Middlesbrough v Palace

Riverside Stadium, Saturday 3.00pm

Action

Team news

Crystal Palace left-backs Lee Hills and Clint Hill are suspended. Hills picked up two yellow cards then a red in the midweek win at Watford, while Hill will serve the second of a two-game suspension.

Captain Shaun Derry was substituted with a knock early on in that match but has shaken it off and is ready to start.

Full back Nathaniel Clyne is still out with a hip injury but DANNY BUTTERFIELD could play after suffering with a recent hamstring problem.

Middlesbrough striker Scott McDonald may start after recovering from a hamstring injury. But Emanuel Pogatetz is sidelined with a knee injury.

Middlesbrough - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
9th	40	14	12	14	54

Full league table

Middlesbrough - current form

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
6	1	4	1	8	7

Full form table

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
07/11/2009	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 0	Middlesbrough
30/11/2005	League Cup	Middlesbrough	2 - 1	Crystal Palace
02/04/2005	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 1	Middlesbrough
28/08/2004	League	Middlesbrough	2 - 1	Crystal Palace
08/11/1995	League Cup	Middlesbrough	2 - 0	Crystal Palace

All time results

Last meeting

Palace 1-0 Middlesbrough

Saturday November 07 2009

Palace: Speroni, Hill, Butterfield, Davis, Fonte, Ertl, Ambrose, Derry, Danns (Carle, 81), Lee, Sears (N'Diaye, 88)

Subs not used: John, Moses, Scannell, Djilali, Clyne

Goals: Ambrose 65

Bookings: Butterfield

Middlesbrough: Jones, St. Ledger, Hoyte (Arca, 69), Wheater, Grounds, Williams, Adam Johnson, Osbourne, O'Neil, Lita (Franks, 77), Bent

Subs not used: Yeates, Coyne, McMahon, Emnes, Bennett

Bookings: Osbourne