Palace vs City match thread

Sorry guys haven't had time to do my proper match thread but we do need one

League Table



1 Cardiff 31 22 67
2 Hull 32 10 59
3 Watford 32 22 56
4 Crystal Palace 32 18 55
5 Leicester 30 26 53
6 Middlesbrough 32 1 50
7 Brighton 31 9 46
8 Blackburn 31 4 44
9 Derby 32 3 43
10 Burnley 31 1 43
11 Nottm Forest 32 -4 42
12 Leeds United 31 -7 42
13 Millwall 31 -2 41
14 Blackpool 32 3 40
15 Charlton 32 -3 40
16 Bolton 31 -1 38
17 Birmingham 32 -11 38
18 Ipswich 32 -18 38
19 Huddersfield 31 -18 37
20 Sheff Wed 31 -9 36
21 Wolves 32 -8 35
22 Barnsley 31 -11 34
23 Bristol City 32 -15 31
24 Peterborough 30 -12 30






Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway has no new injury or suspension problems but may give veteran striker Kevin Phillips a start after he scored twice in three substitute appearances.

Defenders Paddy McCarthy, Joel Ward (both groin) and Danny Gabbidon (hamstring) are set to miss out again.

Bristol City defender Greg Cunningham faces a late fitness test after picking up a hamstring injury in training.

Captain Cole Skuse will return to the side after recovering from an injury.

MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

• Bristol City pulled off their biggest league win over Crystal Palace for 57 years, when they won the reverse fixture 4-1 in August.

• The Robins are now looking for a first victory at Selhurst Park since March 2010, when Chris Iwelumo scored the only goal as his side completed the double.

• Palace have lost only one of their last 15 home league games against the west-country club.

Crystal Palace

• Crystal Palace have gained seven points and scored eight goals in three games, leaving them two places and four points outside the automatic promotion spots.

• Ian Holloway will be expecting his side to extend this season's longest unbeaten home record in league football to 16 games.

• In Glenn Murray, Palace have the most prolific goal scorer in the country. His brace in Saturday's 4-0 home win over Middlesbrough took his total for the season to 27.

Bristol City

• Next-to-bottom Bristol City are chasing a fourth win in six, as Sean O'Driscoll tries to steer them to safety.

• They are on 31 points, and the fewest a club has needed to survive in the last 17 seasons when this division has had the same structure, is 47.

• The Robins are yet to keep a clean sheet away from home, and have lost the last five in all competitions on their travels. The most recent of three away Championship victories was 3-2 at Sheffield Wednesday on 8 December.


PREVIEW

Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway must decide whether to change a winning team when they host Bristol City. The Eagles boosted their promotion bid with a thumping 4-1 win over Middlesbrough on Saturday.Defenders Paddy McCarthy, Joel Ward (both groin) and Danny Gabbidon (hamstring) are set to miss out again, along with midfielders Owen Garvan (knee), Andre Moritz (ankle) and Alex Nimely (hamstring), but Holloway has no new injury worries. However, Jonny Williams, who started on Saturday, could be rested as Palace continue to manage the young midfielder's fitness carefully following an injury-hit start to the season. Veteran striker Kevin Phillips has scored twice in three substitute appearances since joining from Blackpool so he could be given a chance from the start, alongside 27-goal top scorer Glenn Murray.

Bristol City are sweating on the fitness of Greg Cunningham. The left-back, 22, missed Saturday's clash with Cardiff with a hamstring injury picked up in training on Thursday, and head coach Sean O'Driscoll is crossing his fingers than the Republic of Ireland international will be able to return. If Cunningham fails to make it then Richard Foster is likely to deputise again. Striker Sam Baldock is also a doubt with a calf strain but one player who does look likely to return is captain Cole Skuse who missed Saturday's 2-1 defeat through injury. Skuse gives Sean O'Driscoll another midfield option following Brian Howard's arrival at the club on Friday. The former Portsmouth man, who was previously a free agent, made his Robins bow on Saturday and is likely to be involved again. Winger Albert Adomah is pushing for a start at Selhurst Park having returned to action as a second-half substitute in South Wales after his stint away on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Ghana


Funny Read - http://www.cpfc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=240630

 

I really do fear for us tonight, will be listening (as I can't watch) through my fingers...

 

Blimey, I didn't realise what twats some of the Palace fans are!
I know a couple of Palace fans - nice football fans - not the meatheads posting idiotic drivel on that forum!
They have a right to be angry about the Sears 'goal' but to blame us for it is, we'll, SILLY.

I hope we stuff them!

 

Save them for Saturday Wiz....

 

http://en.paperblog.com/crystal-palace-fc-cheerleader-mei-341750/

I'm concerned by this striker, Mei... might have our players left all over the place

 

We are now bottom if scores remain the same

 

And Huddersfield also 1-0 up.

 

Ipswich and Barnsley losing

 

All we are saying is give us '6' goals rather than a
Forest 2-1

 

We need to score a few goals to try and improve our goal difference

 

Richards goal disallowed

 

Bolaise smashes it against the crossbar - could it actually happen...?!