Rare mistakes, Zaha penalty woe and Wembley auditions - Crystal Palace talking points vs Leicester

Patrick Vieira has often called for consistency this season but not just from his players on the pitch. He's also after emotional consistency on a game by game basis - never get too high after a win and never sink too low after defeat. Still, the Frenchman would have headed to the King Power Stadium on Sunday with at least more hope than doubt that his side could keep the high standards they've set themselves over the last two months up against a Leicester side full of changes.

Instead, ahead of the biggest game of this season and the biggest game for the club since the 2016 FA Cup final, Vieira leaves Leicester with more questions than answers leading into the semi-final showdown with London rivals Chelsea. Plans won't have been thrown out of the window by any means, but there might be need for recalculation following a difficult first 45 minutes in the Midlands.

Tyrick Mitchell's injury causes the most obvious spanner in the works, with Vieira admitting after the game that playing Joel Ward in his place at left-back was not ideal, even more so given it was Ward's first action since early February due to injury. Meanwhile, in midfield, Palace look short on potential options to line up at Wembley and go toe to toe with one of the best teams in Europe.

Conor Gallagher - who wasn't at his best against Leicester - will be unable to face his parent club, while a knock to Will Hughes in the build-up to the match meant he was unable to be part of the matchday squad and could now be a doubt for Sunday. James McArthur and Ebere Eze both came on to good effect in the second period to replace Cheikhou Kouyate and Gallagher respectively, though whether McArthur has it in him to start against Chelsea after only recently returning