Palace captain Scott Dann was fit for last weekend 's win at West Brom .
Allardyce has settled on a three - man defence without the skipper of later as Liverpool loanee Mamadou Sakho stars .
Palace captain Scott Dann was fit for last weekend 's win at West Brom , but Allardyce has settled on a three - man defence without the skipper of later as Liverpool loanee Mamadou Sakho stars .