Palace v Plymouth Argyle

Selhurst Park, Tuesday 8.00pm

Selhurst Park

Team news

Plymouth Argyle have made a great start to the season in Division Two, and currently lie in 3rd position.

Rather like Palace, they have defender who their top goal scorer so far this season - Paul Wotton has so far netted 4 goals.

Palace have suffered injuries to three key players during the game against Burnley last Saturday. Tony Popovic, Matt Clarke and Dougie Freedman are unlikely to feature against Plymouth.

Both Popovic and Clarke suffered bruised bones, and could be out for 2-3 weeks. The first diagnosis feared that they had both had cartilage problems, but this was dismissed after further checks were completed. Dean Austin and Alex Kolinko are the likely candidates to replace the injured pair.

Freedman was subbed late on during the Burnley draw, suffering from a strained hamstring. He hasn't trained with the squad at all this week, so is unlikely to be risked for a first round Worthington Cup tie.

Francis will probably opt for a pairing of Andy Johnson and Dele Adebola up front.

Plymouth Argyle - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
3rd	6	4	1	1	13

Full league table

Plymouth Argyle - current form

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
5	4	1	0	10	5

Full form table

Our home record v Plymouth Argyle

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
18	9	5	4	39	22

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
22/04/1989	League	Plymouth Argyle	0 - 2	Crystal Palace
01/10/1988	League	Crystal Palace	4 - 1	Plymouth Argyle
23/04/1988	League	Plymouth Argyle	1 - 3	Crystal Palace
03/11/1987	League	Crystal Palace	5 - 1	Plymouth Argyle
11/04/1987	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 0	Plymouth Argyle

All time results

One to watch

Romain Larrieu

Plymouth Argyle's top scorer

Wotton - 4 goals

Plymouth Argyle's bad boy

McGlinchey - 0 1

Palace old boys

None.

Frenchman Larrieu arrived at Argyle with compatriot David Friio on a short-term contract. The keeper was with French club Valence last season, but before his arrival at Home Park, he had been a free agent. He soon ousted Jon Sheffield and has proved to be a great shot-stopper. He has now established himself as the undisputed first-choice at the club. If Palace are to progress against the high flying second division club, they will have to get past the form keeper.