Palace v Derby County

Selhurst Park, Saturday 3.00pm

Selhurst Park

Team news

On loan defender Claude Davis will sit the game out as he is ineligible to play against parent club Derby, which means Matt Lawrence or Jose Fonte will start at centre back. Davis' season is over anyway as the FA banned him for three matches after elbowing Cardiff's Roger Johnson in the throat last week.

Shaun Derry is out for the season due to his shoulder operation. John Oster (neck) and Neil Danns (groin) are doubtful. Paul Ifill and Sean Scannell are sidelined so youngster James Comley could come in.

Jay McEveley is on the Derby treatment table after breaking a bone in his foot. Paul Green, Jordan Stewart, Miles Addison and Steve Davies are all missing, but centre-half Lewin Nyatanga should play a part.

Quotes

Nigel Clough

"Four games to go and one win or two draws should [keep us up]. It's not a bad position to be in. But until you get over that line there will always be an element of nerves involved. Our two home games give us the best chance, but if we can get a result at Palace it will make those last three games somewhat easier."

Derby County - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
17th	42	13	12	17	51

Full league table

Derby County - current form

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
6	1	2	3	7	12

Full form table

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
06/12/2008	League	Derby County	1 - 2	Crystal Palace
29/04/2007	League	Crystal Palace	2 - 0	Derby County
16/12/2006	League	Derby County	1 - 0	Crystal Palace
25/03/2006	League	Derby County	2 - 1	Crystal Palace
28/12/2005	League	Crystal Palace	2 - 0	Derby County

All time results

Derby County's top scorer

Rob Hulse - 17 goals

Derby County's bad boy

Miles Addison - 9 0

Palace old boys

None

Ref watch

K A Woolmer

Last meeting

Derby County 1-2 Palace

Saturday December 06 2008

Derby County: Carroll, Connolly, Tomkins, Powell, Stewart, Barazite (Hulse, 64), Addison, Kazmierczak, Commons (Zadkovich, 73), Ellington (Villa, 73), Varney

Subs not used: Bywater, Albrechtsen

Goals: Varney 41

Bookings: Tomkins

Palace: Speroni, Clyne, McCarthy, Fonte, Hill, Oster, Watson, Carle (Derry, 70), Scannell (Butterfield, 89), Kuqi (Lee, 81), Beattie

Subs not used: Moses, Griffit

Goals: McCarthy 3, Kuqi 61

Bookings: Speroni