Manchester City travel to South London to face Crystal Palace on Saturday determined to get back to winning ways, agencies say.
Pep Guardiola's side fell to a disappointing defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers two weeks ago while Palace currently sit
sixth after recording consecutive wins before the international break.
Additionally, Hodgson is the only English manager to have recorded a win against Guardiola during the Spaniard's entire managerial career to date.
The way Guardiola has set his side up means that they thrive on quick, attacking football and Hodgson has set Palace up to defend narrowly, keep things tight and stop City's creative players like Raheem Sterling, David Silva and Riyad Mahrez from getting in behind.
In order to counter this, the Citizens will be, like Tottenham Hotspur did last month, aiming to press Palace from the off and score early, as that forces the South London side to open up a bit more and chase a key goal earlier on, which in turn then affords the away side more opportunities.
This approach seems highly likely given the club's track record under Guardiola of responding to defeats by coming out in their next game as though they have something to prove.
Milivojevic's return from suspension means that Palace's only absentee for Saturday's game is Mamadou Sakho and the French defender is expected to possibly be fit enough for a spot on the bench.
Beyond that, Hodgson is likely to stick with the team that beat West Ham last time out, with the only change being to bring the big Serbian in in place of James McCarthy.
City, on the other hand, are still without long-term absentees Aymeric Laporte and Leroy Sane, while John Stones, Benjamin Mendy and Kevin De Bruyne are expected to be available for selection following their recent injury troubles.
Of those, the most likely to start is the Belgian, whose creativity and vision from midfield will be invaluable in helping the Citizens break down Palace's defences.
Gabriel Jesus could well replace Sergio Aguero up front, while Oleksandr Zinchenko is expected to get the nod at left-back after playing well for Ukraine during the international break.
