Vieira on Edouard, McArthur and stadium expansion

Palace were granted planning permission by Croydon Council on Thursday evening, with the new stand potentially increasing the number of fans at Selhurst to around 34,000.

“It’s just one more step forward,” Vieira said in his pre-match press conference. “You look at the facilities we have here, the facility at the Academy and now it is the stadium.

“The club is working to allow more fans to come and I think that is something that the fans and the players will love. The capacity will be even bigger, so the atmosphere will be in an even better place.

“It just shows how the Chairman has been building this football club.”

Palace are looking for a third win in four Premier League games as they travel to Everton, and will hope to get the better of the Goodison Park home crowd.

“It was a really good result [against Wolves] and a good performance,” Vieira said. “We found the quality and mental strength to get back and win that game.

“We know how difficult it is to go [to Goodison Park] because of the pressure and the atmosphere. We will have to be ready.”

Vieira reserved special praise for Odsonne Edouard – who assisted Wilfried Zaha for the winner against Wolves – and gave an update on the fitness of James McArthur.

“I am really pleased – [Edouard] is in a really good place at the moment,” Vieira said. “He is playing every game and playing with confidence.

“He is linking with the players around him, he is working really hard and he is scoring goals. I’m really pleased with his performances, yes.

“We did not put any timeline on [McArthur’s] injuries. He is progressing, and he should start doing some work on the field next week so this is a really good step forwards.

“We will let him take his time and see when he will be back.”