Estonia in Brussels, in a match that is also live on Sky Sports 1. Kick-off is at 7.45pm, and the hosts will be expecting to maintain their 100% record in Group H.
Christian Benteke (C) in action for Belgium
That is it for the televised matches involving Palace players, but there are two others also representing their nations.
Lee Chung-yong is in the South Korea squad for their friendly with Canada (Friday, 11am) while Bakary Sako is ready to take his place in the Mali lineup against Gabon (Saturday, 6.30pm).
Will Townsend get a game for England? Should Zaha be in the squad with him? Leave your opinions below.
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